Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002784

York City Centre

York City Centre is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,347 residents in York. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for York

11,347

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,688

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,484.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in York City Centre

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

Tenure

Private rented44.9%

2,555 households

Owned30.2%

1,715 households

Social rented23.8%

1,354 households

Shared ownership0.9%

51 households

Lives rent free0.2%

13 households

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement54.1%

3,080 households

Terraced23.5%

1,340 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse6.3%

358 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%

338 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.1%

235 households

Semi-detached3.7%

213 households

Detached1.8%

105 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%

22 households

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.2%

2,970 households

1 car or van in household39.6%

2,255 households

2 cars or vans in household6.7%

384 households

3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%

82 households

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.1%

2,339 households

1 bedroom37.6%

2,138 households

3 bedrooms12.2%

697 households

4 or more bedrooms9.1%

517 households

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household51.5%

2,932 households

Single family household40%

2,274 households

Other household types8.5%

486 households

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household51.5%

2,932 households

2 people in household34.6%

1,966 households

3 people in household7.8%

442 households

4 people in household4.2%

238 households

5 people in household1.4%

81 households

6 people in household0.3%

17 households

7 people in household0.2%

9 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.5%

854 residents

15–2939.4%

4,476 residents

30–4419.5%

2,217 residents

45–6420.4%

2,314 residents

65 and over13.1%

1,486 residents

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.2%

9,669 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.4%

956 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%

328 residents

Other ethnic group2.1%

237 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%

155 residents

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.1%

5,230 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications21.6%

2,253 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications10%

1,044 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications8.2%

860 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%

552 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3%

309 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications1.9%

195 residents aged 16 and over

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.2%

5,135 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive42.9%

4,481 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student7.9%

824 residents aged 16 and over

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students26.3%

2,750 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%

1,776 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%

1,603 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.7%

1,014 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%

824 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations7%

728 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%

716 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%

583 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%

452 residents aged 16 and over

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%

5,350 residents

Good health35.7%

4,045 residents

Fair health12.3%

1,398 residents

Bad health3.9%

437 residents

Very bad health1%

116 residents

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%

9,180 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%

2,166 residents

York City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%

2,887 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%

1,875 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%

713 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%

204 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

12 households

York City Centre · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002784

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York City Centre

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in York City Centre

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.