Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002425

Drighlington & Gildersome West

Drighlington & Gildersome West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,668 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds

8,668

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,846

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,438.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Drighlington & Gildersome West

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%

2,894 households

Private rented15%

576 households

Social rented9%

345 households

Shared ownership0.7%

27 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.2%

1,891 households

Detached21.7%

833 households

Terraced21.3%

818 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%

211 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%

36 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%

32 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

19 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

7 households

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%

1,680 households

2 cars or vans in household31.3%

1,202 households

No cars or vans in household15.7%

605 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%

357 households

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%

1,675 households

2 bedrooms27.8%

1,067 households

4 or more bedrooms21.6%

830 households

1 bedroom7.1%

272 households

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%

2,548 households

One-person household30.5%

1,173 households

Other household types3.2%

123 households

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%

1,459 households

1 person in household30.5%

1,173 households

3 people in household14.7%

564 households

4 people in household12.3%

473 households

5 people in household3.5%

134 households

6 people in household0.9%

35 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

8 or more people in household0%

0 households

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%

1,421 residents

15–2914.2%

1,232 residents

30–4418.6%

1,611 residents

45–6428.3%

2,457 residents

65 and over22.5%

1,948 residents

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95%

8,238 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%

250 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%

108 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%

44 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

29 residents

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%

1,936 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications19.5%

1,399 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.8%

1,276 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.5%

1,041 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%

755 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.2%

589 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

167 residents aged 16 and over

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%

4,272 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.9%

2,785 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

106 residents aged 16 and over

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%

1,559 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.3%

1,093 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%

937 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.6%

830 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%

764 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%

752 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%

506 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%

421 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.2%

298 residents aged 16 and over

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%

4,065 residents

Good health35.4%

3,071 residents

Fair health12.9%

1,117 residents

Bad health3.6%

309 residents

Very bad health1.2%

108 residents

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%

7,164 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%

1,505 residents

Drighlington & Gildersome West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%

1,998 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%

1,241 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%

480 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%

118 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

7 households

Drighlington & Gildersome West · 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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Drighlington & Gildersome West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Drighlington & Gildersome West

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.