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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001652

Highfield & Lowfield

Highfield & Lowfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,869 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
12,869

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,717

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,350.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.8%

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.

Bangor City, Gwynedd8,615 residents · 30.4% owned · 38.6% no carLadybarn, Manchester9,729 residents · 30.8% owned · 39.6% no carHeaton Park & Portland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne8,666 residents · 26.9% owned · 43.4% no carCity Centre & The Polygon, Southampton8,966 residents · 23.1% owned · 46.4% no carLower Stoke & Gosford Park, Coventry9,241 residents · 21.9% owned · 53.3% no carWharf & University, Lincoln10,448 residents · 30.5% owned · 39.1% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Broomhall, Sheffield7,657 residents · 44.5% owned · 31.9% no carSharrow, Sheffield9,579 residents · 20.6% owned · 49.0% no carBroomhill & Lower Crookesmoor, Sheffield8,326 residents · 34.9% owned · 34.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highfield & Lowfield

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

Tenure

Private rented53.4%
1,984 households
Owned32.3%
1,199 households
Social rented13.7%
511 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47.4%
1,762 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.3%
902 households
Semi-detached11.8%
437 households
Detached5.4%
200 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4%
149 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4%
147 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%
119 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.9%
1,668 households
1 car or van in household39.1%
1,453 households
2 cars or vans in household12.7%
471 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
125 households
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34%
1,261 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
879 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
794 households
1 bedroom21%
780 households
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household40.8%
1,518 households
One-person household34.7%
1,289 households
Other household types24.5%
911 households
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.7%
1,289 households
2 people in household28.3%
1,051 households
3 people in household14.6%
544 households
4 people in household10.6%
395 households
5 people in household6.1%
227 households
6 people in household3.5%
131 households
7 people in household1.3%
50 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.9%
1,275 residents
15–2957.7%
7,429 residents
30–4417.9%
2,300 residents
45–649.6%
1,232 residents
65 and over4.9%
632 residents
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57%
7,329 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.3%
3,774 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%
866 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
492 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
408 residents
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications37.5%
4,329 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above36.8%
4,242 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.3%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.6%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive46.8%
5,399 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)35.3%
4,068 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student17.9%
2,064 residents aged 16 and over
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students50%
5,770 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.5%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.4%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.3%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.2%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
6,347 residents
Good health36.6%
4,710 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,390 residents
Bad health2.7%
346 residents
Very bad health0.6%
76 residents
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
10,870 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,999 residents
Highfield & Lowfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,679 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,343 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
540 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
143 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Highfield & Lowfield · 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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