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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001514

Grimethorpe & Brierley

Grimethorpe & Brierley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,780 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
7,780

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,195

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

745.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Kinsley & Fitzwilliam, Wakefield6,688 residents · 51.8% owned · 26.7% no carSouth Kirkby, Wakefield7,186 residents · 54.7% owned · 22.7% no carMarket Warsop, Mansfield6,233 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.0% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carGlyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no carWoodhouse, Mansfield8,316 residents · 55.1% owned · 25.1% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lundwood, Barnsley7,974 residents · 58.7% owned · 22.2% no carBolton-upon-Dearne, Barnsley7,762 residents · 65.1% owned · 21.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Grimethorpe & Brierley

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

Tenure

Owned57.1%
1,823 households
Social rented23.1%
738 households
Private rented19.1%
609 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.4%
1,868 households
Terraced21.8%
698 households
Detached16.6%
530 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
69 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,348 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
874 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
721 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
254 households
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58%
1,854 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
797 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
415 households
1 bedroom4.1%
131 households
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,134 households
One-person household28%
896 households
Other household types5.3%
168 households
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
1,093 households
1 person in household28.1%
896 households
3 people in household17.9%
573 households
4 people in household12.6%
402 households
5 people in household5.2%
166 households
6 people in household1.5%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
1,593 residents
15–2918.1%
1,409 residents
30–4420.2%
1,570 residents
45–6425.8%
2,008 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,201 residents
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,562 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
75 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
60 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
39 residents
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.3%
1,913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
626 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,553 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.8%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
3,431 residents
Good health30.9%
2,407 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,218 residents
Bad health7.2%
561 residents
Very bad health2.1%
163 residents
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
5,945 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
1,833 residents
Grimethorpe & Brierley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.3%
1,223 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,070 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
658 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
235 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Grimethorpe & Brierley · 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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