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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001529

Worsbrough

Worsbrough is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,434 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
9,434

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,269

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,090.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.9%

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.

Hemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carGrassmoor & Holmewood, North East Derbyshire10,219 residents · 49.7% owned · 24.8% no carWath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no carThornley & Wheatley Hill, County Durham7,186 residents · 60.8% owned · 25.7% no carBedworth Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,947 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.4% no carHaydock East, St. Helens5,765 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.5% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thurnscoe, Barnsley9,517 residents · 51.3% owned · 28.3% no carDarfield & Great Houghton, Barnsley10,691 residents · 61.2% owned · 21.1% no carHoyland, Barnsley7,913 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.2% no carRoyston East & Carlton, Barnsley5,923 residents · 64.9% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Worsbrough

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

Tenure

Owned57.2%
2,442 households
Social rented30.6%
1,306 households
Private rented11.6%
494 households
Shared ownership0.3%
14 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.7%
2,377 households
Detached21.5%
917 households
Terraced13.2%
562 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
327 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,805 households
No cars or vans in household27.1%
1,155 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
1,005 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
304 households
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.2%
2,229 households
2 bedrooms28%
1,196 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
428 households
1 bedroom9.7%
416 households
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,700 households
One-person household33.4%
1,424 households
Other household types3.4%
145 households
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,543 households
1 person in household33.4%
1,424 households
3 people in household16.1%
688 households
4 people in household10.1%
429 households
5 people in household3%
129 households
6 people in household1.2%
50 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,572 residents
15–2916.2%
1,524 residents
30–4417.3%
1,633 residents
45–6428.4%
2,680 residents
65 and over21.5%
2,027 residents
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
9,090 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
109 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
77 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
69 residents
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.2%
2,345 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.9%
1,540 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
483 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.6%
4,005 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
3,626 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.9%
1,541 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.5%
3,725 residents
Good health33.4%
3,152 residents
Fair health18.2%
1,721 residents
Bad health7%
662 residents
Very bad health1.8%
174 residents
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.6%
6,948 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.4%
2,486 residents
Worsbrough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.5%
1,557 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,454 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
929 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
315 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Worsbrough · 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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