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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001518

Honeywell

Honeywell is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,209 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
10,209

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,621

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,627.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Leigh East & Higher Folds, Wigan9,005 residents · 66.5% owned · 21.9% no carAttleborough, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,648 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.2% no carGolborne, Wigan8,267 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.1% no carStapleford South, Broxtowe9,260 residents · 66.7% owned · 21.2% no carHindley West, Wigan8,690 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.0% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Elsecar, Barnsley8,452 residents · 62.2% owned · 22.2% no carWombwell South, Barnsley9,590 residents · 61.7% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Honeywell

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

Tenure

Owned63.7%
2,943 households
Social rented19.1%
884 households
Private rented16.6%
769 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.1%
2,081 households
Terraced20%
922 households
Detached18.4%
851 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
607 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
23 households
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,941 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
1,222 households
No cars or vans in household23.9%
1,104 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
354 households
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.4%
2,330 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
1,148 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
743 households
1 bedroom8.7%
400 households
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
2,890 households
One-person household33.4%
1,544 households
Other household types4%
186 households
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%
1,613 households
1 person in household33.4%
1,544 households
3 people in household16.5%
762 households
4 people in household10.9%
503 households
5 people in household3.2%
147 households
6 people in household0.8%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,666 residents
15–2917.1%
1,749 residents
30–4420.2%
2,061 residents
45–6428.8%
2,936 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,797 residents
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
9,779 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
156 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
97 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
92 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
86 residents
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
2,277 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.8%
1,835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
5,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.1%
3,214 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,624 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
4,487 residents
Good health34.3%
3,501 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,577 residents
Bad health5.1%
522 residents
Very bad health1.2%
122 residents
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
8,076 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
2,134 residents
Honeywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46%
2,127 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,509 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
728 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
246 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Honeywell · 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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