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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001598

Herringthorpe

Herringthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,643 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
9,643

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,033

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,253.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Scunthorpe Central Park, North Lincolnshire5,792 residents · 68.1% owned · 20.0% no carRumney, Cardiff5,799 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.8% no carAshton-in-Makerfield North, Wigan7,830 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.5% no carPelsall North, Walsall5,270 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.8% no carHandsworth South, Sheffield6,281 residents · 67.6% owned · 23.7% no carMalpas, Newport7,605 residents · 74.8% owned · 19.6% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carSwinton South, Rotherham6,228 residents · 67.8% owned · 17.4% no carDinnington, Rotherham8,030 residents · 67.9% owned · 20.0% no carRawmarsh North West, Rotherham7,690 residents · 63.8% owned · 22.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Herringthorpe

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

Tenure

Owned68%
2,744 households
Social rented19.7%
796 households
Private rented11.5%
462 households
Shared ownership0.4%
18 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached75.4%
3,040 households
Detached13.4%
540 households
Terraced5.6%
227 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
202 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37%
1,494 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
1,227 households
No cars or vans in household22%
887 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
426 households
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.1%
2,304 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
851 households
4 or more bedrooms14.9%
600 households
1 bedroom6.9%
278 households
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,749 households
One-person household27.6%
1,114 households
Other household types4.3%
172 households
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,468 households
1 person in household27.6%
1,114 households
3 people in household16.4%
662 households
4 people in household13.1%
528 households
5 people in household4.5%
181 households
6 people in household1.3%
53 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,712 residents
15–2915.1%
1,452 residents
30–4418.1%
1,750 residents
45–6426.5%
2,558 residents
65 and over22.5%
2,174 residents
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
8,532 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
791 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
150 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
91 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
79 residents
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,997 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
4,228 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
3,479 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,575 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
4,187 residents
Good health34.6%
3,333 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,456 residents
Bad health5.4%
520 residents
Very bad health1.5%
147 residents
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
7,642 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
2,001 residents
Herringthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.3%
1,785 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,348 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
694 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
199 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
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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