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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001569

Mexborough West

Mexborough West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,684 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
8,684

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,953

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,398.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.7%

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.

Cotmanhay, Erewash7,027 residents · 49.4% owned · 30.2% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carLongton West & Sandford Hill, Stoke-on-Trent10,980 residents · 57.4% owned · 28.3% no carChesterton & Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,230 residents · 48.1% owned · 28.5% no carClay Cross, North East Derbyshire8,546 residents · 52.7% owned · 27.4% no carSomercotes & Pye Bridge, Amber Valley7,475 residents · 46.7% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mexborough West

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

Tenure

Owned50.6%
1,999 households
Social rented25%
990 households
Private rented23.8%
940 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.9%
1,577 households
Terraced38.8%
1,532 households
Detached12.2%
482 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
251 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
45 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,692 households
No cars or vans in household32.3%
1,274 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
793 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
190 households
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,719 households
2 bedrooms39.5%
1,559 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
337 households
1 bedroom8.5%
336 households
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
2,391 households
One-person household35.3%
1,396 households
Other household types4.2%
164 households
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.3%
1,396 households
2 people in household33.5%
1,325 households
3 people in household17%
674 households
4 people in household9.2%
363 households
5 people in household3.6%
142 households
6 people in household1.1%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,570 residents
15–2919.1%
1,659 residents
30–4418%
1,564 residents
45–6427.5%
2,387 residents
65 and over17.3%
1,506 residents
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
8,458 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
67 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
30 residents
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.9%
2,095 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.7%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
3,803 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
3,106 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.3%
1,496 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
3,473 residents
Good health33.3%
2,889 residents
Fair health18.2%
1,579 residents
Bad health6.7%
578 residents
Very bad health1.9%
167 residents
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
6,565 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
2,118 residents
Mexborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36%
1,422 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,374 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
862 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
286 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Mexborough West · 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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