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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002410

Wortley

Wortley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,919 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,919

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,157

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,275

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Guide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no carDroylsden East, Tameside7,993 residents · 63.7% owned · 26.6% no carFoley Park, Wyre Forest7,564 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.1% no carRainham North East, Medway7,300 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.7% no carPorthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,413 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.2% no carBank Top & Radcliffe Ees, Bury6,180 residents · 61.7% owned · 25.1% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pudsey North East, Leeds7,687 residents · 59.7% owned · 27.7% no carBramley South & Upper Armley, Leeds9,052 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.8% no carMiddleton Town Street, Leeds8,039 residents · 62.7% owned · 26.7% no carBramley Park North, Leeds5,504 residents · 66.2% owned · 26.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wortley

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

Tenure

Owned61.7%
1,949 households
Social rented19.9%
627 households
Private rented17.1%
540 households
Shared ownership1.2%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
1,172 households
Terraced30.5%
964 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.8%
624 households
Detached9.3%
295 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,395 households
No cars or vans in household30.7%
969 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
635 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
160 households
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.7%
1,508 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
953 households
1 bedroom11.6%
368 households
4 or more bedrooms10.4%
330 households
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
1,844 households
One-person household36.7%
1,158 households
Other household types4.9%
156 households
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,159 households
2 people in household33%
1,041 households
3 people in household15.2%
479 households
4 people in household10.2%
323 households
5 people in household3.5%
111 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,115 residents
15–2917.7%
1,228 residents
30–4422.1%
1,529 residents
45–6426.6%
1,840 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,207 residents
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.8%
5,799 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
450 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
369 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
192 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
110 residents
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
684 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
3,573 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
2,065 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,146 residents
Good health35.3%
2,443 residents
Fair health13.7%
948 residents
Bad health4.2%
293 residents
Very bad health1.3%
88 residents
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
5,712 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,207 residents
Wortley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.3%
1,397 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,071 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
520 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
159 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
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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