Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001584

Thorpe Hesley

Thorpe Hesley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,666 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham

6,666

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,982

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

240.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thorpe Hesley

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

Tenure

Owned76.3%

2,274 households

Private rented14.4%

428 households

Social rented9.3%

276 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Shared ownership0%

1 households

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.5%

1,387 households

Detached33.5%

1,000 households

Terraced16.1%

481 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%

95 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

9 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

5 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%

4 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.4%

1,144 households

2 cars or vans in household36.7%

1,095 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%

406 households

No cars or vans in household11.3%

337 households

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.7%

1,422 households

4 or more bedrooms24.8%

740 households

2 bedrooms24.1%

719 households

1 bedroom3.4%

101 households

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%

2,097 households

One-person household26.9%

803 households

Other household types2.8%

83 households

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.3%

1,261 households

1 person in household26.9%

804 households

3 people in household15.7%

467 households

4 people in household12.2%

364 households

5 people in household2.2%

67 households

6 people in household0.4%

12 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%

846 residents

15–2914.3%

952 residents

30–4416.1%

1,075 residents

45–6432.1%

2,136 residents

65 and over24.8%

1,655 residents

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%

6,516 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%

71 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%

67 residents

Other ethnic group0.1%

7 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

5 residents

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%

1,740 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.9%

1,086 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.2%

933 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.3%

879 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%

536 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.9%

456 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.2%

124 residents aged 16 and over

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%

3,359 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.1%

2,307 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

86 residents aged 16 and over

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%

1,345 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14%

808 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%

745 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%

675 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%

633 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10%

576 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%

369 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%

335 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.7%

268 residents aged 16 and over

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%

3,080 residents

Good health35.4%

2,361 residents

Fair health13.1%

873 residents

Bad health4.1%

271 residents

Very bad health1.2%

79 residents

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%

5,466 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18%

1,200 residents

Thorpe Hesley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%

1,585 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%

981 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12%

359 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%

57 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Thorpe Hesley · 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 E02001584

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Thorpe Hesley

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

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Life in Thorpe Hesley

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.