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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002472

Netherton & Middlestown

Netherton & Middlestown is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,750 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
5,750

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,484

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

416.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Gregson Lane & Coupe Green, South Ribble5,961 residents · 82.7% owned · 10.7% no carThorpe Hesley, Rotherham6,666 residents · 76.3% owned · 11.3% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carLeek South & Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands10,619 residents · 84.3% owned · 10.0% no carKiveton, Todwick & Harthill, Rotherham8,649 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carClowne & Barlborough, Bolsover9,752 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Altofts, Wakefield5,927 residents · 75.4% owned · 17.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Netherton & Middlestown

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
1,892 households
Social rented12.3%
306 households
Private rented11.2%
279 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.6%
1,183 households
Detached33.5%
831 households
Terraced14.7%
365 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
995 households
2 cars or vans in household35.3%
878 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
315 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
296 households
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.6%
1,034 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
716 households
4 or more bedrooms25.2%
626 households
1 bedroom4.3%
108 households
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
1,706 households
One-person household28.2%
702 households
Other household types3.2%
80 households
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
995 households
1 person in household28.3%
702 households
3 people in household17.3%
429 households
4 people in household10.7%
266 households
5 people in household3.1%
77 households
6 people in household0.4%
11 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
774 residents
15–2914.2%
819 residents
30–4417.1%
983 residents
45–6431%
1,781 residents
65 and over24.2%
1,393 residents
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
5,587 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
74 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,417 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
901 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
2,747 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
2,665 residents
Good health34.5%
1,983 residents
Fair health14.1%
813 residents
Bad health3.9%
225 residents
Very bad health1.1%
63 residents
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
4,706 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,045 residents
Netherton & Middlestown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%
1,348 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
797 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
289 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Netherton & Middlestown · 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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