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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001606

Dinnington

Dinnington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,030 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
8,030

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,430

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,520

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Hatfield West, Doncaster8,310 residents · 66.7% owned · 20.6% no carRugeley South & Brereton, Cannock Chase9,287 residents · 68.7% owned · 18.0% no carMonk Bretton, Barnsley7,979 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.0% no carWalsall Wood, Walsall6,402 residents · 64.0% owned · 19.2% no carHaydock West, St. Helens5,798 residents · 68.3% owned · 21.4% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% 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 North, Rotherham8,546 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no carSwinton South, Rotherham6,228 residents · 67.8% owned · 17.4% no carKimberworth, Rotherham8,580 residents · 70.6% owned · 20.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dinnington

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

Tenure

Owned67.9%
2,329 households
Private rented17.7%
607 households
Social rented14.1%
482 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.2%
1,894 households
Detached22.9%
786 households
Terraced16.4%
563 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
130 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,442 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
969 households
No cars or vans in household20%
685 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
333 households
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.4%
2,004 households
2 bedrooms21.6%
739 households
4 or more bedrooms15.2%
522 households
1 bedroom4.8%
164 households
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.8%
2,291 households
One-person household29.1%
1,000 households
Other household types4.1%
140 households
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,234 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,000 households
3 people in household17%
582 households
4 people in household12.2%
417 households
5 people in household4.2%
144 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,380 residents
15–2916.8%
1,349 residents
30–4417.5%
1,405 residents
45–6427.3%
2,190 residents
65 and over21.2%
1,706 residents
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
7,816 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
84 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.9%
1,566 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
3,550 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44%
2,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
3,501 residents
Good health34.5%
2,773 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,187 residents
Bad health5.3%
427 residents
Very bad health1.8%
144 residents
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.4%
6,300 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.6%
1,731 residents
Dinnington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.8%
1,469 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,212 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
582 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Dinnington · 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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