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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005769

Knaresborough Central

Knaresborough Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,996 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,996

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,324

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,673.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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.

Congleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carCrediton, Mid Devon8,077 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no carSt Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no carStourbridge Town & Old Quarter, Dudley8,168 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.0% no carOssett West, Wakefield7,441 residents · 63.4% owned · 23.2% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no car

Most similar within Harrogate

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ripon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knaresborough Central

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

Tenure

Owned61.3%
2,037 households
Private rented19.4%
645 households
Social rented18.5%
614 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38%
1,266 households
Terraced24.6%
819 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.9%
564 households
Detached12.9%
429 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.8%
93 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
66 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
62 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
30 households
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,489 households
No cars or vans in household25.9%
863 households
2 cars or vans in household22.5%
750 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
227 households
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,286 households
2 bedrooms32.4%
1,077 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
517 households
1 bedroom13.5%
449 households
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.9%
1,960 households
One-person household37.8%
1,260 households
Other household types3.3%
109 households
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.9%
1,260 households
2 people in household34.5%
1,149 households
3 people in household14%
466 households
4 people in household10.2%
340 households
5 people in household2.5%
82 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,073 residents
15–2915.1%
1,053 residents
30–4417.5%
1,221 residents
45–6427.5%
1,925 residents
65 and over24.6%
1,724 residents
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
6,832 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
73 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
532 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
3,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,370 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,204 residents
Good health34.5%
2,414 residents
Fair health14.2%
996 residents
Bad health4.4%
305 residents
Very bad health1.1%
77 residents
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
5,654 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,342 residents
Knaresborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,129 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
471 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Knaresborough Central · 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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