Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002439

Castleford Town

Castleford Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,669 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield

8,669

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,151

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,816.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castleford Town

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

Tenure

Owned59%

2,449 households

Private rented27%

1,119 households

Social rented13.7%

567 households

Shared ownership0.3%

13 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced60.9%

2,529 households

Semi-detached16.5%

686 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%

503 households

Detached5.6%

233 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%

99 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%

55 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

32 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%

15 households

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%

1,882 households

No cars or vans in household32%

1,326 households

2 cars or vans in household19%

790 households

3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%

151 households

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms51%

2,115 households

3 bedrooms33.4%

1,384 households

4 or more bedrooms9.1%

377 households

1 bedroom6.6%

273 households

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.9%

2,404 households

One-person household37.8%

1,569 households

Other household types4.3%

177 households

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.8%

1,569 households

2 people in household35.2%

1,461 households

3 people in household14.9%

616 households

4 people in household8.7%

361 households

5 people in household2.4%

99 households

6 people in household0.7%

31 households

7 people in household0.2%

10 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%

1,335 residents

15–2918.6%

1,616 residents

30–4421.7%

1,880 residents

45–6427.1%

2,348 residents

65 and over17.2%

1,491 residents

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%

8,319 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%

146 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%

109 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%

51 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

41 residents

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28%

2,029 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%

1,367 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.6%

1,201 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

1,165 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%

832 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.4%

465 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

197 residents aged 16 and over

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%

4,395 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.2%

2,771 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.2%

89 residents aged 16 and over

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.6%

1,714 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%

1,140 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%

1,082 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%

808 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%

736 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%

594 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%

469 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%

434 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students3.8%

279 residents aged 16 and over

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%

3,509 residents

Good health36.3%

3,149 residents

Fair health16%

1,391 residents

Bad health5.5%

474 residents

Very bad health1.7%

146 residents

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%

6,769 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%

1,900 residents

Castleford Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.2%

1,709 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35%

1,453 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%

757 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%

224 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

6 households

Castleford Town · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002439

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Castleford Town

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Castleford Town

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.