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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001673

Sothall

Sothall is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,205 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
5,205

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,156

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,271.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Westhoughton Daisy Hill, Bolton7,662 residents · 83.0% owned · 10.4% no carOutwood East, Wakefield6,146 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.7% no carLong Eaton West, Erewash7,621 residents · 86.0% owned · 10.1% no carBelper Far Laund, Amber Valley7,877 residents · 82.0% owned · 11.5% no carTotton Rushington, New Forest7,035 residents · 78.1% owned · 10.6% no carTingley West & West Ardsley, Leeds6,175 residents · 87.5% owned · 8.7% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mosborough & Halfway, Sheffield9,271 residents · 80.7% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sothall

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

Tenure

Owned86.1%
1,857 households
Private rented11.1%
239 households
Social rented2.3%
49 households
Shared ownership0.5%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.3%
1,214 households
Semi-detached30.2%
652 households
Terraced8.8%
189 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
83 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
887 households
2 cars or vans in household36.3%
783 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
271 households
No cars or vans in household10%
216 households
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
1,035 households
4 or more bedrooms25.8%
557 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
482 households
1 bedroom3.8%
82 households
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74%
1,595 households
One-person household22.7%
490 households
Other household types3.3%
71 households
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
863 households
1 person in household22.8%
492 households
3 people in household17.8%
385 households
4 people in household15.5%
334 households
5 people in household3.1%
66 households
6 people in household0.7%
16 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
820 residents
15–2915.8%
820 residents
30–4416.9%
880 residents
45–6432.9%
1,709 residents
65 and over18.7%
972 residents
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
5,035 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
68 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
39 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
6 residents
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
653 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
632 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
2,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
1,431 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
201 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
2,554 residents
Good health34.8%
1,808 residents
Fair health12.6%
654 residents
Bad health2.9%
152 residents
Very bad health0.7%
34 residents
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
4,391 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
812 residents
Sothall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.6%
1,199 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
697 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
221 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
38 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Sothall · 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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