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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001542

Stainforth

Stainforth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,471 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
7,471

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,140

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

212.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.9%

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.

Grimethorpe & Brierley, Barnsley7,780 residents · 57.1% owned · 22.6% no carMaltby East, Rotherham9,512 residents · 53.1% owned · 31.2% no carGlyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no carMarket Warsop, Mansfield6,233 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.0% no carStaveley & Norbriggs, Chesterfield8,046 residents · 51.4% owned · 25.2% no carDarfield & Great Houghton, Barnsley10,691 residents · 61.2% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within Doncaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Moorends, Doncaster6,710 residents · 58.1% owned · 22.4% no carCarcroft, Doncaster7,823 residents · 60.2% owned · 27.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stainforth

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
1,654 households
Social rented29.4%
922 households
Private rented17.2%
540 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42%
1,319 households
Terraced27.2%
853 households
Detached23.1%
724 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
136 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.1%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,319 households
No cars or vans in household27.8%
874 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
658 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
289 households
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.4%
1,801 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
661 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
439 households
1 bedroom7.6%
238 households
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,050 households
One-person household29.3%
921 households
Other household types5.4%
170 households
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,054 households
1 person in household29.3%
921 households
3 people in household17.6%
554 households
4 people in household12.8%
402 households
5 people in household4.5%
140 households
6 people in household1.6%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,523 residents
15–2917.6%
1,318 residents
30–4417.1%
1,274 residents
45–6426.5%
1,981 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,375 residents
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,252 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
60 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
32 residents
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.4%
1,961 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.9%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
3,122 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
2,667 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.3%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
3,226 residents
Good health31.1%
2,323 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,264 residents
Bad health6.9%
516 residents
Very bad health1.9%
142 residents
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
5,779 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,692 residents
Stainforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.6%
1,118 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,100 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.1%
695 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
213 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Stainforth · 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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