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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002787

Holgate West

Holgate West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,931 residents in York. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for York
8,931

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,300

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,155.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.3%

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.

Rodley & Stanningley Park, Leeds6,286 residents · 59.6% owned · 25.0% no carShrewsbury Greenfields, Shropshire7,956 residents · 55.2% owned · 24.6% no carLeighton Buzzard Central, Central Bedfordshire9,584 residents · 56.3% owned · 22.3% no carMacclesfield East & Hurdsfield, Cheshire East8,421 residents · 61.6% owned · 23.8% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carHessle East & Anlaby South, East Riding of Yorkshire7,949 residents · 62.7% owned · 23.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holgate West

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

Tenure

Owned61.8%
2,656 households
Private rented18.8%
809 households
Social rented18.6%
799 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.1%
1,511 households
Terraced33.3%
1,434 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.3%
828 households
Detached7.3%
315 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
123 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,985 households
No cars or vans in household32.1%
1,380 households
2 cars or vans in household17.8%
766 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
168 households
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.5%
1,615 households
3 bedrooms35.4%
1,524 households
1 bedroom14.2%
610 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
552 households
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.8%
2,445 households
One-person household37.4%
1,609 households
Other household types5.8%
248 households
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.4%
1,609 households
2 people in household36%
1,547 households
3 people in household13.3%
571 households
4 people in household10.2%
438 households
5 people in household2.4%
103 households
6 people in household0.6%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,413 residents
15–2917.3%
1,544 residents
30–4422.5%
2,009 residents
45–6426.2%
2,340 residents
65 and over18.2%
1,623 residents
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
8,516 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
189 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
137 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
41 residents
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.3%
2,848 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64%
4,765 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,562 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,545 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
4,062 residents
Good health35.7%
3,191 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,262 residents
Bad health3.8%
340 residents
Very bad health0.9%
77 residents
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
7,358 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,573 residents
Holgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.8%
2,229 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,375 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
542 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
149 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Holgate West · 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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