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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002405

Pudsey South West

Pudsey South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,168 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
9,168

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,788

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,958.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.7%

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.

Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor, Rochdale10,103 residents · 71.1% owned · 18.7% no carAnstey, Charnwood7,697 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.5% no carHillmorton, Rugby10,214 residents · 73.2% owned · 14.8% no carBattyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no carWilford & Silverdale, Nottingham6,129 residents · 73.2% owned · 21.4% no carAudenshaw, Tameside7,055 residents · 82.9% owned · 14.8% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodlesford & Oulton, Leeds7,776 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.0% no carMorley North & Gildersome East, Leeds7,637 residents · 69.8% owned · 20.4% no carMorley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk, Leeds8,309 residents · 75.3% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pudsey South West

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

Tenure

Owned72.5%
2,748 households
Private rented14.8%
561 households
Social rented11.8%
447 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.9%
1,475 households
Terraced31.1%
1,180 households
Detached19.1%
724 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
328 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,700 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
1,110 households
No cars or vans in household18.7%
708 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
272 households
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,897 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
814 households
4 or more bedrooms19.1%
722 households
1 bedroom9.4%
357 households
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,546 households
One-person household29.1%
1,102 households
Other household types3.8%
145 households
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
1,207 households
1 person in household29%
1,099 households
3 people in household18.3%
692 households
4 people in household15.2%
577 households
5 people in household3.7%
142 households
6 people in household1.5%
55 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,786 residents
15–2916.1%
1,479 residents
30–4420.3%
1,857 residents
45–6425.3%
2,324 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,722 residents
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.3%
8,094 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
724 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
186 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
102 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
61 residents
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.7%
2,299 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
4,439 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.6%
2,726 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,638 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
4,566 residents
Good health33.3%
3,056 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,171 residents
Bad health3.3%
299 residents
Very bad health0.8%
76 residents
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
7,658 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,510 residents
Pudsey South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
1,970 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,260 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
465 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Pudsey South West · 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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