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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001630

Crabtree & Fir Vale

Crabtree & Fir Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,253 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
9,253

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,861

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,676.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Bowling Park, Bradford7,073 residents · 51.9% owned · 37.9% no carSpringfield & Hall Green West, Birmingham11,118 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.2% no carCrumpsall South, Manchester15,014 residents · 38.2% owned · 34.5% no carSummerfield, Birmingham10,025 residents · 37.6% owned · 44.4% no carWensley Fold, Blackburn with Darwen9,407 residents · 54.1% owned · 31.6% no carGreat Horton & Brackenhill, Bradford7,318 residents · 48.1% owned · 39.8% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Darnall, Sheffield8,571 residents · 36.9% owned · 38.9% no carTinsley & Carbrook, Sheffield6,506 residents · 47.2% owned · 37.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crabtree & Fir Vale

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

Tenure

Owned51.7%
1,479 households
Private rented27.9%
798 households
Social rented20%
572 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
1,063 households
Terraced33%
945 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.7%
449 households
Detached11.5%
330 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
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 households
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,145 households
No cars or vans in household37.4%
1,069 households
2 cars or vans in household16.7%
478 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
166 households
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,270 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
705 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
575 households
1 bedroom10.9%
311 households
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,638 households
One-person household27.9%
798 households
Other household types14.9%
426 households
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.9%
798 households
2 people in household20.7%
592 households
3 people in household13.3%
381 households
4 people in household12.1%
347 households
5 people in household10.8%
308 households
6 people in household8.2%
236 households
7 people in household4.2%
119 households
8 or more people in household2.8%
81 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.9%
2,309 residents
15–2923.3%
2,156 residents
30–4421.5%
1,988 residents
45–6419.4%
1,798 residents
65 and over10.9%
1,006 residents
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh44.5%
4,114 residents
White30.3%
2,806 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.9%
1,010 residents
Other ethnic group10.8%
999 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
322 residents
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.7%
2,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,692 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
688 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.2%
3,474 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.9%
3,117 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed25.6%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.7%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
4,215 residents
Good health33.7%
3,122 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,226 residents
Bad health5.4%
498 residents
Very bad health2.1%
191 residents
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
7,579 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,674 residents
Crabtree & Fir Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,045 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.7%
964 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.4%
641 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Crabtree & Fir Vale · 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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