Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001561

Hexthorpe & Balby North

Hexthorpe & Balby North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,296 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster

6,296

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,926

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,804.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hexthorpe & Balby North

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

Tenure

Owned35.8%

1,048 households

Social rented34.2%

1,001 households

Private rented28.9%

845 households

Lives rent free0.5%

16 households

Shared ownership0.5%

16 households

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.8%

1,048 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.5%

834 households

Semi-detached24%

703 households

Detached8%

234 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%

78 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%

21 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

5 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43.6%

1,277 households

1 car or van in household39%

1,142 households

2 cars or vans in household13.9%

408 households

3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%

99 households

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.5%

1,213 households

3 bedrooms38.8%

1,134 households

1 bedroom12.4%

363 households

4 or more bedrooms7.4%

215 households

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.1%

1,524 households

One-person household41%

1,199 households

Other household types6.9%

203 households

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41%

1,199 households

2 people in household28.1%

823 households

3 people in household14.3%

418 households

4 people in household10.9%

319 households

5 people in household4.1%

119 households

6 people in household1.1%

32 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%

1,219 residents

15–2918.1%

1,138 residents

30–4423.5%

1,481 residents

45–6426.7%

1,682 residents

65 and over12.3%

774 residents

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.5%

5,066 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%

366 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%

352 residents

Other ethnic group5.4%

337 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%

175 residents

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.7%

1,540 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above16.9%

850 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.9%

748 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14%

701 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%

641 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.8%

339 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications4%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%

2,933 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.8%

2,000 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

93 residents aged 16 and over

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations27.8%

1,395 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.6%

782 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14%

702 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%

525 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%

414 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%

404 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%

340 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.4%

270 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.8%

190 residents aged 16 and over

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%

2,707 residents

Good health33.6%

2,116 residents

Fair health15.8%

996 residents

Bad health5.9%

372 residents

Very bad health1.7%

105 residents

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%

5,097 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19%

1,199 residents

Hexthorpe & Balby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.2%

1,117 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.4%

1,035 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%

570 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%

188 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%

14 households

Hexthorpe & Balby North · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001561

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Hexthorpe & Balby North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Hexthorpe & Balby North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.