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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005773

Harrogate East

Harrogate East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,986 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,986

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,352

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,455

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Chippenham South & East, Wiltshire9,585 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.9% no carStourbridge Town & Old Quarter, Dudley8,168 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.0% no carMiddleton Town & Rhodes, Rochdale7,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 32.4% no carCentral Warrington, Warrington11,239 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no carBingley Town, Bradford8,696 residents · 60.5% owned · 28.2% no carWhitefield East, Bury5,679 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harrogate East

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

Tenure

Owned47.2%
2,053 households
Social rented27.1%
1,180 households
Private rented24.2%
1,053 households
Shared ownership1%
45 households
Lives rent free0.5%
21 households
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.9%
1,650 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.6%
1,069 households
Semi-detached23.3%
1,015 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.3%
273 households
Detached3.9%
171 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,968 households
No cars or vans in household30.1%
1,310 households
2 cars or vans in household20.3%
884 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
192 households
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.1%
1,442 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
1,361 households
1 bedroom22.9%
996 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
552 households
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.6%
2,333 households
One-person household41.6%
1,811 households
Other household types4.8%
207 households
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.6%
1,811 households
2 people in household31.6%
1,375 households
3 people in household14%
609 households
4 people in household9.3%
403 households
5 people in household2.6%
113 households
6 people in household0.6%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,363 residents
15–2917%
1,524 residents
30–4422.3%
2,008 residents
45–6427.6%
2,481 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,611 residents
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.8%
8,252 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
355 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
196 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
110 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
73 residents
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
2,649 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.2%
4,755 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
2,648 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,538 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,045 residents
Good health33%
2,966 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,358 residents
Bad health5.3%
475 residents
Very bad health1.6%
144 residents
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
7,059 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,927 residents
Harrogate East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%
2,102 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,372 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
651 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
212 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Harrogate East · 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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