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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002474

Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe

Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,971 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
6,971

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,001

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,501.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.7%

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.

New Broughton & Bryn Cefn, Wrexham7,674 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.6% no carDoxey & Holmcroft, Stafford8,383 residents · 60.6% owned · 19.6% no carTingley East & East Ardsley, Leeds6,909 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.2% no carShiney Row, Sunderland9,690 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.7% no carLeigh East & Higher Folds, Wigan9,005 residents · 66.5% owned · 21.9% no carBocking, Braintree7,451 residents · 51.4% owned · 22.1% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw, Wakefield10,050 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe

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

Tenure

Owned56.9%
1,709 households
Social rented31.7%
952 households
Private rented9.8%
295 households
Shared ownership1.4%
42 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.2%
1,866 households
Detached18.8%
564 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
303 households
Terraced8%
240 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,205 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
848 households
No cars or vans in household23.5%
704 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
243 households
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,238 households
2 bedrooms35.4%
1,063 households
4 or more bedrooms16.3%
488 households
1 bedroom7%
211 households
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,041 households
One-person household28.3%
847 households
Other household types3.6%
109 households
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,078 households
1 person in household28.2%
847 households
3 people in household18%
539 households
4 people in household13%
390 households
5 people in household3.6%
109 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,368 residents
15–2915.9%
1,108 residents
30–4420.4%
1,419 residents
45–6427.1%
1,891 residents
65 and over17%
1,182 residents
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
6,584 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
142 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
121 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
96 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.7%
1,422 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.2%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
921 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
3,331 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.1%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,172 residents
Good health34.5%
2,403 residents
Fair health13.9%
970 residents
Bad health4.7%
331 residents
Very bad health1.3%
94 residents
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
5,567 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,404 residents
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,312 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,013 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
507 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
161 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe · 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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