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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002422

Churwell

Churwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,448 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,448

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,816

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,160.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.9%

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.

Birkenshaw, Kirklees7,552 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.6% no carWesthoughton East, Bolton9,747 residents · 79.8% owned · 11.7% no carHorwich South & Middlebrook, Bolton8,352 residents · 73.2% owned · 15.6% no carMosborough & Halfway, Sheffield9,271 residents · 80.7% owned · 12.0% no carAudenshaw, Tameside7,055 residents · 82.9% owned · 14.8% no carLostock Hall, South Ribble7,531 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.4% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk, Leeds8,309 residents · 75.3% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Churwell

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

Tenure

Owned79.2%
2,230 households
Private rented14.9%
419 households
Social rented5.5%
154 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.9%
1,181 households
Detached29.6%
835 households
Terraced22.3%
629 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
133 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%
1,315 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
841 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
466 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
195 households
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,243 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
781 households
4 or more bedrooms22.4%
632 households
1 bedroom5.7%
161 households
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.2%
1,950 households
One-person household26.8%
755 households
Other household types4%
112 households
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.6%
1,143 households
1 person in household26.8%
755 households
3 people in household16.8%
472 households
4 people in household12.4%
348 households
5 people in household2.5%
71 households
6 people in household0.9%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,021 residents
15–2915.5%
1,000 residents
30–4421.6%
1,393 residents
45–6426.5%
1,707 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,326 residents
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.3%
5,761 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
377 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
148 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
60 residents
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
1,713 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64%
3,432 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.2%
1,832 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.6%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
3,175 residents
Good health34.4%
2,218 residents
Fair health12.3%
792 residents
Bad health3.2%
209 residents
Very bad health0.8%
51 residents
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,486 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
961 residents
Churwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
1,584 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
882 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
301 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Churwell · 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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