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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001531

Wombwell North

Wombwell North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,733 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
7,733

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,552

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,974.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.0%

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.

Leigh West, Wigan8,321 residents · 57.3% owned · 25.2% no carCastleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no carFerrybridge & West Knottingley, Wakefield8,089 residents · 55.0% owned · 26.8% no carMexborough West, Doncaster8,684 residents · 50.6% owned · 32.3% no carChesterton & Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,230 residents · 48.1% owned · 28.5% no carLongton West & Sandford Hill, Stoke-on-Trent10,980 residents · 57.4% owned · 28.3% no car

Most similar within Barnsley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Goldthorpe, Barnsley7,171 residents · 55.7% owned · 29.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wombwell North

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

Tenure

Owned54.2%
1,926 households
Social rented22.9%
812 households
Private rented22.7%
806 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.7%
1,658 households
Terraced33.4%
1,186 households
Detached10.8%
383 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
259 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,577 households
No cars or vans in household27.7%
985 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
759 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
231 households
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%
1,646 households
2 bedrooms39.6%
1,407 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
275 households
1 bedroom6.3%
222 households
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
2,191 households
One-person household33.6%
1,193 households
Other household types4.7%
168 households
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,286 households
1 person in household33.5%
1,191 households
3 people in household15.8%
560 households
4 people in household10.5%
374 households
5 people in household2.9%
104 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,304 residents
15–2918.5%
1,431 residents
30–4420.9%
1,614 residents
45–6425.7%
1,988 residents
65 and over18%
1,395 residents
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
7,479 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
85 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
55 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
42 residents
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.3%
1,804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
3,667 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,611 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.1%
1,407 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
3,178 residents
Good health34.3%
2,655 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,244 residents
Bad health6.4%
493 residents
Very bad health2.1%
163 residents
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
5,878 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,855 residents
Wombwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38%
1,350 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,233 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
720 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
225 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Wombwell North · 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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