Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001579

Wath upon Dearne

Wath upon Dearne is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,966 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham

9,966

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,275

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,110.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wath upon Dearne

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

Tenure

Owned58.4%

2,496 households

Social rented26.4%

1,130 households

Private rented14.1%

603 households

Shared ownership0.7%

32 households

Lives rent free0.3%

14 households

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.2%

1,931 households

Terraced24.6%

1,050 households

Detached21.4%

913 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%

282 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%

41 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

36 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%

20 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%

1,778 households

2 cars or vans in household25.9%

1,109 households

No cars or vans in household24.5%

1,047 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8%

341 households

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.5%

2,285 households

2 bedrooms23.4%

1,002 households

4 or more bedrooms14.7%

628 households

1 bedroom8.4%

360 households

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%

2,786 households

One-person household30.7%

1,312 households

Other household types4.1%

177 households

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%

1,450 households

1 person in household30.7%

1,312 households

3 people in household17.2%

737 households

4 people in household12.7%

542 households

5 people in household4.2%

181 households

6 people in household0.9%

40 households

7 people in household0.3%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%

1,783 residents

15–2916.3%

1,626 residents

30–4419%

1,895 residents

45–6426.3%

2,623 residents

65 and over20.5%

2,040 residents

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%

9,625 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

148 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%

86 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%

63 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

41 residents

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.2%

2,032 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%

1,858 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.1%

1,379 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.6%

1,173 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%

875 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.4%

513 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

222 residents aged 16 and over

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%

4,279 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive45.4%

3,654 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

119 residents aged 16 and over

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%

1,401 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations16.1%

1,293 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14%

1,124 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%

1,031 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%

876 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%

709 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%

633 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%

563 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.2%

421 residents aged 16 and over

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%

4,168 residents

Good health33.6%

3,353 residents

Fair health16.3%

1,620 residents

Bad health6.3%

629 residents

Very bad health2%

196 residents

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%

7,474 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act25%

2,491 residents

Wath upon Dearne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40%

1,711 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34%

1,452 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%

819 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%

275 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

18 households

Wath upon Dearne · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001579

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Wath upon Dearne

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Wath upon Dearne

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.