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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001580

Swinton North

Swinton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,546 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
8,546

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,883

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,262.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Monk Bretton, Barnsley7,979 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.0% no carHaydock West, St. Helens5,798 residents · 68.3% owned · 21.4% no carStocksbridge, Sheffield7,683 residents · 71.3% owned · 21.2% no carHoyland, Barnsley7,913 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.2% no carLeyland South West, South Ribble6,123 residents · 64.1% owned · 22.7% no carRisca East, Caerphilly6,143 residents · 68.4% owned · 20.8% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wickersley North, Rotherham8,292 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Swinton North

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
2,609 households
Social rented19.5%
759 households
Private rented12.6%
490 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.3%
1,916 households
Terraced21.4%
830 households
Detached18.7%
728 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
319 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,589 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
1,057 households
No cars or vans in household23.4%
909 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
330 households
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.9%
2,174 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
1,013 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
429 households
1 bedroom7%
272 households
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,522 households
One-person household32%
1,243 households
Other household types3.1%
122 households
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
1,455 households
1 person in household32%
1,243 households
3 people in household15.8%
612 households
4 people in household11.2%
435 households
5 people in household2.7%
104 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,344 residents
15–2916%
1,364 residents
30–4418.2%
1,555 residents
45–6426.7%
2,286 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,999 residents
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
8,326 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
64 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.9%
1,631 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
1,536 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
532 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,932 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
3,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
3,570 residents
Good health33.7%
2,884 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,436 residents
Bad health6.2%
528 residents
Very bad health1.5%
128 residents
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
6,586 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,960 residents
Swinton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.4%
1,686 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,352 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Swinton North · 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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