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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001669

Woodseats

Woodseats is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,769 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
7,769

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,545

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,548.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.4%

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.

Farsley South, Stanningley & Pudsey North West, Leeds7,921 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.4% no carSt Thomas East, Exeter8,064 residents · 60.2% owned · 28.0% no carBournville East & Stirchley West, Birmingham7,870 residents · 58.5% owned · 28.8% no carCalifornia, Ipswich9,700 residents · 62.2% owned · 20.9% no carHorsforth East, Leeds8,333 residents · 61.1% owned · 21.6% no carCheadle East, Stockport7,570 residents · 67.3% owned · 21.0% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Meersbrook, Sheffield7,362 residents · 70.3% owned · 23.8% no carWalkley, Sheffield9,025 residents · 66.1% owned · 26.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodseats

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

Tenure

Owned70.2%
2,487 households
Private rented23.7%
841 households
Social rented5.9%
209 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50%
1,774 households
Semi-detached27.3%
969 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
395 households
Detached7.7%
272 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
83 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.4%
1,786 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
820 households
No cars or vans in household22%
780 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
159 households
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.4%
1,891 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
994 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
451 households
1 bedroom5.8%
206 households
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
2,202 households
One-person household33.3%
1,182 households
Other household types4.5%
161 households
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,289 households
1 person in household33.4%
1,182 households
3 people in household14.9%
528 households
4 people in household11.7%
413 households
5 people in household3%
106 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,230 residents
15–2917.7%
1,372 residents
30–4424.1%
1,871 residents
45–6426.9%
2,089 residents
65 and over15.6%
1,209 residents
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
6,877 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
431 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
255 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
112 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
95 residents
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.4%
2,739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67%
4,332 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
2,029 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,653 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,784 residents
Good health34%
2,641 residents
Fair health12.3%
959 residents
Bad health4.2%
327 residents
Very bad health0.7%
58 residents
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
6,347 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,422 residents
Woodseats · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.2%
1,923 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,160 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
384 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Woodseats · 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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