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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002416

Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston

Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,961 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,961

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,020

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

451.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

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.

Dodworth, Barnsley5,976 residents · 70.9% owned · 20.1% no carAston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carSelby West, Selby7,008 residents · 73.1% owned · 17.2% no carAspull & Red Rock, Wigan6,129 residents · 72.8% owned · 15.4% no carHarworth, Bircotes & Blyth, Bassetlaw11,186 residents · 67.8% owned · 17.3% no carBradwell South & Hopton, Great Yarmouth7,727 residents · 77.0% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,202 households
Social rented18.1%
548 households
Private rented8%
242 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.4%
1,730 households
Detached24.2%
730 households
Terraced12.7%
383 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
139 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,348 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
881 households
No cars or vans in household17.2%
518 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
273 households
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.5%
1,496 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
749 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
556 households
1 bedroom7.3%
219 households
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,056 households
One-person household28.5%
861 households
Other household types3.3%
101 households
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,179 households
1 person in household28.5%
861 households
3 people in household15.6%
472 households
4 people in household12.1%
367 households
5 people in household3.4%
103 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,127 residents
15–2914.5%
1,008 residents
30–4418.1%
1,258 residents
45–6426%
1,807 residents
65 and over25.2%
1,756 residents
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
6,648 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
132 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
125 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
40 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.4%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
580 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
433 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
3,172 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,512 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
3,121 residents
Good health33%
2,299 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,082 residents
Bad health5.2%
359 residents
Very bad health1.4%
100 residents
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
5,544 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,417 residents
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,422 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
988 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
497 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston · 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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