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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001568

Mexborough East

Mexborough East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,872 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
6,872

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,082

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,769.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.7%

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.

Featherstone, Wakefield9,039 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.2% no carLeigh West, Wigan8,321 residents · 57.3% owned · 25.2% no carCastleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no carPemberton North, Wigan6,605 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.4% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no carHuthwaite, Ashfield6,696 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mexborough East

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

Tenure

Owned53.2%
1,641 households
Social rented28.6%
882 households
Private rented17.7%
544 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.4%
1,214 households
Terraced32.6%
1,006 households
Detached17.6%
542 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
244 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,238 households
No cars or vans in household27.5%
847 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
811 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
187 households
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
1,432 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
930 households
4 or more bedrooms13.8%
425 households
1 bedroom9.6%
295 households
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
1,974 households
One-person household31.9%
985 households
Other household types4%
124 households
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,113 households
1 person in household31.9%
985 households
3 people in household16.3%
503 households
4 people in household10.8%
334 households
5 people in household3.3%
102 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,325 residents
15–2918.6%
1,281 residents
30–4418.8%
1,294 residents
45–6425%
1,720 residents
65 and over18.2%
1,252 residents
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
6,675 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
88 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
43 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
31 residents
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.9%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.7%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
653 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,141 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
2,261 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.1%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
3,010 residents
Good health33.4%
2,292 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,053 residents
Bad health5.8%
396 residents
Very bad health1.8%
121 residents
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
5,397 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,475 residents
Mexborough East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,070 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18%
554 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
205 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Mexborough East · 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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