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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001522

Thurnscoe

Thurnscoe is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,517 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
9,517

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,187

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,890.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.0%

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.

Cotmanhay, Erewash7,027 residents · 49.4% owned · 30.2% no carHemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carDerbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no carRoseworth, Stockton-on-Tees8,024 residents · 50.8% owned · 31.2% no carKinsley & Fitzwilliam, Wakefield6,688 residents · 51.8% owned · 26.7% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Worsbrough, Barnsley9,434 residents · 57.2% owned · 27.1% no carAthersley, Barnsley9,665 residents · 44.7% owned · 30.8% no carKendray, Barnsley6,231 residents · 44.5% owned · 35.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thurnscoe

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

Tenure

Owned51.3%
2,149 households
Social rented28.8%
1,205 households
Private rented19.1%
798 households
Shared ownership0.6%
26 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.2%
2,394 households
Terraced23.5%
982 households
Detached12.7%
533 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
212 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,795 households
No cars or vans in household28.3%
1,185 households
2 cars or vans in household22.4%
938 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
269 households
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.5%
2,448 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
1,145 households
4 or more bedrooms7.8%
327 households
1 bedroom6.4%
268 households
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,687 households
One-person household31.8%
1,334 households
Other household types4.1%
170 households
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%
1,462 households
1 person in household31.9%
1,334 households
3 people in household16.7%
699 households
4 people in household11.3%
473 households
5 people in household3.7%
157 households
6 people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,841 residents
15–2917.8%
1,692 residents
30–4418.7%
1,778 residents
45–6426.4%
2,517 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,689 residents
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
9,231 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
95 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
87 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
69 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
36 residents
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33%
2,498 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.9%
4,001 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
3,473 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.4%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.9%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.8%
3,688 residents
Good health33%
3,136 residents
Fair health18%
1,712 residents
Bad health7.9%
752 residents
Very bad health2.4%
229 residents
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.7%
7,015 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.3%
2,498 residents
Thurnscoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,467 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.6%
1,367 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.4%
979 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.7%
365 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Thurnscoe · 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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