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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001572

Edlington

Edlington is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,785 residents in Doncaster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Doncaster
7,785

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,395

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,037.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.9%

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.

Huthwaite, Ashfield6,696 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% no carChesterton & Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,230 residents · 48.1% owned · 28.5% no carWoodhouse, Mansfield8,316 residents · 55.1% owned · 25.1% no carMaltby East, Rotherham9,512 residents · 53.1% owned · 31.2% no carNorton, Stoke-on-Trent8,311 residents · 59.6% owned · 23.3% no carLeigh West, Wigan8,321 residents · 57.3% owned · 25.2% no car

Most similar within Doncaster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thorne, Doncaster11,386 residents · 61.9% owned · 24.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edlington

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

Tenure

Owned56.6%
1,921 households
Social rented22.8%
773 households
Private rented19.8%
673 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59%
2,005 households
Terraced23.9%
812 households
Detached9.4%
318 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
203 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,475 households
No cars or vans in household29%
984 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
756 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
181 households
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.1%
2,042 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
893 households
1 bedroom6.8%
231 households
4 or more bedrooms6.8%
231 households
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,148 households
One-person household32.3%
1,096 households
Other household types4.4%
151 households
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,131 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,096 households
3 people in household17.4%
590 households
4 people in household11.6%
395 households
5 people in household4.2%
142 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,467 residents
15–2917.8%
1,384 residents
30–4420.5%
1,595 residents
45–6426.7%
2,081 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,256 residents
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
7,497 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
97 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
72 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
68 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
51 residents
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.6%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.9%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
792 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
3,637 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.1%
1,497 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
3,200 residents
Good health34.3%
2,671 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,261 residents
Bad health6.8%
530 residents
Very bad health1.6%
123 residents
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
6,028 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,757 residents
Edlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.3%
1,267 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,218 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
698 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
208 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Edlington · 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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