Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002407

Farnley East

Farnley East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,471 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds

6,471

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,859

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,942

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Farnley East

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

Tenure

Social rented44.7%

1,277 households

Owned34.9%

997 households

Private rented19.3%

551 households

Lives rent free0.6%

17 households

Shared ownership0.6%

17 households

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40%

1,143 households

Semi-detached29.3%

839 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23%

657 households

Detached3.5%

100 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%

89 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%

18 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%

14 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.4%

1,299 households

1 car or van in household38.6%

1,105 households

2 cars or vans in household12.8%

366 households

3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%

89 households

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.7%

1,165 households

3 bedrooms35.6%

1,018 households

1 bedroom15.8%

451 households

4 or more bedrooms7.9%

227 households

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.4%

1,614 households

One-person household37.9%

1,084 households

Other household types5.7%

164 households

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.9%

1,084 households

2 people in household27.6%

790 households

3 people in household17.1%

488 households

4 people in household11.1%

318 households

5 people in household4.1%

116 households

6 people in household1.6%

46 households

7 people in household0.4%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.8%

1,473 residents

15–2918.8%

1,219 residents

30–4423.8%

1,542 residents

45–6422.9%

1,485 residents

65 and over11.6%

754 residents

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.5%

5,472 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%

352 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%

288 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%

271 residents

Other ethnic group1.4%

89 residents

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.7%

1,312 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above20.8%

1,022 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.3%

749 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14.8%

728 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%

640 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6%

292 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.3%

163 residents aged 16 and over

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%

2,885 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.1%

1,920 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.1%

105 residents aged 16 and over

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22%

1,078 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%

723 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%

711 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%

635 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%

544 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.9%

340 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%

337 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.1%

297 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%

242 residents aged 16 and over

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%

2,740 residents

Good health33.8%

2,185 residents

Fair health16.1%

1,044 residents

Bad health6.2%

398 residents

Very bad health1.6%

104 residents

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%

5,018 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%

1,453 residents

Farnley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.4%

983 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%

956 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%

623 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions9.6%

274 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%

24 households

Farnley East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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Farnley East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Farnley East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

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

Source and date are part of the record.