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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001647

Handsworth South

Handsworth South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,281 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
6,281

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,717

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,024.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

West Coseley, Dudley9,020 residents · 71.6% owned · 19.9% no carBushbury, Wolverhampton10,087 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.9% no carStockwood, Bristol, City of11,085 residents · 68.4% owned · 19.6% no carScale Hall & Torrisholme, Lancaster12,192 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.6% no carAston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carBrinsworth, Rotherham9,048 residents · 71.0% owned · 20.7% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Charnock & Basegreen, Sheffield5,979 residents · 71.9% owned · 23.1% no carGleadless, Sheffield6,288 residents · 71.8% owned · 26.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Handsworth South

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

Tenure

Owned67.6%
1,837 households
Social rented21.3%
580 households
Private rented10.4%
282 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.1%
1,660 households
Terraced13.4%
365 households
Detached12.6%
343 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.9%
323 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,159 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
701 households
No cars or vans in household23.7%
644 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
212 households
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.5%
1,615 households
2 bedrooms18.9%
513 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
314 households
1 bedroom10.1%
274 households
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
1,794 households
One-person household31.2%
846 households
Other household types2.8%
75 households
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.5%
938 households
1 person in household31.2%
847 households
3 people in household15.3%
415 households
4 people in household13.7%
372 households
5 people in household4%
109 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,111 residents
15–2915.8%
990 residents
30–4417.8%
1,120 residents
45–6427.1%
1,705 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,354 residents
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.4%
5,424 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%
475 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
204 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
102 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
75 residents
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.3%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
927 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,863 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,134 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.1%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
2,722 residents
Good health34.5%
2,168 residents
Fair health15.2%
954 residents
Bad health5.5%
348 residents
Very bad health1.4%
89 residents
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
4,957 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,324 residents
Handsworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.3%
1,204 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
952 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
445 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Handsworth South · 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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