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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002396

Bramley South & Upper Armley

Bramley South & Upper Armley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,052 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
9,052

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,086

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,320.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

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.

Trowbridge North, Wiltshire6,865 residents · 54.4% owned · 28.3% no carKettering Town & West, North Northamptonshire12,629 residents · 50.9% owned · 27.2% no carShirley South, Southampton8,018 residents · 47.7% owned · 31.5% no carCleckheaton, Kirklees8,564 residents · 59.1% owned · 27.0% no carWakefield St John's, Wakefield8,067 residents · 51.9% owned · 26.0% no carStaple Hill South & Kingswood North West, South Gloucestershire9,713 residents · 64.2% owned · 19.8% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wortley, Leeds6,919 residents · 61.7% owned · 30.7% no carPudsey North East, Leeds7,687 residents · 59.7% owned · 27.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bramley South & Upper Armley

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

Tenure

Owned54.1%
2,211 households
Private rented29.4%
1,200 households
Social rented16.2%
662 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.9%
1,425 households
Semi-detached30.6%
1,250 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
705 households
Detached7.8%
320 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
228 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3%
121 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,743 households
No cars or vans in household33.8%
1,383 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
772 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
188 households
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40%
1,634 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
1,197 households
1 bedroom15.5%
632 households
4 or more bedrooms15.3%
624 households
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
2,342 households
One-person household35.7%
1,461 households
Other household types7%
288 households
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.7%
1,461 households
2 people in household34%
1,388 households
3 people in household14.7%
602 households
4 people in household10.4%
425 households
5 people in household3.4%
138 households
6 people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,455 residents
15–2920.8%
1,882 residents
30–4422.7%
2,059 residents
45–6425.2%
2,283 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,374 residents
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.6%
7,475 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
749 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
409 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
270 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
150 residents
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
2,205 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,623 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
4,726 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
2,622 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
4,112 residents
Good health35.4%
3,202 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,217 residents
Bad health4.6%
420 residents
Very bad health1.1%
101 residents
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
7,377 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,675 residents
Bramley South & Upper Armley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,823 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,443 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
625 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Bramley South & Upper Armley · 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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