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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002783

Acomb

Acomb is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,291 residents in York. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for York
10,291

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,288

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,854.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.8%

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.

Battyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no carSyston East, Charnwood7,292 residents · 76.2% owned · 14.9% no carLostock Hall, South Ribble7,531 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.4% no carPadgate & Paddington, Warrington9,033 residents · 83.2% owned · 11.8% no carAudenshaw, Tameside7,055 residents · 82.9% owned · 14.8% no carWoodlesford & Oulton, Leeds7,776 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Acomb

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

Tenure

Owned74.5%
3,193 households
Social rented13.2%
567 households
Private rented11.5%
494 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached67%
2,870 households
Terraced14.4%
616 households
Detached9.8%
420 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
271 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
2,031 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
1,156 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
781 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
319 households
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.9%
2,225 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
993 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
885 households
1 bedroom4.3%
184 households
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,948 households
One-person household26.3%
1,128 households
Other household types5%
216 households
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,559 households
1 person in household26.3%
1,127 households
3 people in household17.5%
752 households
4 people in household14.4%
619 households
5 people in household4%
172 households
6 people in household1.2%
52 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,770 residents
15–2915.1%
1,559 residents
30–4420.8%
2,139 residents
45–6427.3%
2,807 residents
65 and over19.6%
2,017 residents
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
9,909 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
149 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
147 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
44 residents
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.8%
2,836 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
5,237 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,996 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,741 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
471 residents aged 16 and over
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
4,953 residents
Good health34.9%
3,591 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,308 residents
Bad health3.2%
332 residents
Very bad health1%
107 residents
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
8,611 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,679 residents
Acomb · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
2,288 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,401 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
500 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Acomb · 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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