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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001566

Balby Carr

Balby Carr is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,617 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
8,617

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,669

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,437.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.6%

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.

Middleton Town Street, Leeds8,039 residents · 62.7% owned · 26.7% no carCrewe Gresty Road, Cheshire East7,066 residents · 49.6% owned · 29.9% no carFairstead & Springwood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk9,089 residents · 48.8% owned · 23.2% no carSelby Town, Selby13,298 residents · 48.2% owned · 27.0% no carNew Bilton, Rugby8,089 residents · 51.2% owned · 22.0% no carAshford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Balby Carr

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

Tenure

Owned50.6%
1,858 households
Private rented31.8%
1,165 households
Social rented16.4%
602 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0.5%
19 households
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.7%
1,236 households
Terraced28.6%
1,051 households
Detached22.2%
817 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
370 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
137 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%
1,466 households
No cars or vans in household28%
1,029 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
955 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
220 households
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,557 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
1,059 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
731 households
1 bedroom8.8%
322 households
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,295 households
One-person household30.5%
1,121 households
Other household types6.9%
255 households
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.1%
1,177 households
1 person in household30.6%
1,122 households
3 people in household18.3%
671 households
4 people in household13%
478 households
5 people in household4.3%
158 households
6 people in household1.2%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
1,763 residents
15–2919.4%
1,671 residents
30–4425.3%
2,180 residents
45–6424.8%
2,138 residents
65 and over10%
863 residents
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.5%
7,543 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
349 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
299 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
215 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
212 residents
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.6%
1,664 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,519 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
813 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
4,486 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.1%
2,166 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.5%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
4,282 residents
Good health33.5%
2,885 residents
Fair health11.2%
967 residents
Bad health4%
344 residents
Very bad health1.6%
139 residents
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
7,283 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,335 residents
Balby Carr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,724 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,248 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
500 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Balby Carr · 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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