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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002435

Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk

Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,309 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
8,309

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,639

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,025.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.9%

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.

Horwich South & Middlebrook, Bolton8,352 residents · 73.2% owned · 15.6% no carBirkenshaw, Kirklees7,552 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.6% no carSlaithwaite & Linthwaite, Kirklees6,967 residents · 72.4% owned · 19.1% no carStanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat, Wakefield6,929 residents · 69.9% owned · 16.1% no carScholes & Hunsworth, Kirklees6,580 residents · 72.6% owned · 14.6% no carEnderby & Glen Parva, Blaby11,380 residents · 75.7% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Churwell, Leeds6,448 residents · 79.2% owned · 16.5% no carRothwell Outer, Leeds8,521 residents · 73.3% owned · 16.8% no carNew Farnley & Lower Wortley, Leeds7,233 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.0% no carMorley North & Gildersome East, Leeds7,637 residents · 69.8% owned · 20.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk

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

Tenure

Owned75.3%
2,741 households
Private rented18.3%
665 households
Social rented5.8%
210 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.9%
1,343 households
Terraced31.2%
1,138 households
Detached22.6%
823 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
258 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
33 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,674 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
1,065 households
No cars or vans in household16.9%
614 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
287 households
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,677 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
1,022 households
4 or more bedrooms19.6%
714 households
1 bedroom6.2%
227 households
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,413 households
One-person household29.9%
1,089 households
Other household types3.7%
136 households
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,307 households
1 person in household29.9%
1,089 households
3 people in household16.2%
589 households
4 people in household13.8%
502 households
5 people in household3.2%
115 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,520 residents
15–2916.5%
1,368 residents
30–4421.7%
1,801 residents
45–6426.1%
2,165 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,456 residents
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.3%
7,499 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
435 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
204 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
107 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
63 residents
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
2,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
4,355 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
2,214 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,490 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
4,194 residents
Good health33.8%
2,811 residents
Fair health11.5%
956 residents
Bad health3.5%
292 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
7,042 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,267 residents
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.7%
1,953 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,163 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
438 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk · 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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