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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001637

Darnall

Darnall is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,571 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
8,571

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,680

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,008

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.8%

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.

Lever Edge, Bolton9,156 residents · 41.3% owned · 31.7% no carBowling Park, Bradford7,073 residents · 51.9% owned · 37.9% no carWardleworth & Newbold Brow, Rochdale10,362 residents · 49.2% owned · 33.3% no carYardley Fields, Birmingham11,587 residents · 47.3% owned · 32.3% no carPalfrey, Walsall10,264 residents · 47.0% owned · 34.2% no carDeeplish, Rochdale10,296 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.3% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tinsley & Carbrook, Sheffield6,506 residents · 47.2% owned · 37.6% no carCrabtree & Fir Vale, Sheffield9,253 residents · 51.7% owned · 37.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Darnall

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

Tenure

Social rented39.6%
1,061 households
Owned36.9%
989 households
Private rented22.8%
612 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.8%
1,067 households
Terraced34.2%
916 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.5%
390 households
Detached9.2%
247 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
36 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 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 households
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,108 households
No cars or vans in household38.9%
1,043 households
2 cars or vans in household15.2%
407 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
121 households
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%
1,043 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
770 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
501 households
1 bedroom13.6%
365 households
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
1,659 households
One-person household26.2%
703 households
Other household types11.8%
317 households
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household26.2%
703 households
2 people in household19.4%
520 households
3 people in household14.7%
394 households
4 people in household14%
374 households
5 people in household11.7%
313 households
6 people in household7.4%
199 households
7 people in household3.5%
93 households
8 or more people in household3.1%
83 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.5%
2,359 residents
15–2923.6%
2,026 residents
30–4421.7%
1,865 residents
45–6418.4%
1,582 residents
65 and over8.7%
743 residents
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh49.7%
4,261 residents
White26%
2,226 residents
Other ethnic group10.3%
881 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.1%
867 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
336 residents
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications36.2%
2,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.8%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.4%
3,181 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.7%
2,714 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed26.7%
1,620 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
249 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
4,098 residents
Good health31.7%
2,719 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,089 residents
Bad health6%
514 residents
Very bad health1.8%
151 residents
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
7,121 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,452 residents
Darnall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
988 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension27.5%
736 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.2%
702 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.9%
238 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
Darnall · 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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