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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001511

Shafton & Upper Cudworth

Shafton & Upper Cudworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,120 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
6,120

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,714

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

969.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Market Warsop, Mansfield6,233 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.0% no carAbbott Road & Pleasley Hill, Mansfield8,906 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.4% no carCarcroft, Doncaster7,823 residents · 60.2% owned · 27.0% no carRyhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no carThorne, Doncaster11,386 residents · 61.9% owned · 24.0% no carHuthwaite, Ashfield6,696 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% 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 carRoyston East & Carlton, Barnsley5,923 residents · 64.9% owned · 21.7% no carHoyland, Barnsley7,913 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.2% no carMonk Bretton, Barnsley7,979 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shafton & Upper Cudworth

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

Tenure

Owned67.9%
1,844 households
Social rented15.8%
428 households
Private rented15.7%
427 households
Lives rent free0.6%
15 households
Shared ownership0%
0 households
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.5%
1,235 households
Detached28.7%
779 households
Terraced20.9%
568 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
118 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 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
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,149 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
763 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
546 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
258 households
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.3%
1,394 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
867 households
4 or more bedrooms14.2%
386 households
1 bedroom2.5%
69 households
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
1,792 households
One-person household30.1%
818 households
Other household types4%
108 households
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,037 households
1 person in household30.1%
818 households
3 people in household16.1%
436 households
4 people in household10.8%
292 households
5 people in household3.8%
102 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,002 residents
15–2915.6%
953 residents
30–4416.7%
1,023 residents
45–6428%
1,715 residents
65 and over23.3%
1,426 residents
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
6,025 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
24 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.2%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
757 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
2,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
2,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.2%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.9%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
2,499 residents
Good health33.4%
2,046 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,000 residents
Bad health7.4%
451 residents
Very bad health2%
124 residents
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
4,633 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,487 residents
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.5%
1,127 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
900 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Shafton & Upper Cudworth · 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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