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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001510

Royston East & Carlton

Royston East & Carlton is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,923 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
5,923

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,608

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,253.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.2%

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.

Ryhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no carEast Kirkby, Ashfield7,796 residents · 69.1% owned · 20.4% no carHaydock East, St. Helens5,765 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.5% no carWath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no carThorne, Doncaster11,386 residents · 61.9% owned · 24.0% no carLlanbradach & Penyrheol, Caerphilly8,772 residents · 66.4% owned · 20.0% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Darfield & Great Houghton, Barnsley10,691 residents · 61.2% owned · 21.1% no carBolton-upon-Dearne, Barnsley7,762 residents · 65.1% owned · 21.3% no carHoyland, Barnsley7,913 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Royston East & Carlton

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

Tenure

Owned64.9%
1,693 households
Social rented18.2%
475 households
Private rented16%
417 households
Shared ownership0.7%
18 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.8%
1,169 households
Terraced27.8%
726 households
Detached21.5%
562 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
113 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,142 households
2 cars or vans in household26.1%
681 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
218 households
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%
1,404 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
763 households
4 or more bedrooms12.2%
317 households
1 bedroom4.8%
124 households
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
1,725 households
One-person household29.8%
776 households
Other household types4.1%
107 households
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
946 households
1 person in household29.8%
776 households
3 people in household18.2%
474 households
4 people in household10.7%
280 households
5 people in household3.8%
99 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,041 residents
15–2917%
1,008 residents
30–4417.9%
1,061 residents
45–6428.2%
1,670 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,149 residents
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
5,813 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
44 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
44 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
16 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.2%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
571 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
2,653 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,087 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.5%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
2,434 residents
Good health34%
2,014 residents
Fair health16.7%
988 residents
Bad health6.4%
379 residents
Very bad health1.7%
103 residents
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
4,483 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,440 residents
Royston East & Carlton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.9%
1,040 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
899 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Royston East & Carlton · 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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