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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002699

Molescroft

Molescroft is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,851 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
9,851

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,326

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,434.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.1%

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.

Penwortham South, South Ribble5,889 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.2% no carMorpeth South & West, Northumberland6,633 residents · 88.3% owned · 9.6% no carCleadon & East Boldon, South Tyneside5,792 residents · 92.8% owned · 10.1% no carTaunton Galmington & Trull, Somerset West and Taunton7,973 residents · 80.9% owned · 11.6% no carPoynton West, Cheshire East6,436 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.3% no carWeeping Cross & Brocton, Stafford12,118 residents · 88.7% owned · 8.7% no car

Most similar within East Riding of Yorkshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire7,874 residents · 90.6% owned · 9.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Molescroft

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

Tenure

Owned85.5%
3,698 households
Private rented10.7%
465 households
Social rented3.2%
137 households
Shared ownership0.6%
26 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,919 households
Detached44.1%
1,909 households
Terraced8.5%
367 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
94 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,894 households
2 cars or vans in household34.9%
1,508 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
461 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
460 households
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,874 households
4 or more bedrooms37.2%
1,608 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
727 households
1 bedroom2.7%
117 households
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
3,048 households
One-person household27.2%
1,175 households
Other household types2.4%
104 households
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.6%
1,798 households
1 person in household27.2%
1,175 households
3 people in household13.9%
600 households
4 people in household13.5%
586 households
5 people in household3%
129 households
6 people in household0.7%
31 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,497 residents
15–2912.7%
1,253 residents
30–4415.4%
1,515 residents
45–6429.8%
2,934 residents
65 and over26.9%
2,652 residents
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
9,575 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
103 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.1%
3,557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
4,580 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
3,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.7%
2,367 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,484 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
4,953 residents
Good health34.7%
3,418 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,164 residents
Bad health2.6%
253 residents
Very bad health0.6%
63 residents
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
8,367 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,484 residents
Molescroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.1%
2,643 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
1,309 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.8%
339 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.8%
34 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Molescroft · 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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