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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002421

Belle Isle North

Belle Isle North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,364 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,364

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,644

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,589.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Breightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carLittle Hulton North, Salford8,704 residents · 32.4% owned · 37.2% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carFairfield & Jericho, Bury8,152 residents · 46.5% owned · 35.9% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carPeel Green, Salford5,976 residents · 41.2% owned · 38.4% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Farnley East, Leeds6,471 residents · 34.9% owned · 45.4% no carMiddleton Park Avenue, Leeds8,205 residents · 34.5% owned · 41.2% no carHalton Moor, Leeds6,628 residents · 34.1% owned · 41.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belle Isle North

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

Tenure

Social rented56.5%
1,493 households
Owned30%
793 households
Private rented12.6%
332 households
Lives rent free0.7%
19 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.2%
1,170 households
Terraced30%
795 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.9%
501 households
Detached3.9%
102 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.8%
1,238 households
1 car or van in household37.2%
986 households
2 cars or vans in household13.1%
347 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
76 households
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.7%
999 households
3 bedrooms34.7%
918 households
1 bedroom18.6%
493 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
237 households
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
1,606 households
One-person household32.9%
872 households
Other household types6.4%
169 households
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33%
872 households
2 people in household28.1%
744 households
3 people in household18%
475 households
4 people in household12.9%
342 households
5 people in household5.6%
147 households
6 people in household1.8%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.3%
1,481 residents
15–2920.5%
1,305 residents
30–4421.2%
1,350 residents
45–6423.2%
1,474 residents
65 and over11.9%
757 residents
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.4%
5,119 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
789 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
186 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
183 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
88 residents
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.8%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
2,675 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
1,976 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.9%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
2,804 residents
Good health31.7%
2,016 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,006 residents
Bad health6.4%
406 residents
Very bad health2.1%
132 residents
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
4,944 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,420 residents
Belle Isle North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
959 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.5%
782 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.1%
611 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.5%
279 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
Belle Isle North · 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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