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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001544

Hatfield West

Hatfield West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,310 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
8,310

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,563

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,238.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.5%

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.

Dinnington, Rotherham8,030 residents · 67.9% owned · 20.0% no carRugeley South & Brereton, Cannock Chase9,287 residents · 68.7% owned · 18.0% no carAston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carImmingham & Habrough, North East Lincolnshire10,360 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.2% no carRawmarsh North West, Rotherham7,690 residents · 63.8% owned · 22.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hatfield West

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

Tenure

Owned66.7%
2,377 households
Social rented18%
643 households
Private rented14.9%
530 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.1%
1,818 households
Detached27.1%
966 households
Terraced18.4%
656 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.5%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,552 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
973 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
733 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
301 households
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.6%
2,264 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
738 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
415 households
1 bedroom4%
142 households
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
2,396 households
One-person household29.1%
1,036 households
Other household types3.5%
123 households
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,291 households
1 person in household29.1%
1,036 households
3 people in household15.6%
555 households
4 people in household13.5%
482 households
5 people in household4.1%
145 households
6 people in household1%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,550 residents
15–2916.5%
1,373 residents
30–4418.2%
1,514 residents
45–6427.5%
2,281 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,587 residents
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
8,078 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
101 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
17 residents
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.5%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
3,732 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,824 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,519 residents
Good health35.5%
2,946 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,234 residents
Bad health5.6%
468 residents
Very bad health1.7%
143 residents
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
6,539 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,771 residents
Hatfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.6%
1,445 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,300 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
654 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hatfield West · 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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