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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002411

Holbeck

Holbeck is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,059 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
9,059

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,308

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,217.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Town Centre & Semilong, West Northamptonshire9,655 residents · 19.2% owned · 46.2% no carOrdsall West, Salford6,666 residents · 19.5% owned · 44.9% no carCheetham Hill, Manchester7,803 residents · 25.5% owned · 48.3% no carHigh Town, Luton9,371 residents · 24.4% owned · 43.7% no carSneinton, Nottingham10,080 residents · 31.8% owned · 48.4% no carAddiscombe West, Croydon11,826 residents · 37.2% owned · 50.7% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East End Park & Richmond Hill, Leeds10,987 residents · 22.4% owned · 53.0% no carBeeston Hill & Hunslet Moor, Leeds6,738 residents · 24.9% owned · 52.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holbeck

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

Tenure

Private rented55.5%
2,389 households
Social rented25%
1,076 households
Owned18.5%
799 households
Shared ownership0.6%
24 households
Lives rent free0.5%
20 households
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.2%
1,905 households
Terraced35.8%
1,542 households
Semi-detached11%
474 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
178 households
Detached3.2%
138 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55%
2,368 households
1 car or van in household35.7%
1,539 households
2 cars or vans in household7.7%
332 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
70 households
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.1%
1,858 households
1 bedroom33%
1,420 households
3 bedrooms15.9%
685 households
4 or more bedrooms8%
346 households
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46%
1,983 households
One-person household43.5%
1,876 households
Other household types10.4%
449 households
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.6%
1,876 households
2 people in household31.8%
1,370 households
3 people in household10.7%
459 households
4 people in household7%
300 households
5 people in household3.9%
168 households
6 people in household1.7%
73 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
31 households
7 people in household0.7%
29 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,698 residents
15–2932.2%
2,917 residents
30–4424.6%
2,226 residents
45–6417.4%
1,572 residents
65 and over7.1%
646 residents
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White58%
5,261 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.7%
1,602 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.4%
1,399 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
416 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
386 residents
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
2,855 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
4,744 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.2%
2,273 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,245 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
4,686 residents
Good health32.2%
2,917 residents
Fair health10.6%
964 residents
Bad health3.6%
325 residents
Very bad health1.8%
167 residents
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
7,726 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,333 residents
Holbeck · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
1,736 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,571 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
721 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
248 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
33 households
Holbeck · 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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