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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002438

Ferry Fryston

Ferry Fryston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,951 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
8,951

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,663

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,811

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.1%

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.

Parson Cross, Sheffield10,170 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.4% no carShirebrook North, Bolsover7,803 residents · 58.4% owned · 22.9% no carNorth Hylton, Sunderland8,213 residents · 51.0% owned · 33.3% no carKendray, Barnsley6,231 residents · 44.5% owned · 35.7% no carThurnscoe, Barnsley9,517 residents · 51.3% owned · 28.3% no carAthersley, Barnsley9,665 residents · 44.7% owned · 30.8% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kinsley & Fitzwilliam, Wakefield6,688 residents · 51.8% owned · 26.7% no carPontefract South East, Wakefield6,485 residents · 50.5% owned · 30.2% no carSouth Kirkby, Wakefield7,186 residents · 54.7% owned · 22.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ferry Fryston

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

Tenure

Owned48.2%
1,765 households
Social rented41.9%
1,536 households
Private rented9.3%
341 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached69.2%
2,536 households
Terraced13.3%
489 households
Detached11.5%
423 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
176 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
26 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%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,525 households
No cars or vans in household29%
1,064 households
2 cars or vans in household23%
842 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
232 households
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,835 households
2 bedrooms37.5%
1,374 households
4 or more bedrooms6.7%
246 households
1 bedroom5.7%
208 households
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.1%
2,569 households
One-person household26.1%
955 households
Other household types3.8%
140 households
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,295 households
1 person in household26.1%
955 households
3 people in household17.9%
658 households
4 people in household13.7%
503 households
5 people in household5.1%
187 households
6 people in household1.4%
50 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
1,966 residents
15–2918.3%
1,639 residents
30–4420.3%
1,816 residents
45–6424.3%
2,171 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,356 residents
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
8,627 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
119 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
101 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.6%
2,378 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.1%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
3,780 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,979 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations26.2%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.7%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,718 residents
Good health33.5%
2,994 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,406 residents
Bad health7.3%
651 residents
Very bad health2%
181 residents
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.8%
6,786 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.2%
2,163 residents
Ferry Fryston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,248 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.6%
1,231 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.4%
823 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.6%
352 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Ferry Fryston · 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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