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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002433

Morley Central

Morley Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,774 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,774

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,535

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,453.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale9,059 residents · 59.0% owned · 27.5% no carTrowbridge North, Wiltshire6,865 residents · 54.4% owned · 28.3% no carCentral Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carCentral Stafford, Stafford9,443 residents · 37.6% owned · 33.1% no carNorth Shields, North Tyneside6,137 residents · 53.6% owned · 38.3% no carLong Eaton Town, Erewash6,851 residents · 47.5% owned · 36.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morley Central

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

Tenure

Owned48.3%
1,706 households
Private rented30.5%
1,078 households
Social rented20.8%
735 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.1%
1,170 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.6%
905 households
Semi-detached20%
706 households
Detached12%
425 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5.7%
200 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,526 households
No cars or vans in household35%
1,239 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
626 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
145 households
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.8%
1,444 households
3 bedrooms26.2%
927 households
1 bedroom24.2%
854 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
311 households
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51%
1,802 households
One-person household44.7%
1,581 households
Other household types4.2%
150 households
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.7%
1,581 households
2 people in household33%
1,168 households
3 people in household12.4%
440 households
4 people in household7.2%
253 households
5 people in household2.1%
76 households
6 people in household0.4%
14 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
901 residents
15–2920%
1,356 residents
30–4421.9%
1,484 residents
45–6426.1%
1,765 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,268 residents
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92%
6,237 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
241 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
142 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
93 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
63 residents
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,696 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
596 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
3,627 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,075 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
2,852 residents
Good health36.2%
2,449 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,028 residents
Bad health5%
337 residents
Very bad health1.6%
106 residents
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
5,405 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,369 residents
Morley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,592 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,198 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
584 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Morley Central · 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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