Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001675

Westfield & Waterthorpe

Westfield & Waterthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,418 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield

8,418

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,009

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,944

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westfield & Waterthorpe

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

Tenure

Owned60%

2,407 households

Social rented30.4%

1,217 households

Private rented9.5%

380 households

Shared ownership0.1%

4 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.2%

1,293 households

Semi-detached28.9%

1,158 households

Detached22.4%

899 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.8%

632 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

13 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

11 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

4 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%

1,798 households

No cars or vans in household30.1%

1,208 households

2 cars or vans in household20.3%

814 households

3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%

192 households

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%

1,749 households

2 bedrooms31.9%

1,279 households

1 bedroom15.2%

608 households

4 or more bedrooms9.4%

376 households

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%

2,424 households

One-person household36.3%

1,456 households

Other household types3.2%

130 households

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.3%

1,456 households

2 people in household36%

1,446 households

3 people in household15.2%

608 households

4 people in household8.6%

347 households

5 people in household2.8%

112 households

6 people in household0.7%

30 households

7 people in household0.3%

13 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

8 or more people in household0%

0 households

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%

1,220 residents

15–2915.3%

1,291 residents

30–4417%

1,431 residents

45–6427.6%

2,322 residents

65 and over25.6%

2,154 residents

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%

7,874 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%

201 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%

156 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%

144 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

44 residents

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.6%

1,895 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%

1,434 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.7%

1,115 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.8%

984 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%

923 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.1%

576 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

196 residents aged 16 and over

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%

3,697 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive46.9%

3,341 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.1%

81 residents aged 16 and over

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.1%

1,219 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%

1,190 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%

1,077 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13%

925 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%

812 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%

554 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%

547 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%

493 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.3%

305 residents aged 16 and over

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.6%

3,168 residents

Good health35.5%

2,989 residents

Fair health18.2%

1,533 residents

Bad health6.8%

574 residents

Very bad health1.8%

154 residents

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74%

6,233 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act26%

2,185 residents

Westfield & Waterthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%

1,497 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.8%

1,478 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%

798 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%

227 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

13 households

Westfield & Waterthorpe · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001675

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Westfield & Waterthorpe

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Westfield & Waterthorpe

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.