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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001578

Brampton & West Melton

Brampton & West Melton is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,669 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
11,669

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,754

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,621.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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.

Earlestown North, St. Helens6,914 residents · 59.7% owned · 19.9% no carVictoria Park, Halton8,405 residents · 67.1% owned · 23.5% no carNutgrove & Lea Green, St. Helens7,796 residents · 66.1% owned · 19.4% no carNew Broughton & Bryn Cefn, Wrexham7,674 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.6% no carNewton-le-Willows, St. Helens11,883 residents · 63.8% owned · 20.1% no carColumbia, Barmston & Teal Farm, Sunderland8,653 residents · 61.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brampton & West Melton

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

Tenure

Owned65.4%
3,108 households
Social rented20.2%
960 households
Private rented13.7%
649 households
Shared ownership0.5%
23 households
Lives rent free0.3%
14 households
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.2%
2,195 households
Terraced25.9%
1,233 households
Detached22.1%
1,051 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
218 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.2%
1,813 households
2 cars or vans in household34.1%
1,621 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
867 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
451 households
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.1%
2,429 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
1,037 households
4 or more bedrooms20.2%
960 households
1 bedroom6.9%
326 households
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
3,313 households
One-person household26.7%
1,269 households
Other household types3.6%
173 households
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,583 households
1 person in household26.7%
1,269 households
3 people in household18.5%
879 households
4 people in household15.1%
718 households
5 people in household4.6%
220 households
6 people in household1.2%
59 households
7 people in household0.3%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
2,407 residents
15–2916.8%
1,965 residents
30–4422.6%
2,639 residents
45–6425.7%
2,993 residents
65 and over14.3%
1,664 residents
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
11,284 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
123 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
111 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
107 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
42 residents
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
2,229 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63%
5,746 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
3,200 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,692 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.3%
1,483 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
5,608 residents
Good health32.4%
3,777 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,532 residents
Bad health5.1%
590 residents
Very bad health1.4%
162 residents
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
9,361 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
2,308 residents
Brampton & West Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.9%
2,274 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,511 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
757 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
204 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Brampton & West Melton · 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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