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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005775

Central Harrogate

Central Harrogate is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,212 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,212

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,845

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,313.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.9%

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.

Lansdown & Montpellier, Cheltenham9,913 residents · 46.3% owned · 27.3% no carShrewsbury Town, Shropshire8,485 residents · 53.7% owned · 27.1% no carPittville & Fairview, Cheltenham9,545 residents · 54.3% owned · 23.5% no carTunbridge Wells Central, Tunbridge Wells9,097 residents · 40.1% owned · 30.4% no carSouthsea West, Portsmouth6,748 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.5% no carSouthbourne West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,501 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Harrogate

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

Tenure

Owned46.1%
2,235 households
Private rented45.5%
2,203 households
Social rented8.1%
392 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31%
1,502 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits26.4%
1,280 households
Terraced17.1%
829 households
Semi-detached10.7%
520 households
Detached6.2%
301 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.8%
233 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.6%
174 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.8%
2,362 households
No cars or vans in household28.2%
1,366 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
888 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
226 households
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.7%
1,679 households
1 bedroom29.5%
1,426 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
1,016 households
3 bedrooms14.9%
721 households
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household47.7%
2,311 households
Single family household47.3%
2,289 households
Other household types5%
241 households
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household47.8%
2,311 households
2 people in household33.8%
1,637 households
3 people in household9.4%
455 households
4 people in household6.4%
311 households
5 people in household1.8%
89 households
6 people in household0.5%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.3%
948 residents
15–2919.3%
1,782 residents
30–4421.1%
1,944 residents
45–6429.1%
2,683 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,856 residents
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.8%
8,461 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
289 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
217 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
126 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
120 residents
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.9%
3,924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.1%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
5,188 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
2,887 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,995 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,699 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
4,728 residents
Good health33.3%
3,063 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,073 residents
Bad health3%
277 residents
Very bad health0.8%
71 residents
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
7,643 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,569 residents
Central Harrogate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
2,808 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.5%
1,429 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
466 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Central Harrogate · 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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