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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001623

Firth Park

Firth Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,164 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
8,164

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,228

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,320.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.6%

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.

Eastwood & East Dene, Rotherham8,252 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carHurstead & Smallbridge, Rochdale8,403 residents · 42.4% owned · 35.6% no carPerry Common - College Road, Birmingham9,603 residents · 44.1% owned · 35.5% no carHolme Wood, Bradford7,599 residents · 27.3% owned · 52.1% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs, Sheffield6,532 residents · 39.3% owned · 41.9% no carWoodthorpe, Sheffield10,975 residents · 32.1% owned · 39.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Firth Park

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

Tenure

Social rented53.3%
1,721 households
Owned32.5%
1,050 households
Private rented13.6%
439 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.4%
1,142 households
Terraced34%
1,098 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.6%
762 households
Detached5.1%
165 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.6%
1,470 households
1 car or van in household39.1%
1,261 households
2 cars or vans in household12.1%
390 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
105 households
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,551 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
900 households
1 bedroom18.4%
594 households
4 or more bedrooms5.6%
181 households
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%
1,866 households
One-person household35.9%
1,158 households
Other household types6.3%
202 households
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.9%
1,158 households
2 people in household25.6%
826 households
3 people in household15.3%
495 households
4 people in household9.5%
308 households
5 people in household6.7%
216 households
6 people in household4.6%
148 households
7 people in household1.3%
42 households
8 or more people in household1%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
1,789 residents
15–2921.2%
1,729 residents
30–4418.8%
1,533 residents
45–6423.6%
1,923 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,189 residents
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.3%
4,023 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.5%
1,674 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.8%
1,126 residents
Other ethnic group11%
896 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
442 residents
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33%
2,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.6%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
813 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.5%
3,281 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.4%
2,777 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.6%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.3%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.7%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.3%
3,208 residents
Good health33.7%
2,748 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,451 residents
Bad health6.9%
563 residents
Very bad health2.4%
195 residents
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
6,198 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
1,966 residents
Firth Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,117 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.5%
920 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.8%
832 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.5%
338 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Firth Park · 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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