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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001664

Gleadless

Gleadless is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,288 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
6,288

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,808

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,028.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

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.

Chilwell West, Broxtowe7,591 residents · 65.8% owned · 25.4% no carSawley, Erewash9,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 19.5% no carLeyland South West, South Ribble6,123 residents · 64.1% owned · 22.7% no carScale Hall & Torrisholme, Lancaster12,192 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.6% no carBushbury, Wolverhampton10,087 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.9% no carLower Gornal & The Straits, Dudley9,028 residents · 74.9% owned · 18.2% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Charnock & Basegreen, Sheffield5,979 residents · 71.9% owned · 23.1% no carHandsworth South, Sheffield6,281 residents · 67.6% owned · 23.7% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gleadless

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

Tenure

Owned71.8%
2,016 households
Social rented17.1%
480 households
Private rented10.9%
306 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.4%
1,586 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.4%
460 households
Detached15.2%
428 households
Terraced11.1%
311 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,225 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
736 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
675 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
172 households
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.1%
1,687 households
2 bedrooms20%
561 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
349 households
1 bedroom7.5%
211 households
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
1,836 households
One-person household30.8%
866 households
Other household types3.8%
106 households
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,080 households
1 person in household30.8%
866 households
3 people in household15%
422 households
4 people in household9.7%
271 households
5 people in household4.5%
127 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,055 residents
15–2915.4%
967 residents
30–4417.6%
1,104 residents
45–6426.7%
1,675 residents
65 and over23.6%
1,483 residents
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.2%
5,546 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
304 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
197 residents
Other ethnic group2%
127 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
112 residents
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.3%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
721 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.5%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
2,871 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
2,198 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
2,641 residents
Good health36.5%
2,297 residents
Fair health15.6%
981 residents
Bad health4.9%
306 residents
Very bad health1%
62 residents
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
4,980 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,307 residents
Gleadless · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.4%
1,247 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
985 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
475 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Gleadless · 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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