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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002691

Driffield West & Huggate

Driffield West & Huggate is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,317 residents in East Riding of Yorkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for East Riding of Yorkshire
8,317

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,670

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

Ayton & Snainton, Scarborough6,529 residents · 78.9% owned · 10.0% no carWorlingham & Barnby, East Suffolk8,486 residents · 77.8% owned · 9.2% no carKirton in Lindsey & Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire7,038 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.4% no carHarlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham, South Kesteven7,178 residents · 63.7% owned · 8.4% no carHolton-le-Clay, Binbrook & Tetney, East Lindsey10,199 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.6% no carKendal East & Whinfell, South Lakeland7,649 residents · 81.9% owned · 11.5% no car

Most similar within East Riding of Yorkshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leven & Tickton, East Riding of Yorkshire7,536 residents · 82.1% owned · 7.8% no carWithernsea West & Keyingham, East Riding of Yorkshire7,873 residents · 78.6% owned · 10.9% no carDriffield East & Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,108 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.7% no carSkipsea, Beeford & Brandesburton, East Riding of Yorkshire7,055 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Driffield West & Huggate

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
2,822 households
Private rented16.2%
593 households
Social rented6.2%
226 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.4%
1,775 households
Semi-detached38.5%
1,411 households
Terraced12.4%
456 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.2%
6 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,575 households
2 cars or vans in household35.4%
1,300 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13%
478 households
No cars or vans in household8.6%
316 households
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%
1,678 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
988 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
930 households
1 bedroom2%
73 households
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,578 households
One-person household26.4%
967 households
Other household types3.4%
124 households
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.3%
1,624 households
1 person in household26.4%
967 households
3 people in household13.5%
494 households
4 people in household11.3%
415 households
5 people in household3.5%
128 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,234 residents
15–2912.3%
1,022 residents
30–4415%
1,251 residents
45–6428.9%
2,402 residents
65 and over29%
2,409 residents
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.7%
8,210 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
60 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
2,208 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
674 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
533 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,809 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
3,096 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
3,693 residents
Good health36.3%
3,015 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,195 residents
Bad health4%
336 residents
Very bad health0.9%
78 residents
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
6,829 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,488 residents
Driffield West & Huggate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,898 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,329 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
391 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Driffield West & Huggate · 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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