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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002470

Sandal

Sandal is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,032 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
6,032

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,670

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,482.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.2%

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.

Wetherby West, Leeds6,989 residents · 88.0% owned · 9.2% no carMorpeth South & West, Northumberland6,633 residents · 88.3% owned · 9.6% no carBramcote, Broxtowe7,244 residents · 83.7% owned · 12.5% no carCaldy & Newton, Wirral7,027 residents · 89.8% owned · 9.0% no carWhitley Bay North, North Tyneside6,164 residents · 92.5% owned · 10.4% no carHolmes Chapel, Cheshire East6,669 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sandal

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

Tenure

Owned87.8%
2,343 households
Private rented7.1%
190 households
Social rented3.4%
91 households
Shared ownership1.7%
46 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached64.3%
1,717 households
Semi-detached25.5%
682 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.7%
151 households
Terraced2.5%
66 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,057 households
2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,012 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
340 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
261 households
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms52.2%
1,394 households
3 bedrooms30%
802 households
2 bedrooms14%
373 households
1 bedroom3.8%
101 households
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.4%
1,907 households
One-person household26.2%
700 households
Other household types2.3%
62 households
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.5%
1,162 households
1 person in household26.2%
700 households
3 people in household14.4%
385 households
4 people in household12.1%
324 households
5 people in household2.8%
75 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
800 residents
15–2910.8%
653 residents
30–4414.4%
868 residents
45–6428.9%
1,745 residents
65 and over32.6%
1,966 residents
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.2%
5,503 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
322 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
86 residents
Other ethnic group1%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
60 residents
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.2%
2,446 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
629 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.6%
2,617 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.3%
2,499 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27%
1,398 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
225 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
3,035 residents
Good health34.7%
2,095 residents
Fair health11.3%
682 residents
Bad health3%
179 residents
Very bad health0.7%
41 residents
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
5,037 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
995 residents
Sandal · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.9%
1,599 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
849 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.3%
196 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
26 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Sandal · 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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