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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007041

Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale

Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,159 residents in Craven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,159

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,580

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.3%

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.

Kellet & Lune Valley, Lancaster5,995 residents · 80.2% owned · 5.9% no carBakewell North, Baslow & Calver, Derbyshire Dales6,315 residents · 72.4% owned · 9.7% no carSheriff Hutton, Slingsby & Swinton, Ryedale9,296 residents · 70.5% owned · 6.3% no carTisbury, Donhead & Tollard Royal, Wiltshire6,163 residents · 68.0% owned · 9.3% no carNorth Richmondshire, Richmondshire7,497 residents · 72.9% owned · 6.0% no carPateley Bridge & Nidd Valley, Harrogate6,013 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale

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

Tenure

Owned75.4%
3,454 households
Private rented17.6%
804 households
Social rented6.2%
282 households
Shared ownership0.9%
40 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.6%
2,089 households
Semi-detached28%
1,283 households
Terraced15.8%
724 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.4%
156 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%
146 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
95 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
35 households
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,859 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,605 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
658 households
No cars or vans in household10%
458 households
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.9%
1,692 households
4 or more bedrooms34.8%
1,595 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
1,002 households
1 bedroom6.4%
291 households
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
3,100 households
One-person household29.1%
1,336 households
Other household types3.2%
148 households
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.6%
1,998 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,336 households
3 people in household12.1%
554 households
4 people in household11%
502 households
5 people in household3.1%
142 households
6 people in household0.9%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
1,285 residents
15–2910.9%
1,107 residents
30–4412.3%
1,248 residents
45–6431.9%
3,237 residents
65 and over32.3%
3,281 residents
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
9,962 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.3%
3,973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.4%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
684 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.4%
4,683 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
3,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
2,167 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,776 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.2%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
5,078 residents
Good health34.4%
3,498 residents
Fair health12%
1,218 residents
Bad health2.8%
284 residents
Very bad health0.8%
81 residents
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
8,554 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,605 residents
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.9%
2,742 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,444 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.6%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale · 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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