Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001608

Swallownest & Wales

Swallownest & Wales is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,061 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham

7,061

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,952

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

690.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Swallownest & Wales

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%

2,315 households

Private rented12.7%

374 households

Social rented8.6%

255 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Shared ownership0.1%

4 households

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.6%

1,198 households

Detached39%

1,151 households

Terraced15.8%

466 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%

102 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

16 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

10 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

5 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.8%

1,144 households

2 cars or vans in household35.2%

1,038 households

No cars or vans in household14.3%

422 households

3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%

346 households

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.5%

1,577 households

2 bedrooms23.2%

683 households

4 or more bedrooms21.4%

632 households

1 bedroom1.9%

55 households

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.9%

2,122 households

One-person household25.2%

742 households

Other household types2.9%

86 households

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%

1,090 households

1 person in household25.2%

742 households

3 people in household17.9%

527 households

4 people in household14.8%

437 households

5 people in household4.2%

123 households

6 people in household0.8%

23 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%

1,246 residents

15–2915.4%

1,084 residents

30–4419.9%

1,402 residents

45–6426.8%

1,893 residents

65 and over20.3%

1,433 residents

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%

6,767 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%

107 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%

98 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%

54 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

34 residents

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%

1,568 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.9%

1,082 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.8%

1,015 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.4%

881 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%

603 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.3%

415 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

152 residents aged 16 and over

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%

3,542 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36.4%

2,080 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

93 residents aged 16 and over

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%

1,155 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14%

802 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations13.3%

758 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12%

683 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%

666 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%

603 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%

423 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%

372 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

252 residents aged 16 and over

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%

3,406 residents

Good health33.7%

2,377 residents

Fair health13.1%

923 residents

Bad health3.8%

270 residents

Very bad health1.2%

84 residents

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%

5,823 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%

1,238 residents

Swallownest & Wales · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%

1,530 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%

961 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%

393 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%

63 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Swallownest & Wales · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001608

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Swallownest & Wales

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Rotherham

Life in Swallownest & Wales

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.