Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002451

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,954 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield

7,954

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,464

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,402.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%

2,665 households

Social rented13.4%

464 households

Private rented8.6%

297 households

Shared ownership1%

36 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.4%

1,571 households

Detached39%

1,352 households

Terraced10.4%

359 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%

167 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

8 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

4 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

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

1 households

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%

1,471 households

2 cars or vans in household32.9%

1,140 households

No cars or vans in household14.2%

491 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%

361 households

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.4%

1,643 households

4 or more bedrooms26%

901 households

2 bedrooms22.1%

767 households

1 bedroom4.4%

154 households

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%

2,399 households

One-person household27.6%

956 households

Other household types3.1%

106 households

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%

1,327 households

1 person in household27.6%

956 households

3 people in household17.9%

621 households

4 people in household13.2%

458 households

5 people in household2.5%

87 households

6 people in household0.4%

15 households

7 people in household0%

1 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%

1,216 residents

15–2914.2%

1,126 residents

30–4417.5%

1,392 residents

45–6429.2%

2,325 residents

65 and over23.8%

1,896 residents

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%

7,570 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%

176 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

123 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

54 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

32 residents

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.1%

2,073 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.9%

1,257 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.5%

1,102 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.7%

910 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%

678 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.5%

433 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.1%

208 residents aged 16 and over

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%

3,896 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.2%

2,675 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

90 residents aged 16 and over

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%

1,565 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%

968 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%

963 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.5%

767 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%

694 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%

588 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%

451 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%

385 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.2%

281 residents aged 16 and over

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%

3,759 residents

Good health34.6%

2,757 residents

Fair health13.7%

1,088 residents

Bad health3.6%

285 residents

Very bad health0.9%

68 residents

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%

6,541 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%

1,415 residents

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.8%

1,830 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%

1,140 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%

423 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

70 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate · 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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Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate

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.