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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002431

Morley East

Morley East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,824 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
8,824

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,989

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,741.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.9%

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.

Mossley, Tameside10,311 residents · 69.6% owned · 19.1% no carNorthwich Central & Winnington, Cheshire West and Chester9,159 residents · 64.0% owned · 19.2% no carWitham Town, Braintree11,584 residents · 59.7% owned · 20.6% no carBiggleswade West, Central Bedfordshire11,314 residents · 64.0% owned · 16.9% no carWalkden North East, Salford7,494 residents · 52.6% owned · 22.5% no carDavenport, Stockport7,769 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.3% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rodley & Stanningley Park, Leeds6,286 residents · 59.6% owned · 25.0% no carFarsley South, Stanningley & Pudsey North West, Leeds7,921 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.4% no carNew Farnley & Lower Wortley, Leeds7,233 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.0% no carMiddleton Town Street, Leeds8,039 residents · 62.7% owned · 26.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morley East

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

Tenure

Owned59.7%
2,381 households
Private rented23.8%
950 households
Social rented15.6%
624 households
Shared ownership0.7%
28 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.9%
1,432 households
Terraced30.1%
1,199 households
Detached18.7%
747 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
440 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.4%
137 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,846 households
No cars or vans in household24.9%
995 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
961 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
188 households
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.9%
1,590 households
3 bedrooms36.8%
1,467 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
478 households
1 bedroom11.4%
453 households
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,557 households
One-person household32%
1,275 households
Other household types3.9%
156 households
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,471 households
1 person in household32%
1,276 households
3 people in household15.8%
630 households
4 people in household11.3%
451 households
5 people in household2.6%
104 households
6 people in household1.2%
49 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,561 residents
15–2920.5%
1,809 residents
30–4423.8%
2,097 residents
45–6425.5%
2,250 residents
65 and over12.6%
1,108 residents
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90%
7,937 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
409 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
206 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
179 residents
Other ethnic group1%
86 residents
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
2,276 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.6%
4,900 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.5%
2,104 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
993 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
4,302 residents
Good health34.4%
3,034 residents
Fair health12%
1,062 residents
Bad health3.6%
322 residents
Very bad health1.2%
102 residents
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
7,350 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,472 residents
Morley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
2,052 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
1,219 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
529 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
177 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Morley East · 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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