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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005767

Knaresborough North

Knaresborough North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,392 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,392

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,061

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

137

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.5%

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.

Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch, South Oxfordshire8,234 residents · 78.5% owned · 7.2% no carPetersfield North & East Meon, East Hampshire11,210 residents · 74.8% owned · 8.3% no carNewport, Littlebury & Clavering, Uttlesford8,966 residents · 73.5% owned · 6.6% no carEast Leake, Rushcliffe8,790 residents · 84.5% owned · 8.7% no carCranage & Goostrey, Cheshire East7,608 residents · 80.4% owned · 5.2% no carMarple Bridge & Mellor, Stockport5,861 residents · 90.1% owned · 6.8% no car

Most similar within Harrogate

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Spofforth, Burn Bridge & Huby, Harrogate6,114 residents · 82.7% owned · 6.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knaresborough North

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

Tenure

Owned83.4%
2,554 households
Private rented10%
305 households
Social rented4.9%
151 households
Shared ownership1.6%
50 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached52.8%
1,617 households
Semi-detached26.4%
808 households
Terraced15.8%
484 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
94 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.1%
1,257 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,115 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.8%
453 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
236 households
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms46%
1,409 households
3 bedrooms33.1%
1,014 households
2 bedrooms17.7%
541 households
1 bedroom3.2%
97 households
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.9%
2,291 households
One-person household22.3%
683 households
Other household types2.8%
86 households
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.8%
1,278 households
1 person in household22.3%
683 households
3 people in household16.1%
493 households
4 people in household14.9%
456 households
5 people in household4%
123 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,225 residents
15–2911.8%
875 residents
30–4414.7%
1,088 residents
45–6431.6%
2,336 residents
65 and over25.3%
1,868 residents
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
7,220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
74 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.5%
2,822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
829 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.5%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
442 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
3,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,578 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,424 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.7%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
214 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.7%
4,043 residents
Good health32.4%
2,398 residents
Fair health10.4%
771 residents
Bad health1.9%
141 residents
Very bad health0.5%
39 residents
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
6,411 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
981 residents
Knaresborough North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.5%
1,943 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.2%
894 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.6%
202 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Knaresborough North · 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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