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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002482

South Kirkby

South Kirkby is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,186 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield
7,186

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,876

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

930.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.5%

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 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 carBolton-upon-Dearne, Barnsley7,762 residents · 65.1% owned · 21.3% no carLundwood, Barnsley7,974 residents · 58.7% owned · 22.2% no car

Most similar within Wakefield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kinsley & Fitzwilliam, Wakefield6,688 residents · 51.8% owned · 26.7% no carSouth Elmsall, Wakefield7,385 residents · 59.2% owned · 24.1% no carPontefract South East, Wakefield6,485 residents · 50.5% owned · 30.2% no carRyhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Kirkby

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

Tenure

Owned54.7%
1,573 households
Social rented32.9%
947 households
Private rented11.6%
333 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58%
1,667 households
Detached19.7%
566 households
Terraced17.8%
511 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
104 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,263 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
721 households
No cars or vans in household22.7%
654 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
241 households
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.5%
1,654 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
698 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
399 households
1 bedroom4.3%
125 households
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
1,929 households
One-person household27.9%
801 households
Other household types5.1%
146 households
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
911 households
1 person in household27.8%
800 households
3 people in household17.5%
504 households
4 people in household15.1%
434 households
5 people in household5.2%
149 households
6 people in household1.8%
51 households
7 people in household0.7%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,530 residents
15–2917.3%
1,242 residents
30–4419.8%
1,419 residents
45–6425.3%
1,821 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,172 residents
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
7,063 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.3%
1,790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.5%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
153 residents aged 16 and over
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
3,132 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,321 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
96 residents aged 16 and over
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations26.8%
1,488 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
264 residents aged 16 and over
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
3,118 residents
Good health32%
2,297 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,135 residents
Bad health6.5%
466 residents
Very bad health2.4%
170 residents
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
5,439 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,747 residents
South Kirkby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,020 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.4%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
617 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
South Kirkby · 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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