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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001607

Aston

Aston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,928 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
8,928

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,827

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,536.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Ashton-in-Makerfield North, Wigan7,830 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.5% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carSpondon South, Derby7,054 residents · 65.9% owned · 21.3% no carSwadlincote North, South Derbyshire7,560 residents · 71.5% owned · 15.2% no carKidsgrove West, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,638 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carHigher Irlam, Salford9,698 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.9% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Swinton South, Rotherham6,228 residents · 67.8% owned · 17.4% no carKimberworth, Rotherham8,580 residents · 70.6% owned · 20.5% no carBrinsworth, Rotherham9,048 residents · 71.0% owned · 20.7% no carHerringthorpe, Rotherham9,643 residents · 68.0% owned · 22.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aston

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

Tenure

Owned68.6%
2,625 households
Social rented20.4%
779 households
Private rented10.7%
408 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached64.6%
2,472 households
Detached16.6%
636 households
Terraced13.1%
501 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
181 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,612 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
1,085 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
770 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
360 households
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61%
2,336 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
775 households
4 or more bedrooms13.2%
506 households
1 bedroom5.5%
210 households
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
2,618 households
One-person household28.2%
1,078 households
Other household types3.4%
130 households
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,411 households
1 person in household28.2%
1,078 households
3 people in household16.1%
618 households
4 people in household13.4%
512 households
5 people in household4.3%
166 households
6 people in household0.7%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,620 residents
15–2915.4%
1,377 residents
30–4418.5%
1,650 residents
45–6425.9%
2,316 residents
65 and over22%
1,965 residents
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
8,582 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
136 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
109 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
31 residents
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,636 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,564 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
4,068 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
3,032 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
3,906 residents
Good health34.6%
3,092 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,302 residents
Bad health5.3%
472 residents
Very bad health1.7%
156 residents
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
7,082 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,847 residents
Aston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,748 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,283 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
648 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Aston · 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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