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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005813

Selby Town

Selby Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,298 residents in Selby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,298

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,910

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,766.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

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.

Coalville, North West Leicestershire7,902 residents · 56.2% owned · 23.6% no carGrantham South East, South Kesteven12,267 residents · 50.8% owned · 25.2% no carMalton & Norton North, Ryedale7,798 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.0% no carLatchford, Warrington9,664 residents · 47.8% owned · 24.4% no carOrford, Warrington9,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.1% no carChorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selby Town

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

Tenure

Owned48.2%
2,848 households
Social rented25.9%
1,529 households
Private rented24.3%
1,439 households
Shared ownership1.4%
81 households
Lives rent free0.2%
13 households
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.2%
2,318 households
Semi-detached30.1%
1,779 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%
862 households
Detached12%
708 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
104 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
63 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
8 households
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
2,570 households
No cars or vans in household27%
1,596 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
1,387 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
357 households
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%
2,463 households
2 bedrooms34%
2,012 households
1 bedroom13.2%
783 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
652 households
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61%
3,607 households
One-person household34.4%
2,031 households
Other household types4.6%
274 households
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.4%
2,031 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,934 households
3 people in household16.5%
973 households
4 people in household11.2%
663 households
5 people in household3.6%
212 households
6 people in household1.1%
66 households
7 people in household0.4%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
2,638 residents
15–2919%
2,526 residents
30–4424.1%
3,199 residents
45–6424.2%
3,217 residents
65 and over12.9%
1,718 residents
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
12,772 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
185 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
168 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
120 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
54 residents
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%
2,554 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
2,172 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,865 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,599 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
7,042 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
3,323 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.6%
2,484 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,706 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
1,588 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
5,987 residents
Good health35.1%
4,673 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,796 residents
Bad health5%
669 residents
Very bad health1.3%
174 residents
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
10,798 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
2,500 residents
Selby Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.8%
2,705 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,929 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
957 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
308 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
12 households
Selby Town · 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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