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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001634

Walkley

Walkley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,025 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
9,025

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,419

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,336.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.7%

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.

Horsforth East, Leeds8,333 residents · 61.1% owned · 21.6% no carSt Annes, Bristol, City of9,994 residents · 63.0% owned · 19.8% no carCanton, Cardiff10,201 residents · 61.3% owned · 27.4% no carAlstone & St Mark's, Cheltenham10,439 residents · 58.6% owned · 22.9% no carChester Boughton East, Cheshire West and Chester6,915 residents · 61.5% owned · 22.2% no carSherwood Vale, Nottingham7,714 residents · 58.1% owned · 32.5% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodseats, Sheffield7,769 residents · 70.2% owned · 22.0% no carMeersbrook, Sheffield7,362 residents · 70.3% owned · 23.8% no carCrookes, Sheffield5,976 residents · 62.3% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walkley

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

Tenure

Owned66.1%
2,919 households
Private rented24.1%
1,064 households
Social rented9.6%
425 households
Shared ownership0.2%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.3%
2,268 households
Semi-detached23%
1,018 households
Detached10.8%
476 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
450 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
103 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.8%
2,201 households
No cars or vans in household26.5%
1,171 households
2 cars or vans in household20%
883 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
165 households
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.6%
2,456 households
2 bedrooms25%
1,104 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
441 households
1 bedroom9.5%
419 households
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58%
2,567 households
One-person household35.8%
1,586 households
Other household types6.1%
271 households
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,733 households
1 person in household35.9%
1,586 households
3 people in household13.3%
587 households
4 people in household9.2%
408 households
5 people in household1.9%
82 households
6 people in household0.3%
13 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,230 residents
15–2920.4%
1,844 residents
30–4427.1%
2,447 residents
45–6422.9%
2,069 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,432 residents
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.2%
8,048 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
402 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
233 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
221 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
120 residents
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.7%
3,988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.1%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.3%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.9%
5,086 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
2,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,917 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
4,382 residents
Good health34.3%
3,093 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,092 residents
Bad health3.9%
351 residents
Very bad health1.2%
107 residents
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
7,314 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,708 residents
Walkley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%
2,480 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
1,344 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
476 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
108 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Walkley · 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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