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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002395

New Pudsey

New Pudsey is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,388 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
7,388

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,771

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,535.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Yardley Wood East, Birmingham8,210 residents · 80.3% owned · 13.8% no carHeald Green East, Stockport7,180 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.3% no carGreat Barr, Sandwell6,829 residents · 81.2% owned · 15.3% no carDane Hills & Western Park, Leicester7,558 residents · 72.9% owned · 19.1% no carHillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carBirstall Wanlip & Riverside, Charnwood9,059 residents · 81.8% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lady Wood & Oakwood, Leeds8,399 residents · 73.3% owned · 18.9% no carCarr Manor, Leeds8,208 residents · 66.8% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Pudsey

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned74.3%
2,059 households
Private rented21%
583 households
Social rented3.8%
106 households
Shared ownership0.8%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.3%
1,699 households
Detached16.7%
462 households
Terraced11.4%
316 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
209 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,231 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
829 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
427 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
283 households
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.9%
1,326 households
4 or more bedrooms24.1%
666 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
570 households
1 bedroom7.4%
205 households
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
1,826 households
One-person household26.1%
723 households
Other household types7.9%
219 households
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
861 households
1 person in household26.1%
723 households
3 people in household15.6%
433 households
4 people in household15.3%
425 households
5 people in household6.7%
185 households
6 people in household3.2%
89 households
7 people in household1.2%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,491 residents
15–2918.4%
1,360 residents
30–4422.9%
1,691 residents
45–6422.2%
1,640 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,206 residents
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White50.9%
3,765 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh39.6%
2,929 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
379 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
201 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
116 residents
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.9%
2,202 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.1%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
167 residents aged 16 and over
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
3,548 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
92 residents aged 16 and over
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
201 residents aged 16 and over
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
3,506 residents
Good health36%
2,663 residents
Fair health12%
889 residents
Bad health3.4%
252 residents
Very bad health1%
77 residents
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
6,263 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,124 residents
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.8%
1,465 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
901 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
335 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
New Pudsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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