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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001660

Nether Edge

Nether Edge is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,869 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
9,869

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,111

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,772.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.3%

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.

Chorlton North, Manchester9,363 residents · 59.1% owned · 26.3% no carChorlton South, Manchester7,427 residents · 61.7% owned · 23.1% no carKings Heath, Birmingham7,703 residents · 67.2% owned · 25.8% no carSt Leonard's, Exeter6,349 residents · 56.4% owned · 25.3% no carPen-y-lan South, Cardiff6,673 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.7% no carLeamington West & Milverton, Warwick9,357 residents · 59.2% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nether Edge

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

Tenure

Owned62.7%
2,579 households
Private rented29.7%
1,223 households
Social rented6.6%
272 households
Shared ownership0.8%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.3%
1,410 households
Semi-detached22.6%
928 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
756 households
Detached12.2%
503 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.4%
344 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
67 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,981 households
No cars or vans in household24.5%
1,007 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
878 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
244 households
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.6%
1,382 households
3 bedrooms27%
1,109 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
938 households
1 bedroom16.6%
683 households
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.6%
2,201 households
One-person household36%
1,479 households
Other household types10.4%
428 households
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,479 households
2 people in household30.9%
1,269 households
3 people in household12.8%
527 households
4 people in household11.2%
462 households
5 people in household4%
165 households
6 people in household2.2%
90 households
7 people in household1.6%
66 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
49 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,657 residents
15–2920.3%
2,006 residents
30–4424.7%
2,438 residents
45–6423.1%
2,280 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,488 residents
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.2%
6,728 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.8%
2,253 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
375 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
323 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
191 residents
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.3%
4,569 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.3%
674 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,944 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
2,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,972 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
5,081 residents
Good health32.7%
3,226 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,130 residents
Bad health3.6%
351 residents
Very bad health0.8%
80 residents
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
8,219 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,650 residents
Nether Edge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.5%
2,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
1,234 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
411 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Nether Edge · 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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