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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002463

Lupset

Lupset is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,380 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
10,380

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,070

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,282.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Ribbleton, Preston10,272 residents · 45.5% owned · 34.8% no carHighfield & New Bury, Bolton8,706 residents · 44.9% owned · 30.0% no carAdswood, Stockport6,989 residents · 49.4% owned · 27.0% no carDarlaston West, Walsall9,109 residents · 47.1% owned · 28.9% no carKing George's Field, Worcester9,218 residents · 45.5% owned · 27.3% no carRavenscliffe, Bradford7,007 residents · 45.7% owned · 32.5% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pontefract South East, Wakefield6,485 residents · 50.5% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lupset

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

Tenure

Social rented53.4%
2,175 households
Owned38.3%
1,558 households
Private rented6.7%
274 households
Shared ownership1.4%
56 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached66.6%
2,710 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%
456 households
Detached10.9%
442 households
Terraced10.8%
440 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,691 households
No cars or vans in household31.5%
1,282 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
892 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
207 households
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.6%
2,627 households
2 bedrooms18.8%
763 households
1 bedroom8.7%
354 households
4 or more bedrooms8%
325 households
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,708 households
One-person household28.2%
1,147 households
Other household types5.3%
214 households
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29%
1,179 households
1 person in household28.2%
1,148 households
3 people in household18.2%
739 households
4 people in household14.7%
600 households
5 people in household6.4%
260 households
6 people in household2.2%
88 households
7 people in household1%
42 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.7%
2,458 residents
15–2917.8%
1,852 residents
30–4422.1%
2,298 residents
45–6423.3%
2,425 residents
65 and over13%
1,353 residents
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.4%
9,067 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
414 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
402 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
259 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
237 residents
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.4%
2,277 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
1,498 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
4,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
3,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.9%
1,857 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,184 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
4,552 residents
Good health34.2%
3,551 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,520 residents
Bad health5.6%
582 residents
Very bad health1.7%
175 residents
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.4%
8,143 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.6%
2,239 residents
Lupset · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.5%
1,447 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,430 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.2%
862 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
313 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Lupset · 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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