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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001527

Dodworth

Dodworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,976 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
5,976

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,670

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,038.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.1%

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.

Brimington South & Tapton, Chesterfield7,207 residents · 73.6% owned · 19.4% no carBolsover South & Glapwell, Bolsover7,899 residents · 72.7% owned · 17.9% no carNorth Wingfield & Pilsley, North East Derbyshire8,811 residents · 73.6% owned · 15.3% no carAshton-in-Makerfield North, Wigan7,830 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.5% no carBurbage St Catherines, Hinckley and Bosworth6,049 residents · 68.3% owned · 17.9% no carEckington East & Renishaw, North East Derbyshire8,309 residents · 55.0% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Monk Bretton, Barnsley7,979 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.0% no carMapplewell & Staincross, Barnsley8,538 residents · 72.2% owned · 17.3% no carRoyston West, Barnsley6,958 residents · 67.2% owned · 19.2% no carDarton & Kexborough, Barnsley7,574 residents · 77.5% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dodworth

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

Tenure

Owned70.9%
1,892 households
Social rented17%
455 households
Private rented11.6%
310 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.7%
1,247 households
Detached33.5%
896 households
Terraced13.1%
349 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
150 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,079 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
810 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
536 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
246 households
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,237 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
655 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
555 households
1 bedroom8.4%
224 households
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
1,762 households
One-person household31.5%
842 households
Other household types2.5%
67 households
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
986 households
1 person in household31.5%
842 households
3 people in household15.4%
412 households
4 people in household12.1%
323 households
5 people in household3.3%
87 households
6 people in household0.5%
14 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
897 residents
15–2915.1%
904 residents
30–4417%
1,014 residents
45–6429.5%
1,763 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,399 residents
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
5,814 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
59 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
40 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
15 residents
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.1%
1,359 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.2%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
466 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%
2,859 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
2,606 residents
Good health33.5%
2,004 residents
Fair health16.2%
969 residents
Bad health5.2%
309 residents
Very bad health1.5%
88 residents
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
4,646 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,330 residents
Dodworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,190 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
922 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
428 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Dodworth · 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

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