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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001663

Meersbrook

Meersbrook is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,362 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
7,362

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,281

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,268

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.2%

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.

St Annes, Bristol, City of9,994 residents · 63.0% owned · 19.8% no carKnowle Park, Bristol, City of8,640 residents · 71.4% owned · 19.8% no carPeverell, Plymouth7,541 residents · 72.2% owned · 17.6% no carSt Thomas East, Exeter8,064 residents · 60.2% owned · 28.0% no carAlstone & St Mark's, Cheltenham10,439 residents · 58.6% owned · 22.9% no carBrislington, Bristol, City of6,904 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.4% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodseats, Sheffield7,769 residents · 70.2% owned · 22.0% no carWalkley, Sheffield9,025 residents · 66.1% owned · 26.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meersbrook

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

Tenure

Owned70.3%
2,306 households
Private rented26%
853 households
Social rented3.5%
114 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.1%
1,677 households
Semi-detached27.7%
909 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
233 households
Detached6.8%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%
162 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
44 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.2%
1,679 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
781 households
2 cars or vans in household20.3%
666 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
156 households
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56%
1,837 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
635 households
4 or more bedrooms15.8%
520 households
1 bedroom8.8%
290 households
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
1,990 households
One-person household32.4%
1,065 households
Other household types6.9%
228 households
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,155 households
1 person in household32.4%
1,065 households
3 people in household16.7%
548 households
4 people in household11.4%
375 households
5 people in household2.9%
96 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,240 residents
15–2915.1%
1,108 residents
30–4428.2%
2,076 residents
45–6427.5%
2,024 residents
65 and over12.4%
914 residents
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.8%
6,318 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
484 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
294 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
181 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
89 residents
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.2%
3,098 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
648 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
632 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.8%
4,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.2%
1,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
1,669 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,069 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
3,533 residents
Good health35.2%
2,588 residents
Fair health12.9%
950 residents
Bad health3%
220 residents
Very bad health1%
71 residents
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
6,007 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,358 residents
Meersbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
1,861 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,073 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
292 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Meersbrook · 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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