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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002426

Woodlesford & Oulton

Woodlesford & Oulton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,776 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
7,776

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,334

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,155.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Battyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no carAnstey, Charnwood7,697 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.5% no carGomersal, Kirklees6,862 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.6% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no carWrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate, Wakefield7,954 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no carPenistone, Barnsley10,541 residents · 74.3% owned · 13.4% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Drighlington & Gildersome West, Leeds8,668 residents · 75.2% owned · 15.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodlesford & Oulton

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%
2,508 households
Social rented12.1%
402 households
Private rented12%
399 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.4%
1,416 households
Detached32.1%
1,070 households
Terraced17.4%
580 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
216 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,458 households
2 cars or vans in household31.3%
1,043 households
No cars or vans in household16%
534 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
300 households
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,598 households
4 or more bedrooms27.5%
920 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
643 households
1 bedroom5.4%
179 households
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,244 households
One-person household28.9%
964 households
Other household types3.9%
130 households
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,209 households
1 person in household28.9%
964 households
3 people in household16.6%
555 households
4 people in household14.2%
475 households
5 people in household3.1%
103 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,285 residents
15–2914.9%
1,161 residents
30–4419.5%
1,519 residents
45–6427.7%
2,157 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,652 residents
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
7,316 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
178 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
172 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
55 residents
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,132 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
3,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,409 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
3,757 residents
Good health35%
2,718 residents
Fair health12.2%
949 residents
Bad health3.4%
268 residents
Very bad health1.1%
84 residents
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
6,472 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,303 residents
Woodlesford & Oulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
1,789 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
1,028 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
402 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Woodlesford & Oulton · 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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