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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002423

Belle Isle South

Belle Isle South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,796 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
5,796

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,459

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,787.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Taunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carBilton Grange, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,006 residents · 50.2% owned · 34.7% no carWindhill, Bradford7,738 residents · 56.1% owned · 34.4% no carKettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no carCoseley Wallbrook, Dudley8,550 residents · 54.7% owned · 26.9% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Swarcliffe, Leeds7,267 residents · 45.8% owned · 36.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belle Isle South

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

Tenure

Owned53.2%
1,308 households
Social rented34.9%
859 households
Private rented11.3%
277 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.6%
1,442 households
Terraced19.8%
488 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.8%
315 households
Detached7.6%
187 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,007 households
No cars or vans in household36.4%
894 households
2 cars or vans in household18.4%
453 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
105 households
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,045 households
2 bedrooms38.9%
956 households
1 bedroom11.3%
277 households
4 or more bedrooms7.4%
181 households
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
1,562 households
One-person household31.2%
769 households
Other household types5.4%
133 households
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.3%
795 households
1 person in household31.2%
767 households
3 people in household17.8%
438 households
4 people in household12.2%
300 households
5 people in household4.3%
107 households
6 people in household1.5%
37 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,194 residents
15–2917.7%
1,026 residents
30–4420%
1,159 residents
45–6425.6%
1,482 residents
65 and over16.1%
935 residents
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.2%
5,231 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.2%
299 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
129 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
118 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.7%
1,391 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
632 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
2,630 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
1,829 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,477 residents
Good health34.7%
2,014 residents
Fair health15.8%
915 residents
Bad health5.5%
316 residents
Very bad health1.3%
75 residents
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
4,616 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,180 residents
Belle Isle South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37%
912 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.1%
864 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
180 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Belle Isle South · 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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