Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001523

Ardsley & Stairfoot

Ardsley & Stairfoot is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,766 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley

6,766

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,120

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,264.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ardsley & Stairfoot

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

Tenure

Owned66.3%

2,068 households

Private rented26.9%

840 households

Social rented6.3%

197 households

Shared ownership0.4%

14 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.7%

1,208 households

Semi-detached33.4%

1,043 households

Detached17.5%

545 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%

273 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

22 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

15 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%

15 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%

1,378 households

2 cars or vans in household26.7%

832 households

No cars or vans in household22.1%

688 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%

222 households

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.1%

1,470 households

2 bedrooms35.6%

1,111 households

4 or more bedrooms12.9%

401 households

1 bedroom4.4%

138 households

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%

1,985 households

One-person household31.8%

990 households

Other household types4.6%

143 households

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%

1,213 households

1 person in household31.8%

990 households

3 people in household16.6%

516 households

4 people in household9.4%

293 households

5 people in household2.4%

76 households

6 people in household0.7%

21 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%

979 residents

15–2917.6%

1,189 residents

30–4420.3%

1,371 residents

45–6427.8%

1,881 residents

65 and over19.9%

1,350 residents

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%

6,527 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%

77 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

62 residents

Other ethnic group0.8%

53 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

47 residents

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%

1,331 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications22.2%

1,276 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.5%

1,004 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.7%

846 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%

653 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.6%

437 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.3%

189 residents aged 16 and over

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%

3,449 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.9%

2,175 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2%

112 residents aged 16 and over

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.9%

1,139 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%

988 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%

865 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%

695 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%

506 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%

433 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%

423 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%

405 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.9%

282 residents aged 16 and over

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%

2,936 residents

Good health35.6%

2,411 residents

Fair health15.2%

1,031 residents

Bad health4.6%

310 residents

Very bad health1.2%

78 residents

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%

5,410 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20%

1,356 residents

Ardsley & Stairfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%

1,440 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%

1,106 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%

461 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%

108 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Ardsley & Stairfoot · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001523

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Ardsley & Stairfoot

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Ardsley & Stairfoot

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.