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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002475

Walton, Woolley & Bretton

Walton, Woolley & Bretton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,278 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
6,278

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,728

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

166.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

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.

Middleton & Hurworth, Darlington9,369 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.6% no carDavenham & Moulton, Cheshire West and Chester6,448 residents · 78.1% owned · 7.3% no carFernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton, Newark and Sherwood9,449 residents · 77.2% owned · 7.7% no carAberford, Barwick & Thorner, Leeds6,481 residents · 79.6% owned · 11.3% no carRolleston-on-Dove & Tutbury, East Staffordshire10,440 residents · 79.7% owned · 11.2% no carSilkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne, Barnsley6,087 residents · 81.5% owned · 8.4% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ackworth & Darrington, Wakefield11,478 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walton, Woolley & Bretton

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

Tenure

Owned81.5%
2,223 households
Private rented9.6%
261 households
Social rented7.5%
205 households
Shared ownership1.4%
38 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.6%
1,161 households
Semi-detached39.3%
1,072 households
Terraced13.9%
379 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
98 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.2%
1,069 households
1 car or van in household37.8%
1,030 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%
357 households
No cars or vans in household10%
272 households
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms38.1%
1,039 households
3 bedrooms36.8%
1,005 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
629 households
1 bedroom2%
55 households
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
1,954 households
One-person household25.3%
690 households
Other household types3.2%
86 households
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.7%
1,192 households
1 person in household25.3%
690 households
3 people in household14.7%
400 households
4 people in household11.9%
325 households
5 people in household3.3%
91 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
975 residents
15–2911.7%
735 residents
30–4415.9%
1,000 residents
45–6429.4%
1,845 residents
65 and over27.5%
1,724 residents
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
6,019 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
93 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
2,107 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
791 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.9%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
743 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
2,916 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,265 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
260 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
3,155 residents
Good health32.7%
2,051 residents
Fair health12%
754 residents
Bad health4.1%
259 residents
Very bad health0.9%
59 residents
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
5,221 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,057 residents
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.1%
1,557 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
842 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
284 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Walton, Woolley & Bretton · 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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