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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001581

Swinton South

Swinton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,228 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
6,228

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,716

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,813.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.6%

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.

Swadlincote North, South Derbyshire7,560 residents · 71.5% owned · 15.2% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carMonk Bretton, Barnsley7,979 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.0% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carRoyston West, Barnsley6,958 residents · 67.2% owned · 19.2% no carAshton-in-Makerfield North, Wigan7,830 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.5% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carKimberworth, Rotherham8,580 residents · 70.6% owned · 20.5% no carDinnington, Rotherham8,030 residents · 67.9% owned · 20.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Swinton South

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

Tenure

Owned67.8%
1,842 households
Social rented23.2%
630 households
Private rented8.6%
233 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.4%
1,478 households
Detached28%
759 households
Terraced9.1%
246 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
214 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,128 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
844 households
No cars or vans in household17.4%
472 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
271 households
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.1%
1,578 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
681 households
4 or more bedrooms13.4%
365 households
1 bedroom3.3%
90 households
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
1,866 households
One-person household27.7%
752 households
Other household types3.5%
94 households
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,057 households
1 person in household27.7%
752 households
3 people in household17.1%
463 households
4 people in household11.5%
311 households
5 people in household3.3%
89 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,093 residents
15–2916.2%
1,010 residents
30–4418.8%
1,169 residents
45–6427.3%
1,701 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,254 residents
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
6,029 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
72 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.9%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.6%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
2,857 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
2,753 residents
Good health34.2%
2,133 residents
Fair health14.9%
927 residents
Bad health5.2%
326 residents
Very bad health1.4%
90 residents
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
4,899 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,329 residents
Swinton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46%
1,248 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
896 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
447 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
120 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Swinton South · 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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