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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001594

Rotherham Central

Rotherham Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,452 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
7,452

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,070

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,390.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.7%

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.

Central Rochdale & Mandale Park, Rochdale12,014 residents · 35.4% owned · 46.6% no carSculcoates, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,549 residents · 22.4% owned · 55.5% no carAshton Central, Tameside11,205 residents · 26.6% owned · 48.2% no carYarmouth Parade, Great Yarmouth9,342 residents · 25.9% owned · 53.6% no carBank Hall & Fulledge, Burnley6,308 residents · 40.9% owned · 47.0% no carArmley & New Wortley, Leeds9,817 residents · 23.8% owned · 52.1% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Masbrough & Bradgate, Rotherham7,207 residents · 36.9% owned · 41.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rotherham Central

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

Tenure

Private rented38.6%
1,185 households
Social rented32.4%
996 households
Owned27.9%
857 households
Lives rent free0.7%
20 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.9%
979 households
Semi-detached26.1%
800 households
Terraced25.2%
773 households
Detached9.4%
289 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
113 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
72 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.3%
1,514 households
1 car or van in household35.8%
1,099 households
2 cars or vans in household10.5%
323 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
134 households
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.7%
1,188 households
3 bedrooms25.8%
792 households
1 bedroom23.6%
726 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
364 households
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.3%
1,516 households
One-person household42.3%
1,301 households
Other household types8.3%
256 households
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.4%
1,302 households
2 people in household24%
737 households
3 people in household13.2%
405 households
4 people in household9.2%
282 households
5 people in household5.4%
166 households
6 people in household2.8%
85 households
7 people in household1.5%
47 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
46 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,597 residents
15–2923.1%
1,725 residents
30–4422.9%
1,708 residents
45–6421.3%
1,589 residents
65 and over11.2%
834 residents
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.4%
4,800 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.5%
1,601 residents
Other ethnic group7.4%
552 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
306 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
199 residents
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.8%
2,002 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.7%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.6%
2,853 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.5%
2,786 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed24.2%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations20%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,372 residents
Good health31.1%
2,317 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,134 residents
Bad health6.5%
488 residents
Very bad health1.9%
141 residents
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
5,866 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,586 residents
Rotherham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,106 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.6%
969 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.9%
672 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.3%
286 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
37 households
Rotherham Central · 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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