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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002432

Methley

Methley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,652 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
7,652

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,172

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

694.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

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.

Swallownest & Wales, Rotherham7,061 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.3% no carEnderby & Glen Parva, Blaby11,380 residents · 75.7% owned · 13.2% no carStreethouse & Sharlston Common, Wakefield11,902 residents · 68.3% owned · 16.8% no carRavenfield & Bramley North, Rotherham7,994 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.8% no carScholes & Hunsworth, Kirklees6,580 residents · 72.6% owned · 14.6% no carPenistone, Barnsley10,541 residents · 74.3% owned · 13.4% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rothwell Outer, Leeds8,521 residents · 73.3% owned · 16.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Methley

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%
2,377 households
Social rented13.2%
420 households
Private rented10.8%
342 households
Shared ownership0.9%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.9%
1,519 households
Terraced26.1%
828 households
Detached23%
731 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,326 households
2 cars or vans in household33%
1,048 households
No cars or vans in household14.9%
472 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
326 households
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47%
1,493 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
827 households
4 or more bedrooms22.3%
708 households
1 bedroom4.6%
146 households
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
2,208 households
One-person household26.7%
846 households
Other household types3.7%
118 households
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,152 households
1 person in household26.7%
846 households
3 people in household17.5%
557 households
4 people in household13.7%
434 households
5 people in household4.6%
145 households
6 people in household0.9%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,372 residents
15–2916%
1,224 residents
30–4419.1%
1,461 residents
45–6428%
2,139 residents
65 and over19%
1,456 residents
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,386 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
131 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
1,757 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
3,849 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,215 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
3,760 residents
Good health32.8%
2,506 residents
Fair health12.7%
973 residents
Bad health4.3%
332 residents
Very bad health1%
80 residents
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
6,346 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,305 residents
Methley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,642 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,024 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
418 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Methley · 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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