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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001600

Rotherham South

Rotherham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,094 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
11,094

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,142

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,902.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Wake Green East & Moseley Bog, Birmingham8,591 residents · 71.2% owned · 18.9% no carNormanton West, Derby6,311 residents · 81.0% owned · 13.9% no carOadby South & West, Oadby and Wigston8,823 residents · 73.1% owned · 18.5% no carCadley & College, Preston8,368 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.9% no carLittleover East, Derby7,818 residents · 64.2% owned · 21.6% no carGreat Barr, Sandwell6,829 residents · 81.2% owned · 15.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rotherham South

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

Tenure

Owned72.8%
3,017 households
Private rented16.5%
685 households
Social rented10%
415 households
Lives rent free0.6%
23 households
Shared ownership0%
2 households
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53%
2,194 households
Detached27.5%
1,141 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.9%
494 households
Terraced5.3%
219 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,610 households
2 cars or vans in household31.2%
1,290 households
No cars or vans in household18.1%
749 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
492 households
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.2%
1,915 households
4 or more bedrooms29.8%
1,233 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
736 households
1 bedroom6.3%
259 households
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,621 households
One-person household28.3%
1,170 households
Other household types8.4%
347 households
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
1,321 households
1 person in household28.3%
1,173 households
3 people in household13.2%
547 households
4 people in household12.2%
507 households
5 people in household7.2%
299 households
6 people in household3.8%
158 households
7 people in household1.9%
77 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
62 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
2,015 residents
15–2918.9%
2,094 residents
30–4419.3%
2,146 residents
45–6423.7%
2,627 residents
65 and over19.9%
2,209 residents
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57%
6,321 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.6%
4,053 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
367 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
197 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
148 residents
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,974 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.7%
4,622 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
4,137 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.2%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
5,202 residents
Good health34.9%
3,868 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,407 residents
Bad health4.2%
467 residents
Very bad health1.3%
145 residents
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
9,275 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,816 residents
Rotherham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,977 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,448 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
554 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Rotherham 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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