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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001567

Balby South

Balby South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,693 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
8,693

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,728

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,012.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Hindley East, Wigan7,986 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.4% no carGrange Farm & Ladybrook, Mansfield10,684 residents · 65.3% owned · 22.4% no carWoodsetton, Dudley7,578 residents · 56.8% owned · 24.0% no carWoods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no carRowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no car

Most similar within Doncaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wheatley Hills, Doncaster10,211 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.1% no carIntake, Doncaster9,147 residents · 54.2% owned · 30.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Balby South

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

Tenure

Owned58.1%
2,166 households
Social rented24.8%
924 households
Private rented16.4%
613 households
Lives rent free0.4%
16 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.5%
1,845 households
Terraced24.1%
897 households
Detached20.4%
760 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
168 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,565 households
No cars or vans in household30.3%
1,129 households
2 cars or vans in household21.3%
793 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
239 households
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.8%
2,303 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
770 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
363 households
1 bedroom7.8%
291 households
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,364 households
One-person household31%
1,156 households
Other household types5.6%
207 households
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.5%
1,250 households
1 person in household31%
1,156 households
3 people in household17.1%
639 households
4 people in household11.8%
441 households
5 people in household4.5%
169 households
6 people in household1.4%
53 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,663 residents
15–2917.6%
1,531 residents
30–4418.5%
1,611 residents
45–6425%
2,172 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,717 residents
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.9%
7,994 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
215 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
207 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
177 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
103 residents
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28%
1,938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
3,752 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
3,039 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.2%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,673 residents
Good health34.7%
3,017 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,347 residents
Bad health5.8%
500 residents
Very bad health1.8%
158 residents
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
6,877 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,814 residents
Balby South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,519 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,304 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%
688 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Balby South · 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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