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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002694

Pocklington

Pocklington is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,792 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
12,792

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,850

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Bedale & Snape, Hambleton6,761 residents · 67.3% owned · 11.5% no carSaxilby & Scampton, West Lindsey7,336 residents · 73.0% owned · 8.7% no carPenrith Outer, Eden10,876 residents · 77.1% owned · 13.3% no carPewsey & Lockeridge, Wiltshire7,094 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.6% no carHalton & Caton, Lancaster6,024 residents · 81.3% owned · 10.5% no carEasingwold & Stillington, Hambleton9,305 residents · 69.9% owned · 11.6% no car

Most similar within East Riding of Yorkshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no carDriffield East & Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,108 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pocklington

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
4,076 households
Private rented18.6%
1,090 households
Social rented11%
645 households
Shared ownership0.6%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.9%
2,506 households
Semi-detached30.7%
1,793 households
Terraced17.8%
1,041 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
376 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
23 households
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
2,527 households
2 cars or vans in household32.9%
1,923 households
No cars or vans in household14%
818 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
582 households
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.5%
2,134 households
4 or more bedrooms29.5%
1,726 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
1,632 households
1 bedroom6.1%
358 households
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
3,820 households
One-person household31.5%
1,845 households
Other household types3.2%
186 households
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
2,343 households
1 person in household31.5%
1,845 households
3 people in household14.2%
832 households
4 people in household10.4%
606 households
5 people in household3%
176 households
6 people in household0.6%
37 households
7 people in household0.1%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,900 residents
15–2915.5%
1,986 residents
30–4416.8%
2,143 residents
45–6428.3%
3,614 residents
65 and over24.6%
3,149 residents
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
12,490 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
118 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
115 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
33 residents
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
3,868 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,857 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.9%
1,601 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
613 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
6,317 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
4,259 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
2,419 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,643 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
1,206 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
6,226 residents
Good health35.2%
4,497 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,618 residents
Bad health2.8%
360 residents
Very bad health0.7%
92 residents
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
10,733 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
2,059 residents
Pocklington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.5%
3,245 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,921 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
591 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
89 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Pocklington · 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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