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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002457

Eastmoor

Eastmoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,945 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
7,945

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,263

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,621.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.4%

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.

Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne8,173 residents · 40.9% owned · 44.7% no carBell Green, Coventry7,966 residents · 44.7% owned · 37.0% no carSmallshaw, Tameside7,944 residents · 47.3% owned · 36.8% no carAshton Waterloo, Tameside7,992 residents · 58.3% owned · 29.4% no carSheffield Lane Top & Longley Park, Sheffield6,056 residents · 45.2% owned · 34.9% no carBentley, Walsall6,441 residents · 51.9% owned · 29.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eastmoor

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

Tenure

Social rented43.6%
1,423 households
Owned42.6%
1,389 households
Private rented13.5%
440 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.2%
1,672 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24%
784 households
Detached14.9%
486 households
Terraced8.1%
265 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,374 households
No cars or vans in household36.7%
1,197 households
2 cars or vans in household17.1%
557 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
134 households
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,404 households
2 bedrooms33.9%
1,106 households
1 bedroom14%
456 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
299 households
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
1,963 households
One-person household34%
1,108 households
Other household types5.9%
192 households
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
1,111 households
2 people in household29.8%
975 households
3 people in household15.1%
495 households
4 people in household10.9%
356 households
5 people in household5.6%
182 households
6 people in household2.5%
83 households
7 people in household1%
34 households
8 or more people in household1%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,686 residents
15–2916.7%
1,324 residents
30–4422%
1,746 residents
45–6424.6%
1,952 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,232 residents
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.6%
5,686 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.1%
1,357 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
444 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
270 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
183 residents
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.1%
1,915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.4%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
3,314 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,723 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations25%
1,538 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
3,328 residents
Good health34.7%
2,758 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,232 residents
Bad health6%
475 residents
Very bad health1.9%
152 residents
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
6,253 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,692 residents
Eastmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.4%
1,156 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,136 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
719 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
243 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Eastmoor · 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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