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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001517

Monk Bretton

Monk Bretton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,979 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
7,979

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,574

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,156.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Swinton North, Rotherham8,546 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no carAshton-in-Makerfield North, Wigan7,830 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.5% no carSwinton South, Rotherham6,228 residents · 67.8% owned · 17.4% no carDinnington, Rotherham8,030 residents · 67.9% owned · 20.0% no carWorksop Kilton, Bassetlaw11,093 residents · 66.1% owned · 20.9% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dodworth, Barnsley5,976 residents · 70.9% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Monk Bretton

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

Tenure

Owned71.8%
2,566 households
Social rented17%
609 households
Private rented10.7%
384 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.2%
2,042 households
Detached27.8%
992 households
Terraced11.2%
401 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,539 households
2 cars or vans in household28.5%
1,017 households
No cars or vans in household19%
676 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
334 households
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.3%
1,795 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
903 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
535 households
1 bedroom9.4%
337 households
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,390 households
One-person household29.9%
1,066 households
Other household types3.2%
114 households
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,377 households
1 person in household29.8%
1,066 households
3 people in household16.2%
580 households
4 people in household11.3%
404 households
5 people in household3.1%
109 households
6 people in household0.8%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,214 residents
15–2914.2%
1,135 residents
30–4417%
1,354 residents
45–6429.5%
2,356 residents
65 and over24.1%
1,920 residents
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
7,802 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
48 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26%
1,740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
3,686 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,895 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.5%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
906 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
3,437 residents
Good health33.3%
2,657 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,284 residents
Bad health5.8%
466 residents
Very bad health1.7%
137 residents
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
6,221 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
1,758 residents
Monk Bretton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.5%
1,553 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,253 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
592 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
167 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Monk Bretton · 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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