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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001585

Rawmarsh South

Rawmarsh South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,317 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
6,317

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,916

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,798

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.2%

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.

Russell's Hall, Dudley8,413 residents · 44.0% owned · 31.7% no carDunston, Chesterfield8,004 residents · 49.3% owned · 30.2% no carWalkden North West, Salford6,061 residents · 46.1% owned · 35.8% no carOak Tree & Ransom Wood, Mansfield6,352 residents · 41.5% owned · 31.9% no carBrunshaw & Brownside, Burnley6,028 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.7% no carNewgate & Carr Bank, Mansfield8,435 residents · 39.6% owned · 36.4% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Greasborough, Rotherham7,782 residents · 46.5% owned · 36.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rawmarsh South

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

Tenure

Owned43.7%
1,274 households
Social rented36.9%
1,076 households
Private rented17.8%
520 households
Shared ownership0.9%
26 households
Lives rent free0.7%
20 households
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.4%
1,354 households
Terraced26.1%
761 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
370 households
Detached11.1%
323 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.6%
1,125 households
No cars or vans in household35.8%
1,044 households
2 cars or vans in household19.2%
561 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
188 households
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,200 households
2 bedrooms31%
906 households
1 bedroom19.1%
558 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
254 households
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.3%
1,673 households
One-person household39%
1,139 households
Other household types3.7%
107 households
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39%
1,139 households
2 people in household31.9%
932 households
3 people in household14.1%
410 households
4 people in household9.9%
288 households
5 people in household3.6%
106 households
6 people in household1%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,203 residents
15–2917.6%
1,110 residents
30–4418.8%
1,190 residents
45–6427.1%
1,711 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,101 residents
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
5,915 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
138 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
110 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
101 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
53 residents
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.2%
1,474 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.2%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
2,686 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.3%
2,283 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.1%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.4%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
239 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
2,560 residents
Good health33.2%
2,097 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,102 residents
Bad health7%
440 residents
Very bad health1.9%
118 residents
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
4,689 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
1,628 residents
Rawmarsh South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,044 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
980 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.4%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
231 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Rawmarsh 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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