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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002789

Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood

Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,279 residents in York. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for York
9,279

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,976

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,303.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Oakley, Cheltenham5,869 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.7% no carHyde North, Tameside11,983 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.3% no carMaybush, Southampton8,703 residents · 53.5% owned · 21.7% no carSpringbank, Cheltenham6,733 residents · 50.2% owned · 21.1% no carEarlsheaton & Chickenley, Kirklees10,151 residents · 60.6% owned · 25.2% no carMiddleton East, Rochdale10,132 residents · 61.8% owned · 26.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood

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

Tenure

Owned52.1%
2,072 households
Social rented36.7%
1,460 households
Private rented10.3%
408 households
Shared ownership0.5%
21 households
Lives rent free0.4%
15 households
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.5%
1,771 households
Terraced30.9%
1,230 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.6%
661 households
Detached6.7%
265 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,754 households
No cars or vans in household29.8%
1,185 households
2 cars or vans in household20.9%
832 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
205 households
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,692 households
2 bedrooms31.1%
1,236 households
1 bedroom15.7%
626 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
422 households
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,487 households
One-person household32%
1,275 households
Other household types5.5%
217 households
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32%
1,275 households
2 people in household31.7%
1,261 households
3 people in household16.8%
668 households
4 people in household13%
518 households
5 people in household4.7%
189 households
6 people in household1.3%
52 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,972 residents
15–2918.3%
1,696 residents
30–4423.2%
2,153 residents
45–6422.9%
2,121 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,332 residents
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
8,976 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
121 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
94 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
53 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
38 residents
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,832 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,552 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
456 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
4,515 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
2,555 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.4%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
4,269 residents
Good health34.2%
3,173 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,289 residents
Bad health4.9%
451 residents
Very bad health1%
97 residents
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
7,483 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,796 residents
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,735 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,356 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
677 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood · 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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