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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001650

Sharrow

Sharrow is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,579 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
9,579

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,512

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,403.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.7%

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.

City Centre & The Polygon, Southampton8,966 residents · 23.1% owned · 46.4% no carSt Ann's West, Nottingham11,560 residents · 17.8% owned · 61.9% no carLeicester City South, Leicester10,114 residents · 11.2% owned · 61.7% no carHulme & University, Manchester11,072 residents · 17.3% owned · 53.5% no carLancaster Central, Lancaster9,086 residents · 35.9% owned · 46.9% no carWoodhouse & Little London, Leeds12,480 residents · 14.7% owned · 60.4% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Highfield & Lowfield, Sheffield12,869 residents · 32.3% owned · 44.9% no carDevonshire Quarter, Sheffield7,849 residents · 12.2% owned · 63.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sharrow

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

Tenure

Private rented48.5%
1,705 households
Social rented30.3%
1,064 households
Owned20.6%
724 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement58.1%
2,040 households
Terraced20.5%
720 households
Semi-detached7.3%
256 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.2%
252 households
Detached3.9%
138 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
65 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49%
1,719 households
1 car or van in household36.6%
1,286 households
2 cars or vans in household10.5%
369 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
136 households
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom36.3%
1,276 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
971 households
3 bedrooms19.4%
683 households
4 or more bedrooms16.6%
583 households
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44.3%
1,555 households
Single family household36.9%
1,297 households
Other household types18.8%
659 households
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.3%
1,555 households
2 people in household26.9%
942 households
3 people in household11.1%
391 households
4 people in household7.8%
274 households
5 people in household5.3%
186 households
6 people in household2.9%
102 households
7 people in household0.9%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.6%
1,019 residents
15–2953.4%
5,117 residents
30–4417.5%
1,681 residents
45–6412.2%
1,171 residents
65 and over6.2%
591 residents
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.8%
5,919 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.8%
1,606 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.6%
1,012 residents
Other ethnic group6%
575 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
466 residents
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.7%
3,125 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications36.4%
3,099 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.1%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.3%
533 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.5%
4,131 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)36.9%
3,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student14.6%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students44.1%
3,748 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.9%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.3%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
4,955 residents
Good health33.1%
3,166 residents
Fair health11%
1,058 residents
Bad health3.2%
304 residents
Very bad health1%
96 residents
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
7,959 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,620 residents
Sharrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,530 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,251 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
527 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
185 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Sharrow · 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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