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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002785

Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,108 residents in York. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for York
8,108

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,239

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,235.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.8%

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.

Ormskirk North & West, West Lancashire8,815 residents · 80.5% owned · 13.8% no carWivenhoe & University, Colchester8,984 residents · 77.2% owned · 16.2% no carScotforth East & Bowerham, Lancaster5,620 residents · 70.6% owned · 22.9% no carOdd Down, Bath and North East Somerset5,923 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.9% no carBoughton, West Northamptonshire6,970 residents · 75.8% owned · 14.3% no carFalmouth West & South, Cornwall8,347 residents · 75.0% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within York

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heworth North & Stockton, York9,566 residents · 76.8% owned · 17.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Osbaldwick

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

Tenure

Owned74%
2,398 households
Private rented15.7%
507 households
Social rented8%
258 households
Shared ownership2.3%
76 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.6%
1,932 households
Detached23.8%
770 households
Terraced11.7%
379 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
119 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
1,543 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
885 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
525 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
284 households
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
1,487 households
4 or more bedrooms25.9%
840 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
800 households
1 bedroom3.5%
112 households
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,104 households
One-person household24.6%
796 households
Other household types10.5%
340 households
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,218 households
1 person in household24.6%
796 households
3 people in household15.6%
506 households
4 people in household14.6%
472 households
5 people in household4.8%
155 households
6 people in household2.4%
77 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,159 residents
15–2925%
2,026 residents
30–4417.5%
1,422 residents
45–6423.5%
1,902 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,600 residents
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.1%
7,466 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
279 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
176 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
130 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
55 residents
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.8%
2,385 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications26.1%
1,792 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.4%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.9%
746 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.7%
3,548 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,942 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.4%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students18.6%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
3,975 residents
Good health35.2%
2,854 residents
Fair health11.8%
959 residents
Bad health3.3%
267 residents
Very bad health0.7%
53 residents
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
6,756 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,352 residents
Osbaldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
1,722 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,138 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
333 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Osbaldwick · 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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