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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005762

Ripon North & West

Ripon North & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,254 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,254

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,585

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,145.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.4%

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.

Stamford Central, West and South, South Kesteven11,507 residents · 65.4% owned · 16.2% no carBuckingham North, Buckinghamshire6,752 residents · 60.8% owned · 16.5% no carCentral Havant & Langstone, Havant10,315 residents · 70.9% owned · 18.2% no carLinslade East, Central Bedfordshire6,045 residents · 71.5% owned · 13.9% no carSaffron Walden Town, Uttlesford13,129 residents · 62.2% owned · 16.4% no carMarket Harborough South & Little Bowden, Harborough9,381 residents · 72.4% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ripon North & West

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

Tenure

Owned65.4%
1,691 households
Private rented24.1%
623 households
Social rented9.3%
241 households
Shared ownership1%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.8%
874 households
Semi-detached25.6%
662 households
Terraced19.5%
505 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%
318 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%
84 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
69 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
37 households
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
1,203 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
753 households
No cars or vans in household15.2%
392 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
239 households
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms30.6%
791 households
4 or more bedrooms30%
776 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
733 households
1 bedroom11.1%
287 households
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
1,678 households
One-person household31.9%
824 households
Other household types3.2%
82 households
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
974 households
1 person in household31.8%
824 households
3 people in household13.7%
355 households
4 people in household12.4%
322 households
5 people in household3.2%
83 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
981 residents
15–2919%
1,188 residents
30–4416%
1,003 residents
45–6425.9%
1,623 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,461 residents
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
5,890 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
159 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
106 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
1,939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
727 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,079 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,006 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,142 residents
Good health34.5%
2,156 residents
Fair health11.5%
719 residents
Bad health3%
189 residents
Very bad health0.8%
48 residents
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
5,191 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,062 residents
Ripon North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
1,501 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
816 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
229 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Ripon North & 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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