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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002462

Ossett West

Ossett West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,441 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
7,441

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,460

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,413

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Retford South, Bassetlaw8,795 residents · 60.9% owned · 20.4% no carStalybridge South, Tameside8,236 residents · 64.2% owned · 21.6% no carCrediton, Mid Devon8,077 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carRipon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge, Wakefield9,050 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ossett West

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

Tenure

Owned63.4%
2,195 households
Social rented21.3%
736 households
Private rented14.9%
517 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.3%
1,222 households
Terraced24.5%
848 households
Detached22.9%
794 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.2%
458 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,450 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
920 households
No cars or vans in household23.2%
802 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
289 households
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,403 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
1,000 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
604 households
1 bedroom13.1%
455 households
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
2,101 households
One-person household36.4%
1,260 households
Other household types2.9%
100 households
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
1,260 households
2 people in household34%
1,177 households
3 people in household13.2%
457 households
4 people in household12.7%
439 households
5 people in household2.9%
102 households
6 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,221 residents
15–2914.9%
1,110 residents
30–4417.8%
1,327 residents
45–6428.2%
2,098 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,684 residents
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,224 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
87 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
85 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,563 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.8%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,490 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
2,539 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%
3,418 residents
Good health34.3%
2,555 residents
Fair health14%
1,044 residents
Bad health4.4%
327 residents
Very bad health1.3%
97 residents
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
6,059 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,384 residents
Ossett West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,667 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,171 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
492 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Ossett 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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