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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002480

Moorthorpe

Moorthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,499 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
5,499

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,635

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,396.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.6%

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.

Cotmanhay, Erewash7,027 residents · 49.4% owned · 30.2% no carEston, Redcar and Cleveland7,971 residents · 60.7% owned · 30.1% no carThornaby South, Stockton-on-Tees5,042 residents · 50.2% owned · 36.3% no carThurnscoe, Barnsley9,517 residents · 51.3% owned · 28.3% no carMexborough West, Doncaster8,684 residents · 50.6% owned · 32.3% no carWorkington West, Allerdale8,611 residents · 48.8% owned · 34.9% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Moorthorpe

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

Tenure

Owned53.6%
1,412 households
Private rented24.6%
647 households
Social rented21.6%
569 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43%
1,133 households
Terraced32.9%
866 households
Detached14.2%
375 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
176 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,111 households
No cars or vans in household33.5%
882 households
2 cars or vans in household17.8%
469 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
173 households
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,344 households
2 bedrooms34%
896 households
1 bedroom8.2%
217 households
4 or more bedrooms6.8%
179 households
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
1,559 households
One-person household36.6%
966 households
Other household types4.2%
111 households
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
966 households
2 people in household35.9%
946 households
3 people in household15.3%
402 households
4 people in household8%
210 households
5 people in household3.3%
86 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
799 residents
15–2917.2%
947 residents
30–4417.6%
968 residents
45–6427%
1,484 residents
65 and over23.6%
1,300 residents
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
5,369 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
51 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
36 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.3%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.6%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
670 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
536 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.9%
2,456 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
2,124 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations28.8%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.2%
2,103 residents
Good health34.4%
1,892 residents
Fair health17.6%
969 residents
Bad health7.5%
410 residents
Very bad health2.3%
125 residents
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
4,056 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
1,443 residents
Moorthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
968 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.3%
877 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.9%
604 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
180 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Moorthorpe · 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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