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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005747

Skipton South

Skipton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,911 residents in Craven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,911

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,299

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

996.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Skipton South

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

Tenure

Owned54.9%
1,811 households
Private rented29.9%
988 households
Social rented14.5%
478 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced55.6%
1,837 households
Semi-detached20.3%
669 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.6%
318 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse6.5%
216 households
Detached3.6%
118 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
100 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%
1,621 households
No cars or vans in household27.8%
918 households
2 cars or vans in household18.6%
613 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
151 households
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.8%
1,346 households
2 bedrooms38.8%
1,281 households
1 bedroom11.3%
374 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
300 households
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.5%
1,834 households
One-person household40.4%
1,337 households
Other household types4.1%
135 households
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.5%
1,337 households
2 people in household32.9%
1,086 households
3 people in household12.8%
423 households
4 people in household8.8%
292 households
5 people in household2.8%
92 households
6 people in household1.4%
45 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,099 residents
15–2918.3%
1,267 residents
30–4420%
1,381 residents
45–6425.9%
1,792 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,373 residents
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
6,117 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
576 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
116 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
62 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
40 residents
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
977 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
588 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
3,487 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,177 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.4%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
2,977 residents
Good health37.7%
2,604 residents
Fair health14.1%
973 residents
Bad health4%
277 residents
Very bad health1.2%
80 residents
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
5,582 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,329 residents
Skipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.1%
1,589 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,106 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
494 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Skipton South · 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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