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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001632

Burngreave & Grimesthorpe

Burngreave & Grimesthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,364 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
12,364

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,356

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,232

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Strangeways, Manchester9,362 residents · 22.8% owned · 41.5% no carHaslebury South, Enfield8,366 residents · 34.7% owned · 42.8% no carRose Hill & Castleward, Derby11,564 residents · 33.7% owned · 46.8% no carWinson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no carBalsall Heath West & Kingswood Road, Birmingham7,232 residents · 39.4% owned · 43.3% no carToxteth Park, Liverpool9,078 residents · 15.4% owned · 56.7% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Darnall, Sheffield8,571 residents · 36.9% owned · 38.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burngreave & Grimesthorpe

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

Tenure

Social rented36.6%
1,594 households
Private rented33.2%
1,445 households
Owned28.8%
1,255 households
Shared ownership1.1%
48 households
Lives rent free0.3%
14 households
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.9%
1,518 households
Terraced28.5%
1,242 households
Semi-detached24.1%
1,050 households
Detached7.6%
330 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.3%
2,101 households
1 car or van in household40.4%
1,758 households
2 cars or vans in household8.9%
388 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
105 households
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35%
1,523 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,330 households
1 bedroom24.2%
1,052 households
4 or more bedrooms10.3%
447 households
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%
2,354 households
One-person household34.5%
1,505 households
Other household types11.4%
498 households
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.6%
1,507 households
2 people in household22.4%
975 households
4 people in household11.7%
508 households
3 people in household10.8%
471 households
5 people in household9.9%
432 households
6 people in household5.4%
237 households
7 people in household2.8%
123 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
101 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.6%
3,293 residents
15–2925.4%
3,135 residents
30–4423.1%
2,860 residents
45–6417.1%
2,114 residents
65 and over7.8%
962 residents
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White30.9%
3,820 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.1%
3,347 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.4%
2,522 residents
Other ethnic group17.3%
2,143 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
530 residents
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33%
2,931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above26%
2,302 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.5%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50%
4,433 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.9%
4,159 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed25.9%
2,301 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
1,400 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.8%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
6,334 residents
Good health29.9%
3,698 residents
Fair health12%
1,479 residents
Bad health5%
615 residents
Very bad health1.9%
237 residents
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
10,354 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
2,008 residents
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,587 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.5%
1,373 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
965 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.1%
398 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
33 households
Burngreave & Grimesthorpe · 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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