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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001526

Kendray

Kendray is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,231 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
6,231

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,633

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,764.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.1%

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.

Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent7,878 residents · 40.0% owned · 35.8% no carDerbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no carBentilee & Ubberley, Stoke-on-Trent10,449 residents · 29.1% owned · 36.9% no carKirkby Central, Ashfield6,164 residents · 48.4% owned · 29.3% no carParson Cross, Sheffield10,170 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.4% no carMeir North, Stoke-on-Trent6,775 residents · 45.5% owned · 31.2% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Athersley, Barnsley9,665 residents · 44.7% owned · 30.8% no carThurnscoe, Barnsley9,517 residents · 51.3% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kendray

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

Tenure

Owned44.5%
1,172 households
Social rented40.6%
1,069 households
Private rented13.8%
363 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.5%
13 households
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached71%
1,867 households
Terraced13.3%
351 households
Detached10.5%
276 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.4%
116 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,066 households
No cars or vans in household35.7%
940 households
2 cars or vans in household18.8%
494 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%
130 households
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.2%
1,452 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
795 households
1 bedroom8.3%
218 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
166 households
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
1,652 households
One-person household32.1%
844 households
Other household types5.2%
137 households
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.1%
844 households
2 people in household31%
816 households
3 people in household17%
446 households
4 people in household12.5%
330 households
5 people in household4.9%
130 households
6 people in household1.5%
39 households
7 people in household0.7%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
1,384 residents
15–2917.1%
1,063 residents
30–4421%
1,309 residents
45–6423.8%
1,481 residents
65 and over15.9%
993 residents
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
5,957 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
95 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
73 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
40 residents
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35.2%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.1%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
2,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
2,176 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.8%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
250 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.5%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.6%
2,530 residents
Good health33%
2,058 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,037 residents
Bad health7.5%
468 residents
Very bad health2.2%
138 residents
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
4,682 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
1,549 residents
Kendray · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
881 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
863 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.2%
635 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.2%
241 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Kendray · 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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