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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001549

Edenthorpe & Mere Lane

Edenthorpe & Mere Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,253 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
6,253

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,700

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,501.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

New Springs, Wigan6,257 residents · 77.6% owned · 14.9% no carMaltby West & Hellaby, Rotherham8,295 residents · 78.9% owned · 15.4% no carAshton-in-Makerfield East, Wigan8,005 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.5% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no carBalderton, Newark and Sherwood10,348 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.3% no carKillamarsh, North East Derbyshire9,259 residents · 71.2% owned · 14.7% no car

Most similar within Doncaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rossington, Doncaster6,010 residents · 80.6% owned · 14.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edenthorpe & Mere Lane

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

Tenure

Owned74.7%
2,018 households
Private rented14.1%
381 households
Social rented10.7%
288 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.3%
1,412 households
Detached32.7%
884 households
Terraced9.6%
260 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
113 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,126 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
822 households
No cars or vans in household17.8%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
268 households
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.8%
1,478 households
4 or more bedrooms21.3%
575 households
2 bedrooms18.8%
507 households
1 bedroom5.1%
138 households
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
1,868 households
One-person household27.5%
744 households
Other household types3.4%
91 households
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,025 households
1 person in household27.6%
744 households
3 people in household16.8%
454 households
4 people in household12.8%
346 households
5 people in household3.3%
89 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,093 residents
15–2914.7%
917 residents
30–4417.8%
1,116 residents
45–6428.6%
1,786 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,343 residents
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
6,028 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
111 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
801 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
2,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,089 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
2,852 residents
Good health34.9%
2,181 residents
Fair health13.5%
847 residents
Bad health4.5%
283 residents
Very bad health1.4%
90 residents
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
5,104 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,149 residents
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
1,324 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
910 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane · 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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