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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001614

Chapeltown

Chapeltown is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,998 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
10,998

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,781

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,066.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.1%

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.

Aldridge North, Walsall6,755 residents · 79.5% owned · 13.0% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no carHindley Green, Wigan8,521 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.2% no carWest Hucknall, Ashfield7,633 residents · 85.7% owned · 13.6% no carHellesdon South East, Broadland5,442 residents · 84.6% owned · 13.4% no carCheslyn Hay, South Staffordshire9,784 residents · 79.3% owned · 12.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chapeltown

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

Tenure

Owned80%
3,826 households
Private rented11.1%
530 households
Social rented8.8%
419 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.1%
2,252 households
Detached28.9%
1,383 households
Terraced16.8%
802 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
285 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
7 households
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
2,014 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
1,486 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
795 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
487 households
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.8%
2,479 households
2 bedrooms23.8%
1,136 households
4 or more bedrooms20.4%
975 households
1 bedroom4%
192 households
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.9%
3,345 households
One-person household26.9%
1,286 households
Other household types3.2%
151 households
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
1,918 households
1 person in household26.9%
1,286 households
3 people in household15.7%
749 households
4 people in household13.6%
651 households
5 people in household3.3%
156 households
6 people in household0.4%
20 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,501 residents
15–2915.8%
1,737 residents
30–4416.3%
1,791 residents
45–6428.9%
3,173 residents
65 and over25.4%
2,795 residents
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
10,588 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
155 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
144 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
75 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
39 residents
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.1%
2,542 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.4%
791 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
5,478 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
3,738 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,987 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
4,829 residents
Good health35.9%
3,947 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,666 residents
Bad health3.8%
422 residents
Very bad health1.2%
135 residents
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
8,782 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
2,216 residents
Chapeltown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
2,339 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,700 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
631 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Chapeltown · 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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