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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001550

Scawthorpe

Scawthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,748 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
7,748

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,367

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,875.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.9%

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.

Runcorn Halton Road, Halton7,325 residents · 67.0% owned · 20.8% no carKimberworth, Rotherham8,580 residents · 70.6% owned · 20.5% no carSawley, Erewash9,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 19.5% no carShrewsbury Monkmoor, Shropshire8,654 residents · 60.8% owned · 21.8% no carQuarry Bank, Dudley8,738 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.6% no carRugeley South & Brereton, Cannock Chase9,287 residents · 68.7% owned · 18.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Scawthorpe

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

Tenure

Owned70.1%
2,359 households
Social rented16.4%
551 households
Private rented12.4%
419 households
Shared ownership0.8%
27 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.8%
2,114 households
Detached17.5%
588 households
Terraced13.5%
456 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%
185 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,504 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
916 households
No cars or vans in household21.5%
725 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
221 households
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.7%
2,043 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
675 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
396 households
1 bedroom7.5%
252 households
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,203 households
One-person household31.1%
1,044 households
Other household types3.4%
115 households
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,155 households
1 person in household31%
1,044 households
3 people in household16.4%
553 households
4 people in household12.8%
430 households
5 people in household3.9%
131 households
6 people in household1.2%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,405 residents
15–2917.7%
1,371 residents
30–4419.9%
1,544 residents
45–6426.5%
2,055 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,375 residents
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,526 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.9%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,832 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,288 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,496 residents
Good health34.3%
2,657 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,122 residents
Bad health4.8%
375 residents
Very bad health1.3%
97 residents
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
6,220 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,527 residents
Scawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,510 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,165 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
540 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
151 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Scawthorpe · 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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