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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005761

Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley

Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,494 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,494

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,376

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.8%

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.

Northleach, Coln Valley & Ampneys, Cotswold7,192 residents · 65.0% owned · 6.7% no carSheriff Hutton, Slingsby & Swinton, Ryedale9,296 residents · 70.5% owned · 6.3% no carRamsbury, Ogbournes & Avebury, Wiltshire8,569 residents · 67.4% owned · 7.3% no carRode, Mells & Woodlands, Mendip8,758 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.6% no carNorth Richmondshire, Richmondshire7,497 residents · 72.9% owned · 6.0% no carWaltham, Wymondham & Great Dalby, Melton6,871 residents · 71.1% owned · 5.2% no car

Most similar within Harrogate

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley, Harrogate6,013 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley

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

Tenure

Owned70%
1,663 households
Private rented21.2%
504 households
Social rented8.2%
194 households
Shared ownership0.6%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.7%
1,156 households
Semi-detached29.9%
711 households
Terraced16.8%
398 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
7 households
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.6%
916 households
1 car or van in household36.7%
871 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17%
404 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
185 households
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
935 households
4 or more bedrooms34.5%
819 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
491 households
1 bedroom5.5%
131 households
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
1,640 households
One-person household26.6%
633 households
Other household types4.3%
103 households
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.6%
1,012 households
1 person in household26.7%
634 households
3 people in household13.3%
315 households
4 people in household12.5%
298 households
5 people in household3.6%
86 households
6 people in household1.1%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
807 residents
15–2911.4%
626 residents
30–4413.3%
730 residents
45–6432.4%
1,779 residents
65 and over28.2%
1,550 residents
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,404 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
39 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.8%
1,883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
738 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
2,687 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
1,868 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.6%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
218 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
216 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%
2,863 residents
Good health33%
1,813 residents
Fair health11.4%
626 residents
Bad health2.8%
153 residents
Very bad health0.7%
39 residents
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
4,657 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
837 residents
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.6%
1,394 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
740 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%
207 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley · 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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