Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002429

Rothwell Outer

Rothwell Outer is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,521 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds

8,521

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,654

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

511.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rothwell Outer

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

Tenure

Owned73.3%

2,679 households

Private rented13.7%

499 households

Social rented12.8%

467 households

Lives rent free0.1%

5 households

Shared ownership0.1%

4 households

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42%

1,535 households

Terraced25.6%

937 households

Detached24.3%

889 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%

245 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%

21 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

11 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

11 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

8 households

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%

1,547 households

2 cars or vans in household32.5%

1,189 households

No cars or vans in household16.8%

616 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%

304 households

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.6%

1,667 households

2 bedrooms27.6%

1,010 households

4 or more bedrooms21.6%

790 households

1 bedroom5.2%

189 households

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%

2,525 households

One-person household27.6%

1,008 households

Other household types3.3%

122 households

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%

1,376 households

1 person in household27.6%

1,008 households

3 people in household16.3%

595 households

4 people in household14.1%

517 households

5 people in household3.5%

127 households

6 people in household0.5%

18 households

7 people in household0.2%

8 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%

1,533 residents

15–2915%

1,282 residents

30–4420.8%

1,775 residents

45–6427.3%

2,331 residents

65 and over18.8%

1,602 residents

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%

8,134 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%

146 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%

140 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%

66 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

31 residents

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%

2,080 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.4%

1,265 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.4%

1,199 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.9%

956 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%

741 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.8%

469 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

177 residents aged 16 and over

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%

4,328 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive35.5%

2,445 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

117 residents aged 16 and over

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%

1,524 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%

1,004 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%

975 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%

773 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.2%

772 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%

624 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%

510 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%

396 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.5%

310 residents aged 16 and over

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%

4,195 residents

Good health34.2%

2,912 residents

Fair health12.1%

1,028 residents

Bad health3.6%

305 residents

Very bad health1%

81 residents

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%

7,125 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%

1,394 residents

Rothwell Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%

1,908 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%

1,191 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%

444 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%

107 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

5 households

Rothwell Outer · 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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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002429

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Rothwell Outer

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Rothwell Outer

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.