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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005780

Harrogate West & Pannal Ash

Harrogate West & Pannal Ash is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,054 residents in Harrogate. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,054

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,570

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,597.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.4%

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.

Charlton Park, Cheltenham6,387 residents · 83.7% owned · 11.0% no carHaywards Heath North East, Mid Sussex11,479 residents · 81.7% owned · 9.6% no carBramhall North East, Stockport6,667 residents · 86.2% owned · 7.1% no carAshtead East, Mole Valley6,903 residents · 80.5% owned · 10.0% no carKenilworth East, Warwick8,441 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.4% no carMacclesfield Tytherington, Cheshire East6,253 residents · 87.3% owned · 7.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harrogate West & Pannal Ash

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

Tenure

Owned80.8%
3,691 households
Private rented12.2%
559 households
Social rented5.8%
263 households
Shared ownership1.2%
57 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.8%
2,233 households
Semi-detached26.5%
1,211 households
Terraced15.4%
705 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
288 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,969 households
2 cars or vans in household36.2%
1,653 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
494 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
455 households
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms46.8%
2,140 households
3 bedrooms32.1%
1,467 households
2 bedrooms17.7%
807 households
1 bedroom3.4%
156 households
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
3,239 households
One-person household26.1%
1,191 households
Other household types3.1%
141 households
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,719 households
1 person in household26.1%
1,191 households
4 people in household16%
733 households
3 people in household15.3%
699 households
5 people in household4.3%
195 households
6 people in household0.5%
25 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,950 residents
15–2913.1%
1,450 residents
30–4414.9%
1,651 residents
45–6429.6%
3,271 residents
65 and over24.7%
2,730 residents
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
10,434 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
306 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
220 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
60 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
38 residents
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.4%
4,597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.5%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%
4,956 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
3,807 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
2,356 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
2,200 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.8%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.1%
6,204 residents
Good health31.4%
3,473 residents
Fair health9.8%
1,083 residents
Bad health2.1%
237 residents
Very bad health0.5%
57 residents
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
9,489 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
1,563 residents
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.7%
2,912 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.3%
1,292 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.2%
330 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.8%
37 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash · 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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