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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001533

Bolton-upon-Dearne

Bolton-upon-Dearne is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,762 residents in Barnsley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnsley
7,762

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,278

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,564

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.7%

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.

Shirebrook North, Bolsover7,803 residents · 58.4% owned · 22.9% no carConisbrough South, Doncaster7,673 residents · 65.4% owned · 25.6% no carGrange Farm & Ladybrook, Mansfield10,684 residents · 65.3% owned · 22.4% no carMarket Warsop, Mansfield6,233 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.0% no carEdlington, Doncaster7,785 residents · 56.6% owned · 29.0% no carHuthwaite, Ashfield6,696 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% 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 carCudworth Village, Barnsley6,293 residents · 63.5% owned · 22.4% no carLundwood, Barnsley7,974 residents · 58.7% owned · 22.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bolton-upon-Dearne

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
2,134 households
Private rented19.3%
633 households
Social rented15.1%
496 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.1%
1,807 households
Terraced25%
820 households
Detached14.9%
489 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
150 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,415 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
900 households
No cars or vans in household21.3%
698 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
265 households
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.6%
1,888 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
854 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
385 households
1 bedroom4.6%
151 households
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,201 households
One-person household28.4%
930 households
Other household types4.5%
146 households
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,157 households
1 person in household28.4%
930 households
3 people in household18.1%
594 households
4 people in household12.4%
407 households
5 people in household4%
132 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,479 residents
15–2917%
1,321 residents
30–4420%
1,553 residents
45–6426.8%
2,079 residents
65 and over17.1%
1,331 residents
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
7,603 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
54 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
49 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.7%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
767 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,622 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,474 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
3,244 residents
Good health33.1%
2,568 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,283 residents
Bad health6.4%
498 residents
Very bad health2.2%
170 residents
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
5,955 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
1,812 residents
Bolton-upon-Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%
1,293 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,117 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
675 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
191 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Bolton-upon-Dearne · 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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