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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005790

Helmsley & Ampleforth

Helmsley & Ampleforth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,097 residents in Ryedale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,097

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,115

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.6%

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.

Haydon Bridge & Allendale, Northumberland8,278 residents · 67.1% owned · 9.4% no carLeyburn, Middleham & Tunstall, Richmondshire8,554 residents · 68.2% owned · 10.1% no carTisbury, Donhead & Tollard Royal, Wiltshire6,163 residents · 68.0% owned · 9.3% no carBishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury, Shropshire5,650 residents · 68.3% owned · 8.7% no carIngleton & High Bentham, Craven7,422 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.5% no carEasingwold & Stillington, Hambleton9,305 residents · 69.9% owned · 11.6% no car

Most similar within Ryedale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kirkbymoorside & Moors, Ryedale6,349 residents · 69.9% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Helmsley & Ampleforth

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

Tenure

Owned66%
2,055 households
Private rented22.4%
699 households
Social rented10.4%
323 households
Shared ownership1.2%
37 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.9%
1,523 households
Semi-detached29.5%
919 households
Terraced15.2%
475 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
130 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,257 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,092 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%
464 households
No cars or vans in household9.7%
303 households
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,185 households
4 or more bedrooms31.4%
977 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
781 households
1 bedroom5.5%
172 households
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,065 households
One-person household30.1%
936 households
Other household types3.6%
113 households
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.9%
1,368 households
1 person in household30%
936 households
3 people in household12.7%
397 households
4 people in household9.4%
292 households
5 people in household3%
93 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
946 residents
15–2913.9%
989 residents
30–4413.3%
945 residents
45–6430.4%
2,156 residents
65 and over29.1%
2,062 residents
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,971 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
56 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.6%
2,266 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
942 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
3,159 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
2,798 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.5%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
3,420 residents
Good health34.7%
2,462 residents
Fair health13%
923 residents
Bad health3.2%
230 residents
Very bad health0.9%
63 residents
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
5,872 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,223 residents
Helmsley & Ampleforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
1,668 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,075 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
325 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Helmsley & Ampleforth · 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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