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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002453

Normanton West

Normanton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,665 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
9,665

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,296

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

947.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Chesterton & Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,230 residents · 48.1% owned · 28.5% no carAlfreton, Amber Valley7,346 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.8% no carMexborough East, Doncaster6,872 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.5% no carShotton & Garden City, Flintshire9,845 residents · 54.7% owned · 25.8% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carLeigh West, Wigan8,321 residents · 57.3% owned · 25.2% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Featherstone, Wakefield9,039 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.2% no carFerrybridge & West Knottingley, Wakefield8,089 residents · 55.0% owned · 26.8% no carCastleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no carPontefract North West, Wakefield9,207 residents · 50.9% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Normanton West

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

Tenure

Owned51.6%
2,218 households
Social rented31.2%
1,341 households
Private rented16.5%
708 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.1%
1,937 households
Terraced31.2%
1,340 households
Detached11.2%
480 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.8%
423 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,909 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
1,226 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
889 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
274 households
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.5%
1,911 households
2 bedrooms38.3%
1,644 households
4 or more bedrooms9.4%
402 households
1 bedroom7.9%
340 households
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,641 households
One-person household32.9%
1,416 households
Other household types5.6%
241 households
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,443 households
1 person in household33%
1,416 households
3 people in household17.1%
736 households
4 people in household11.7%
504 households
5 people in household3.3%
141 households
6 people in household1%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,696 residents
15–2917.7%
1,709 residents
30–4420.5%
1,978 residents
45–6427.1%
2,624 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,659 residents
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
9,327 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
106 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
101 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
54 residents
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.1%
2,290 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
3,034 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations26.4%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
4,078 residents
Good health34.4%
3,328 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,581 residents
Bad health5.4%
521 residents
Very bad health1.6%
157 residents
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
7,621 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
2,044 residents
Normanton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.6%
1,703 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,497 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
827 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
261 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Normanton 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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