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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001676

Beauchief

Beauchief is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,873 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
5,873

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,528

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,775.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.6%

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.

Davyhulme, Trafford8,393 residents · 86.0% owned · 11.9% no carPoynton West, Cheshire East6,436 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.3% no carEccleston, St. Helens5,541 residents · 89.9% owned · 9.7% no carUrmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carPenwortham North, South Ribble5,337 residents · 88.7% owned · 10.7% no carEccleston Park, St. Helens6,574 residents · 81.4% owned · 14.1% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Totley & Bradway, Sheffield7,623 residents · 80.8% owned · 15.7% no carNorton & Norton Lees, Sheffield9,092 residents · 80.5% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beauchief

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

Tenure

Owned87.9%
2,223 households
Social rented6.4%
162 households
Private rented5.4%
137 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.1%
1,393 households
Detached33.1%
836 households
Terraced6%
151 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
106 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,030 households
2 cars or vans in household35.3%
891 households
No cars or vans in household14.8%
375 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
231 households
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.2%
1,372 households
4 or more bedrooms27.4%
693 households
2 bedrooms12.1%
307 households
1 bedroom6.2%
158 households
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
1,779 households
One-person household26.9%
679 households
Other household types2.7%
69 households
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.3%
993 households
1 person in household26.9%
679 households
3 people in household15.3%
386 households
4 people in household14.5%
367 households
5 people in household3.4%
86 households
6 people in household0.6%
14 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
897 residents
15–2912.7%
744 residents
30–4415.9%
935 residents
45–6430.1%
1,770 residents
65 and over26.1%
1,532 residents
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
5,453 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%
206 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
124 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
34 residents
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.6%
2,342 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
580 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.5%
2,830 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,013 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.8%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
254 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
222 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
2,934 residents
Good health32.8%
1,925 residents
Fair health12.2%
717 residents
Bad health3.9%
229 residents
Very bad health1.1%
67 residents
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
4,849 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,024 residents
Beauchief · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.3%
1,448 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
801 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
243 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
34 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Beauchief · 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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