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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005814

Selby West

Selby West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,008 residents in Selby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,008

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,053

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

531.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

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.

Wilthorpe & Barugh Green, Barnsley11,663 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.2% no carKilburn & Horsley, Amber Valley7,324 residents · 75.9% owned · 12.6% no carKirk Sandall & Barnby Dun, Doncaster8,445 residents · 81.0% owned · 15.6% no carBurstwick & Thorngumbald, East Riding of Yorkshire8,434 residents · 77.7% owned · 12.4% no carBalderton, Newark and Sherwood10,348 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.3% no carStudley, Stratford-on-Avon6,036 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selby West

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

Tenure

Owned73.1%
2,232 households
Social rented14.1%
431 households
Private rented10.6%
324 households
Shared ownership1.9%
59 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.9%
1,619 households
Detached26.3%
803 households
Terraced12.9%
395 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
187 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,299 households
2 cars or vans in household30.6%
937 households
No cars or vans in household17.2%
527 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
295 households
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.4%
1,450 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
753 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
679 households
1 bedroom5.8%
176 households
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
2,061 households
One-person household28.6%
876 households
Other household types4%
121 households
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,198 households
1 person in household28.7%
877 households
3 people in household15.7%
481 households
4 people in household11.7%
359 households
5 people in household3.4%
104 households
6 people in household0.8%
26 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,143 residents
15–2914.3%
1,000 residents
30–4417.9%
1,255 residents
45–6426.6%
1,864 residents
65 and over24.9%
1,741 residents
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
6,890 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.4%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,281 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,439 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,158 residents
Good health35.4%
2,478 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,026 residents
Bad health3.9%
275 residents
Very bad health1%
71 residents
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,699 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,311 residents
Selby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,514 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,057 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
416 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Selby West · 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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