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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001625

Southey Green East

Southey Green East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,910 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
7,910

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,205

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,260.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.8%

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.

Bloxwich South, Walsall6,679 residents · 33.8% owned · 39.2% no carCaerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carNewington, Thanet8,925 residents · 46.4% owned · 30.7% no carDane Valley & Northdown Hill, Thanet7,721 residents · 50.4% owned · 28.7% no carMount Pleasant & Deckham East, Gateshead6,313 residents · 35.4% owned · 43.8% no carBloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shiregreen South, Sheffield6,996 residents · 41.8% owned · 34.7% no carSheffield Lane Top & Longley Park, Sheffield6,056 residents · 45.2% owned · 34.9% no carSouthey Green West, Sheffield9,032 residents · 46.5% owned · 36.6% no carParson Cross, Sheffield10,170 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Southey Green East

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

Tenure

Social rented46.3%
1,484 households
Owned42.1%
1,350 households
Private rented11.4%
365 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.9%
1,470 households
Terraced43.2%
1,385 households
Detached5.5%
175 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
151 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 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%
2 households
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,383 households
No cars or vans in household37.4%
1,200 households
2 cars or vans in household15.3%
491 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
131 households
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,564 households
2 bedrooms42.1%
1,349 households
1 bedroom4.6%
148 households
4 or more bedrooms4.5%
144 households
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,121 households
One-person household28.5%
913 households
Other household types5.3%
169 households
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.3%
1,002 households
1 person in household28.5%
913 households
3 people in household20.5%
657 households
4 people in household12%
385 households
5 people in household5%
159 households
6 people in household1.8%
58 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
1,764 residents
15–2919.2%
1,516 residents
30–4419.5%
1,544 residents
45–6423.3%
1,844 residents
65 and over15.7%
1,241 residents
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.6%
6,294 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
519 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%
464 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
394 residents
Other ethnic group3%
236 residents
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.4%
1,897 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.8%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
849 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.2%
3,099 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
2,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.4%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.3%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.4%
3,116 residents
Good health34.6%
2,735 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,352 residents
Bad health6.9%
547 residents
Very bad health2%
160 residents
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
5,867 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
2,043 residents
Southey Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,197 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.2%
968 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.8%
762 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
253 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
25 households
Southey Green East · 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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