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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001528

Darfield & Great Houghton

Darfield & Great Houghton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,691 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
10,691

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,673

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

516

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.3%

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.

Ryhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no carStanton Hill & Skegby, Ashfield6,311 residents · 69.8% owned · 18.0% no carTrimdon & Fishburn, County Durham7,001 residents · 61.9% owned · 23.3% no carMarket Warsop, Mansfield6,233 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.0% no carHaydock East, St. Helens5,765 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.5% no carEast Kirkby, Ashfield7,796 residents · 69.1% owned · 20.4% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Royston East & Carlton, Barnsley5,923 residents · 64.9% owned · 21.7% no carHoyland, Barnsley7,913 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.2% no carShafton & Upper Cudworth, Barnsley6,120 residents · 67.9% owned · 20.1% no carWorsbrough, Barnsley9,434 residents · 57.2% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Darfield & Great Houghton

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

Tenure

Owned61.2%
2,858 households
Social rented21.2%
993 households
Private rented16.7%
781 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.4%
2,308 households
Detached24.8%
1,156 households
Terraced22.3%
1,043 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
122 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
2,024 households
2 cars or vans in household26.7%
1,248 households
No cars or vans in household21.1%
985 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
414 households
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.9%
2,566 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
1,406 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
494 households
1 bedroom4.4%
205 households
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
3,083 households
One-person household30.1%
1,403 households
Other household types3.9%
182 households
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,737 households
1 person in household30%
1,403 households
3 people in household16.6%
775 households
4 people in household11.1%
517 households
5 people in household3.5%
162 households
6 people in household1.3%
61 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,880 residents
15–2916.4%
1,757 residents
30–4417.2%
1,840 residents
45–6426.8%
2,867 residents
65 and over22%
2,347 residents
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
10,441 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
99 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
37 residents
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
2,398 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.3%
1,770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
4,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
3,936 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
1,690 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
4,333 residents
Good health33.3%
3,555 residents
Fair health17.7%
1,894 residents
Bad health6.8%
722 residents
Very bad health1.7%
185 residents
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
8,019 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
2,673 residents
Darfield & Great Houghton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,764 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,705 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
945 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
247 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Darfield & Great Houghton · 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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