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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001602

Brinsworth

Brinsworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,048 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
9,048

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,937

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,766

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Sawley, Erewash9,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 19.5% no carSwadlincote North, South Derbyshire7,560 residents · 71.5% owned · 15.2% no carChaddesden Park, Derby9,030 residents · 69.7% owned · 21.8% no carBolehall, Tamworth7,337 residents · 71.9% owned · 19.1% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carBirches Head, Stoke-on-Trent5,723 residents · 74.0% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kimberworth, Rotherham8,580 residents · 70.6% owned · 20.5% no carAston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brinsworth

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

Tenure

Owned71%
2,796 households
Social rented14.6%
573 households
Private rented13.8%
545 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached64.6%
2,543 households
Detached16.3%
643 households
Terraced13.6%
535 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
189 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,659 households
2 cars or vans in household27.9%
1,097 households
No cars or vans in household20.7%
813 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
367 households
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.6%
2,425 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
872 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
396 households
1 bedroom6.2%
244 households
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%
2,710 households
One-person household27.6%
1,087 households
Other household types3.5%
138 households
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,533 households
1 person in household27.6%
1,087 households
3 people in household16.2%
639 households
4 people in household12.3%
483 households
5 people in household3.5%
137 households
6 people in household1.2%
48 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,492 residents
15–2916.4%
1,482 residents
30–4418.6%
1,683 residents
45–6426.7%
2,417 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,971 residents
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
8,295 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
405 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
132 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
124 residents
Other ethnic group1%
94 residents
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.7%
1,765 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,494 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.5%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
4,331 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
3,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.3%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
3,926 residents
Good health35.9%
3,244 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,350 residents
Bad health4.5%
405 residents
Very bad health1.4%
123 residents
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
7,305 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,743 residents
Brinsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,757 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,403 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
625 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Brinsworth · 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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