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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001586

Greasborough

Greasborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,782 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
7,782

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,955

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,362.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.4%

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.

Woodhouse West, Sheffield5,823 residents · 47.2% owned · 36.6% no carJarrow Town, South Tyneside5,237 residents · 44.7% owned · 42.7% no carEasedale Gardens, Gateshead6,791 residents · 50.3% owned · 39.9% no carSimonside, South Tyneside5,348 residents · 45.3% owned · 39.5% no carBoythorpe & Birdholme, Chesterfield6,298 residents · 42.3% owned · 38.6% no carOrsmgill & Hindpool, Barrow-in-Furness6,755 residents · 50.9% owned · 41.4% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rawmarsh South, Rotherham6,317 residents · 43.7% owned · 35.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greasborough

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

Tenure

Owned46.5%
1,840 households
Social rented41.4%
1,638 households
Private rented11.4%
449 households
Lives rent free0.5%
21 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.3%
1,317 households
Terraced28.7%
1,135 households
Semi-detached27.2%
1,076 households
Detached9.5%
378 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,629 households
No cars or vans in household36.2%
1,433 households
2 cars or vans in household17.6%
695 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
199 households
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,831 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
1,270 households
1 bedroom16.1%
635 households
4 or more bedrooms5.6%
220 households
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.6%
2,118 households
One-person household43.1%
1,706 households
Other household types3.3%
131 households
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.1%
1,706 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,321 households
3 people in household12.2%
483 households
4 people in household8.3%
328 households
5 people in household2.6%
101 households
6 people in household0.4%
14 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.2%
1,030 residents
15–2917.2%
1,341 residents
30–4416.9%
1,318 residents
45–6429.8%
2,319 residents
65 and over22.8%
1,774 residents
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
7,462 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
133 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
37 residents
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.3%
1,892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.4%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.4%
3,438 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.7%
3,190 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.1%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37%
2,877 residents
Good health34.9%
2,718 residents
Fair health18.2%
1,420 residents
Bad health7.4%
572 residents
Very bad health2.5%
195 residents
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.9%
5,674 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.1%
2,108 residents
Greasborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,421 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.8%
1,377 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.9%
866 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
283 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Greasborough · 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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