Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002459

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,050 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield

10,050

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,144

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,571.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

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

Tenure

Owned59.4%

2,463 households

Social rented24.4%

1,011 households

Private rented15.4%

640 households

Shared ownership0.6%

25 households

Lives rent free0.1%

5 households

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.7%

2,021 households

Terraced23.4%

972 households

Detached16.1%

670 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%

418 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%

37 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

18 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

6 households

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%

1,755 households

2 cars or vans in household25.6%

1,061 households

No cars or vans in household25%

1,037 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%

293 households

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.1%

2,160 households

2 bedrooms26.9%

1,115 households

4 or more bedrooms12.9%

534 households

1 bedroom8.1%

337 households

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%

2,687 households

One-person household29.7%

1,230 households

Other household types5.5%

227 households

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%

1,346 households

1 person in household29.7%

1,230 households

3 people in household17.6%

729 households

4 people in household12.4%

514 households

5 people in household4.9%

205 households

6 people in household2.1%

87 households

7 people in household0.6%

24 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

11 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%

1,978 residents

15–2918.5%

1,859 residents

30–4420.6%

2,069 residents

45–6426.9%

2,702 residents

65 and over14.4%

1,443 residents

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%

8,655 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%

866 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%

191 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%

181 residents

Other ethnic group1.6%

159 residents

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.2%

2,001 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above22.4%

1,775 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

1,279 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.7%

1,242 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%

884 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.7%

531 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

224 residents aged 16 and over

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.9%

4,913 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36.4%

2,887 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

135 residents aged 16 and over

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%

1,584 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%

1,311 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%

1,002 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%

941 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%

771 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%

727 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%

642 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%

495 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.9%

466 residents aged 16 and over

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%

4,607 residents

Good health34.9%

3,507 residents

Fair health13.2%

1,325 residents

Bad health4.8%

484 residents

Very bad health1.3%

126 residents

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%

8,103 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%

1,947 residents

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.5%

1,804 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%

1,381 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%

743 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5%

207 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

14 households

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw · 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.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002459

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Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

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.