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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002442

Glasshoughton

Glasshoughton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,269 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
7,269

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,147

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,883.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.0%

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.

Hallam Fields & Greenwood Ave, Erewash8,241 residents · 74.5% owned · 17.7% no carShipley, Erewash7,105 residents · 76.1% owned · 13.2% no carLong Eaton South, Erewash9,312 residents · 77.5% owned · 15.6% no carBamber Bridge East, South Ribble7,053 residents · 71.4% owned · 16.1% no carHeanor Gate & Aldercar, Amber Valley9,482 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.5% no carHinckley West, Hinckley and Bosworth9,957 residents · 72.5% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Normanton East, Wakefield7,910 residents · 68.0% owned · 19.0% no carOssett North, Wakefield9,081 residents · 69.1% owned · 17.5% no carStreethouse & Sharlston Common, Wakefield11,902 residents · 68.3% owned · 16.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Glasshoughton

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
2,398 households
Private rented17.6%
555 households
Social rented5.4%
170 households
Shared ownership0.8%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42%
1,324 households
Terraced29.7%
934 households
Detached23.6%
742 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
122 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,367 households
2 cars or vans in household31.8%
1,000 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
519 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
263 households
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
1,512 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
1,012 households
4 or more bedrooms18.6%
585 households
1 bedroom1.3%
40 households
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.5%
2,189 households
One-person household25.6%
807 households
Other household types4.9%
154 households
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.4%
1,273 households
1 person in household25.6%
807 households
3 people in household17.7%
556 households
4 people in household12.5%
393 households
5 people in household2.8%
88 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,122 residents
15–2917.6%
1,277 residents
30–4420%
1,456 residents
45–6430%
2,181 residents
65 and over17%
1,235 residents
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
6,990 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
130 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
84 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
675 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
3,953 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
2,025 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations19%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,343 residents
Good health35.1%
2,551 residents
Fair health13.7%
995 residents
Bad health4.3%
310 residents
Very bad health1%
70 residents
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
5,965 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,304 residents
Glasshoughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,570 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,080 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
408 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Glasshoughton · 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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