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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002447

Knottingley

Knottingley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,162 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
6,162

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,730

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,141.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.3%

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.

Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse, Copeland9,823 residents · 62.8% owned · 26.1% no carAlfreton, Amber Valley7,346 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.8% no carKirk Hallam, Erewash5,966 residents · 62.9% owned · 25.9% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carEdlington, Doncaster7,785 residents · 56.6% owned · 29.0% no carWorkington East, Allerdale7,668 residents · 62.3% owned · 24.6% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ferrybridge & West Knottingley, Wakefield8,089 residents · 55.0% owned · 26.8% no carFeatherstone, Wakefield9,039 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.2% no carNormanton West, Wakefield9,665 residents · 51.6% owned · 28.5% no carCastleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knottingley

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

Tenure

Owned60.4%
1,648 households
Social rented24%
654 households
Private rented15.2%
415 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.3%
1,566 households
Terraced15.9%
435 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%
332 households
Detached11.6%
318 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,184 households
No cars or vans in household26.7%
729 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
660 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
161 households
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%
1,471 households
2 bedrooms29.1%
796 households
4 or more bedrooms9.9%
272 households
1 bedroom7.1%
195 households
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,688 households
One-person household33.8%
923 households
Other household types4.5%
123 households
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
950 households
1 person in household33.8%
923 households
3 people in household14.8%
405 households
4 people in household10.8%
296 households
5 people in household4.3%
117 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,125 residents
15–2916%
988 residents
30–4419.4%
1,195 residents
45–6426.5%
1,633 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,221 residents
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
5,997 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
63 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.9%
1,589 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.3%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
2,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
2,047 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.1%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations11%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
269 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
2,561 residents
Good health33.7%
2,076 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,038 residents
Bad health6.2%
381 residents
Very bad health1.7%
106 residents
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,825 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,335 residents
Knottingley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.7%
1,085 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
965 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
529 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
143 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Knottingley · 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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