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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002400

Armley & New Wortley

Armley & New Wortley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,817 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
9,817

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,252

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,801.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.1%

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.

New Dock & Eve Hill, Dudley8,373 residents · 39.1% owned · 39.0% no carBoulevard & St Andrew's Quay, Kingston upon Hull, City of9,208 residents · 25.8% owned · 54.7% no carCentral Doncaster & Hyde Park, Doncaster11,789 residents · 31.5% owned · 49.8% no carSneinton, Nottingham10,080 residents · 31.8% owned · 48.4% no carAshton Central, Tameside11,205 residents · 26.6% owned · 48.2% no carWakefield Central, Wakefield9,191 residents · 36.4% owned · 42.8% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beeston Hill & Hunslet Moor, Leeds6,738 residents · 24.9% owned · 52.5% no carFarnley East, Leeds6,471 residents · 34.9% owned · 45.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Armley & New Wortley

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

Tenure

Social rented38.1%
1,618 households
Private rented37.2%
1,583 households
Owned23.8%
1,012 households
Lives rent free0.5%
21 households
Shared ownership0.4%
18 households
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.9%
1,993 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.7%
1,177 households
Semi-detached11.2%
478 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.8%
206 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
167 households
Detached3.9%
165 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
57 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.1%
2,217 households
1 car or van in household37.2%
1,580 households
2 cars or vans in household8.5%
360 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
95 households
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.6%
1,982 households
3 bedrooms22.2%
946 households
1 bedroom22.2%
945 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
379 households
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.6%
2,110 households
One-person household41.9%
1,784 households
Other household types8.5%
361 households
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42%
1,784 households
2 people in household27.8%
1,183 households
3 people in household13.4%
571 households
4 people in household9.7%
414 households
5 people in household4.4%
187 households
6 people in household1.6%
70 households
7 people in household0.6%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,999 residents
15–2924.1%
2,368 residents
30–4427.4%
2,689 residents
45–6420.6%
2,019 residents
65 and over7.6%
743 residents
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.7%
6,652 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13%
1,275 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.1%
1,092 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
463 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
339 residents
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.1%
2,088 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above26.1%
2,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,332 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
3,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.3%
1,724 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.7%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.3%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
4,384 residents
Good health34.1%
3,347 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,345 residents
Bad health6%
588 residents
Very bad health1.6%
153 residents
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
7,840 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,977 residents
Armley & New Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,560 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.6%
1,472 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
854 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
334 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
32 households
Armley & New Wortley · 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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