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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001649

Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,975 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
10,975

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,692

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,499.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Bulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carBell Green, Coventry7,966 residents · 44.7% owned · 37.0% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carNewall Green, Manchester9,033 residents · 35.4% owned · 35.4% no carBoothroyden & Higher Blackley, Manchester8,434 residents · 41.6% owned · 36.5% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sheffield Lane Top & Longley Park, Sheffield6,056 residents · 45.2% owned · 34.9% no carSouthey Green West, Sheffield9,032 residents · 46.5% owned · 36.6% no carHeeley & Newfield Green, Sheffield7,682 residents · 44.0% owned · 41.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodthorpe

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

Tenure

Social rented51%
2,394 households
Owned32.1%
1,508 households
Private rented16.1%
756 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53%
2,485 households
Terraced22.7%
1,065 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.9%
840 households
Detached5.5%
260 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,978 households
No cars or vans in household39.7%
1,864 households
2 cars or vans in household15.2%
712 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
136 households
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
2,234 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,338 households
1 bedroom17.6%
824 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
294 households
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
2,769 households
One-person household35%
1,639 households
Other household types6%
281 households
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.9%
1,639 households
2 people in household28.2%
1,323 households
3 people in household15.7%
737 households
4 people in household13.3%
626 households
5 people in household5.4%
252 households
6 people in household1.9%
88 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,451 residents
15–2920.6%
2,261 residents
30–4421.9%
2,407 residents
45–6423.6%
2,594 residents
65 and over11.5%
1,261 residents
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74%
8,121 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.5%
1,040 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
819 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
618 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
378 residents
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.3%
2,624 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
4,598 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
3,567 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.6%
1,809 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.2%
1,361 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
433 residents aged 16 and over
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
4,775 residents
Good health32.3%
3,550 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,671 residents
Bad health7.1%
774 residents
Very bad health1.9%
205 residents
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
8,373 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
2,602 residents
Woodthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,645 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33%
1,547 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
1,011 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.8%
459 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
28 households
Woodthorpe · 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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