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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002476

Kinsley & Fitzwilliam

Kinsley & Fitzwilliam is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,688 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
6,688

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,733

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

688.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.2%

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.

Grimethorpe & Brierley, Barnsley7,780 residents · 57.1% owned · 22.6% no carThurnscoe, Barnsley9,517 residents · 51.3% owned · 28.3% no carTrefethin & Pen-y-garn, Torfaen7,342 residents · 53.2% owned · 24.9% no carShirebrook North, Bolsover7,803 residents · 58.4% owned · 22.9% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carRoseworth, Stockton-on-Tees8,024 residents · 50.8% owned · 31.2% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Kirkby, Wakefield7,186 residents · 54.7% owned · 22.7% no carFerry Fryston, Wakefield8,951 residents · 48.2% owned · 29.0% no carRyhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kinsley & Fitzwilliam

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

Tenure

Owned51.8%
1,415 households
Social rented31.5%
861 households
Private rented16%
437 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.3%
1,676 households
Terraced21.8%
595 households
Detached12.9%
352 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
86 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 warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,162 households
No cars or vans in household26.7%
730 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
661 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
181 households
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.4%
1,596 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
704 households
4 or more bedrooms12.2%
333 households
1 bedroom3.7%
101 households
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.7%
1,852 households
One-person household27.7%
758 households
Other household types4.6%
126 households
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
920 households
1 person in household27.6%
756 households
3 people in household18.8%
514 households
4 people in household12.3%
336 households
5 people in household5.5%
150 households
6 people in household1.5%
41 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
1,402 residents
15–2918.9%
1,266 residents
30–4420.1%
1,345 residents
45–6424.8%
1,661 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,013 residents
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
6,367 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
126 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.6%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.2%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
2,966 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,177 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations26.1%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
2,741 residents
Good health32.1%
2,149 residents
Fair health17.5%
1,169 residents
Bad health7.1%
472 residents
Very bad health2.3%
157 residents
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.3%
4,972 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.7%
1,716 residents
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.5%
970 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
893 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.4%
640 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.3%
227 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Kinsley & Fitzwilliam · 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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