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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001619

Parson Cross

Parson Cross is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,170 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
10,170

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,226

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,385.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.0%

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.

Blacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carBloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carBlakenall North, Walsall6,663 residents · 44.4% owned · 33.0% no carBilton Grange, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,006 residents · 50.2% owned · 34.7% no carFerry Fryston, Wakefield8,951 residents · 48.2% owned · 29.0% no carBlacon North, Cheshire West and Chester6,243 residents · 47.9% owned · 30.8% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sheffield Lane Top & Longley Park, Sheffield6,056 residents · 45.2% owned · 34.9% no carRichmond & Stradbroke, Sheffield7,674 residents · 54.4% owned · 28.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Parson Cross

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

Tenure

Owned49.3%
2,083 households
Social rented41.1%
1,738 households
Private rented9.4%
397 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.3%
2,506 households
Terraced26.1%
1,103 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.6%
362 households
Detached5%
213 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,784 households
No cars or vans in household32.4%
1,371 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
848 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
226 households
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.4%
2,258 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
1,332 households
1 bedroom7.9%
336 households
4 or more bedrooms7.1%
301 households
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
2,754 households
One-person household30.5%
1,288 households
Other household types4.3%
183 households
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
1,295 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,288 households
3 people in household19%
803 households
4 people in household12.6%
532 households
5 people in household4.6%
195 households
6 people in household1.8%
76 households
7 people in household0.6%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
2,113 residents
15–2919.4%
1,972 residents
30–4419.9%
2,028 residents
45–6424.2%
2,460 residents
65 and over15.7%
1,600 residents
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.5%
9,205 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
278 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
276 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
270 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
141 residents
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.8%
2,513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
4,361 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
3,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.8%
1,721 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.6%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
4,233 residents
Good health33.1%
3,368 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,676 residents
Bad health7%
707 residents
Very bad health1.8%
186 residents
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
7,684 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
2,486 residents
Parson Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,500 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
1,416 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
938 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.4%
356 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Parson Cross · 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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