Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002419

Beeston West & Cottingley

Beeston West & Cottingley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,188 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds

8,188

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,587

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,800.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beeston West & Cottingley

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

Tenure

Owned40.9%

1,466 households

Social rented39.3%

1,408 households

Private rented19.2%

690 households

Lives rent free0.5%

19 households

Shared ownership0.1%

4 households

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.9%

1,322 households

Semi-detached29.7%

1,064 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.5%

913 households

Detached5%

180 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%

89 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

10 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

4 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%

1,534 households

No cars or vans in household41%

1,472 households

2 cars or vans in household13.3%

477 households

3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%

104 households

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%

1,497 households

2 bedrooms36.1%

1,298 households

1 bedroom14.6%

526 households

4 or more bedrooms7.5%

271 households

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.3%

2,056 households

One-person household36.2%

1,298 households

Other household types6.5%

235 households

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%

1,298 households

2 people in household29.1%

1,043 households

3 people in household15.8%

567 households

4 people in household11.5%

413 households

5 people in household4.9%

176 households

6 people in household2%

70 households

7 people in household0.5%

17 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%

1,791 residents

15–2916.4%

1,345 residents

30–4424.6%

2,011 residents

45–6423.4%

1,920 residents

65 and over13.7%

1,121 residents

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.7%

5,950 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.2%

1,000 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.5%

693 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%

308 residents

Other ethnic group2.9%

238 residents

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.1%

1,770 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%

1,295 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.5%

918 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.9%

876 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%

815 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.4%

404 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.7%

232 residents aged 16 and over

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%

3,674 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.6%

2,502 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.2%

137 residents aged 16 and over

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.7%

1,372 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%

1,004 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%

793 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%

771 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11%

697 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%

503 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.6%

414 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%

385 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%

374 residents aged 16 and over

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%

3,650 residents

Good health33.9%

2,774 residents

Fair health14.7%

1,203 residents

Bad health5.3%

430 residents

Very bad health1.6%

130 residents

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%

6,642 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%

1,546 residents

Beeston West & Cottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%

1,315 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.2%

1,297 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%

735 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%

229 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

11 households

Beeston West & Cottingley · 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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Beeston West & Cottingley

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Beeston West & Cottingley

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.