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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001629

Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs

Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,532 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
6,532

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,823

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,797.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Turves Green, Birmingham9,128 residents · 35.6% owned · 40.9% no carHawkesley, Birmingham7,581 residents · 40.1% owned · 36.5% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carSt Ann's East, Nottingham7,859 residents · 34.7% owned · 47.1% no carBenwell, Newcastle upon Tyne8,173 residents · 40.9% owned · 44.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs

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

Tenure

Social rented43.7%
1,235 households
Owned39.3%
1,110 households
Private rented15.6%
441 households
Lives rent free0.7%
20 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%
1,058 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.4%
718 households
Terraced24.8%
700 households
Detached9.8%
277 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 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
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.9%
1,182 households
1 car or van in household40.8%
1,151 households
2 cars or vans in household13.9%
392 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%
99 households
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.7%
1,007 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
998 households
1 bedroom19.8%
559 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
260 households
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.2%
1,529 households
One-person household39.8%
1,124 households
Other household types6%
168 households
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.8%
1,124 households
2 people in household27.8%
785 households
3 people in household13.9%
392 households
4 people in household9.2%
260 households
5 people in household5.3%
151 households
6 people in household1.8%
52 households
7 people in household1.3%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,382 residents
15–2919.5%
1,274 residents
30–4420%
1,310 residents
45–6424.5%
1,601 residents
65 and over14.8%
968 residents
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White58.4%
3,813 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.6%
1,083 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.7%
830 residents
Other ethnic group7.4%
483 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
325 residents
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.3%
1,586 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
613 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
2,580 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
2,371 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.8%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
257 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
2,802 residents
Good health32.4%
2,120 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,068 residents
Bad health6.2%
405 residents
Very bad health2.1%
140 residents
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
5,082 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
1,454 residents
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
993 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.8%
926 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%
636 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.9%
252 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs · 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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