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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001590

East Herringthorpe

East Herringthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,503 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
7,503

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,982

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,675.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

13.8%

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.

Laithwaite & Marsh Green, Wigan9,049 residents · 27.3% owned · 42.5% no carRhyl South West, Denbighshire5,566 residents · 44.4% owned · 35.9% no carKendray, Barnsley6,231 residents · 44.5% owned · 35.7% no carAthersley, Barnsley9,665 residents · 44.7% owned · 30.8% no carCaia Park, Wrexham6,861 residents · 28.9% owned · 41.3% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Herringthorpe

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

Tenure

Social rented49.7%
1,482 households
Owned37%
1,103 households
Private rented12.2%
363 households
Lives rent free0.7%
22 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached68.4%
2,039 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
455 households
Terraced10.2%
305 households
Detached4.8%
142 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,182 households
No cars or vans in household38.4%
1,146 households
2 cars or vans in household16.3%
485 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
169 households
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59%
1,759 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
766 households
1 bedroom9%
268 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
189 households
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
1,882 households
One-person household30.4%
908 households
Other household types6.5%
193 households
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.4%
908 households
2 people in household28.5%
851 households
3 people in household17.4%
520 households
4 people in household12.8%
382 households
5 people in household7.5%
224 households
6 people in household2%
61 households
7 people in household0.8%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523%
1,724 residents
15–2920.3%
1,523 residents
30–4420.1%
1,508 residents
45–6423.9%
1,789 residents
65 and over12.7%
955 residents
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.5%
6,484 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
594 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
166 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
159 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
97 residents
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35.6%
2,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above13.8%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
2,888 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
2,683 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
96 residents aged 16 and over
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.6%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.8%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3%
169 residents aged 16 and over
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
3,059 residents
Good health32.1%
2,405 residents
Fair health17.3%
1,298 residents
Bad health7.1%
535 residents
Very bad health2.7%
204 residents
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.3%
5,498 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.7%
2,003 residents
East Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
995 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension27.9%
833 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions27.2%
811 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.9%
326 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
17 households
East Herringthorpe · 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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