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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002441

Castleford West

Castleford West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,755 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
9,755

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,359

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,565.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Blaydon South, Gateshead8,037 residents · 48.1% owned · 35.3% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no carAlfreton, Amber Valley7,346 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.8% no carLeigh West, Wigan8,321 residents · 57.3% owned · 25.2% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Featherstone, Wakefield9,039 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.2% no carPontefract North West, Wakefield9,207 residents · 50.9% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castleford West

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
2,521 households
Social rented26.5%
1,156 households
Private rented14.9%
650 households
Shared ownership0.7%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.2%
2,016 households
Terraced26.2%
1,140 households
Detached14.3%
623 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12%
523 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,790 households
No cars or vans in household28.2%
1,232 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
1,091 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
249 households
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,952 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
1,389 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
522 households
1 bedroom11.4%
496 households
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,722 households
One-person household33.6%
1,466 households
Other household types3.9%
169 households
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,471 households
1 person in household33.6%
1,466 households
3 people in household16.8%
731 households
4 people in household11.1%
486 households
5 people in household3.6%
157 households
6 people in household0.7%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,741 residents
15–2918.1%
1,761 residents
30–4421.1%
2,056 residents
45–6426.4%
2,572 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,624 residents
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
9,396 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
137 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
110 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
38 residents
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.6%
2,268 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,733 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
3,074 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.9%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
954 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
4,112 residents
Good health34%
3,321 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,542 residents
Bad health6%
590 residents
Very bad health1.9%
189 residents
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
7,527 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
2,227 residents
Castleford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,776 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,465 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
816 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
289 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Castleford West · 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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