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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001521

Barnsley Town & Park Road

Barnsley Town & Park Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,091 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
12,091

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,809

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,535.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.8%

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.

Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue, Cheshire East7,983 residents · 42.3% owned · 34.6% no carFairfield & Howley, Warrington11,285 residents · 40.4% owned · 32.4% no carChanterlands Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,262 residents · 52.3% owned · 36.8% no carBridgwater Town, Sedgemoor10,576 residents · 45.4% owned · 29.3% no carNewark North, Newark and Sherwood11,686 residents · 46.4% owned · 31.4% no carCentral Warrington, Warrington11,239 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnsley Town & Park Road

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

Tenure

Owned45.7%
2,652 households
Private rented41.7%
2,421 households
Social rented11.7%
681 households
Shared ownership0.6%
37 households
Lives rent free0.3%
18 households
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced58.4%
3,394 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%
1,046 households
Semi-detached14.7%
855 households
Detached4.6%
270 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
144 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
2,582 households
No cars or vans in household35.2%
2,046 households
2 cars or vans in household16.2%
941 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
241 households
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.9%
2,432 households
3 bedrooms34.9%
2,029 households
1 bedroom13.7%
797 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
553 households
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.1%
3,146 households
One-person household38.9%
2,261 households
Other household types6.9%
403 households
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
2,261 households
2 people in household33.3%
1,935 households
3 people in household14.7%
855 households
4 people in household9.1%
528 households
5 people in household2.7%
157 households
6 people in household0.9%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,952 residents
15–2921.7%
2,627 residents
30–4424.8%
3,000 residents
45–6424.8%
3,001 residents
65 and over12.5%
1,510 residents
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
11,239 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
252 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
248 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
184 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
168 residents
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.8%
2,590 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.8%
2,388 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.8%
6,599 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.4%
3,255 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations25.4%
2,550 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
1,519 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
5,541 residents
Good health35.1%
4,244 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,578 residents
Bad health4.8%
576 residents
Very bad health1.3%
152 residents
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
9,921 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
2,170 residents
Barnsley Town & Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.3%
2,515 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
2,042 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
907 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
329 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
15 households
Barnsley Town & Park Road · 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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