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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005763

Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington

Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,496 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,496

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,762

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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.

Netheravon & Upavon, Wiltshire5,669 residents · 68.3% owned · 6.1% no carKing's Cliffe, Woodnewton & Easton, North Northamptonshire6,480 residents · 70.8% owned · 6.4% no carFeniton & Whimple, East Devon8,894 residents · 77.7% owned · 6.0% no carHesket, Lazonby & Skelton, Eden6,252 residents · 75.3% owned · 5.4% no carOld Basing & the Candovers, Basingstoke and Deane7,951 residents · 74.0% owned · 8.3% no carRode, Mells & Woodlands, Mendip8,758 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.6% no car

Most similar within Harrogate

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-Grafton, Harrogate7,142 residents · 71.9% owned · 8.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
1,863 households
Private rented22.6%
625 households
Social rented9.2%
255 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.7%
1,318 households
Semi-detached32.1%
886 households
Terraced14.5%
402 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.1%
112 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.6%
1,093 households
1 car or van in household37.6%
1,038 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.7%
461 households
No cars or vans in household6.2%
171 households
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
1,053 households
4 or more bedrooms33.4%
923 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
697 households
1 bedroom3.3%
91 households
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.9%
2,014 households
One-person household24.5%
677 households
Other household types2.6%
72 households
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.4%
1,199 households
1 person in household24.5%
676 households
3 people in household14.6%
404 households
4 people in household12.8%
354 households
5 people in household3.6%
99 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,098 residents
15–2912.5%
809 residents
30–4416.8%
1,088 residents
45–6429.4%
1,911 residents
65 and over24.5%
1,589 residents
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
6,242 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
83 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
71 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
41 residents
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
2,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
744 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
3,203 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,056 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.4%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
244 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
237 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
3,424 residents
Good health32.8%
2,130 residents
Fair health10.6%
691 residents
Bad health3.1%
199 residents
Very bad health0.8%
50 residents
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
5,542 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
952 residents
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.5%
1,616 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
866 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
251 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
29 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington · 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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