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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004059

Brimington South & Tapton

Brimington South & Tapton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,207 residents in Chesterfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,207

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,313

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,167.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Bolsover South & Glapwell, Bolsover7,899 residents · 72.7% owned · 17.9% no carNorth Wingfield & Pilsley, North East Derbyshire8,811 residents · 73.6% owned · 15.3% no carDodworth, Barnsley5,976 residents · 70.9% owned · 20.1% no carRetford North, Bassetlaw6,351 residents · 67.7% owned · 20.6% no carStocksbridge, Sheffield7,683 residents · 71.3% owned · 21.2% no carTudhoe Grange, County Durham6,690 residents · 72.6% owned · 18.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brimington South & Tapton

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

Tenure

Owned73.6%
2,439 households
Social rented15.3%
508 households
Private rented10.9%
360 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52%
1,721 households
Detached31.9%
1,055 households
Terraced11.4%
376 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
137 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,350 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
967 households
No cars or vans in household19.4%
641 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
354 households
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47%
1,558 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
984 households
4 or more bedrooms16%
531 households
1 bedroom7.2%
239 households
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
2,168 households
One-person household31.7%
1,052 households
Other household types2.9%
95 households
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
1,326 households
1 person in household31.8%
1,052 households
3 people in household14.8%
491 households
4 people in household10.2%
339 households
5 people in household2.5%
82 households
6 people in household0.5%
15 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
980 residents
15–2914.1%
1,014 residents
30–4416.6%
1,194 residents
45–6430.6%
2,207 residents
65 and over25.2%
1,815 residents
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
6,973 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
100 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
1,620 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
629 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
3,437 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,646 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,949 residents
Good health34.9%
2,513 residents
Fair health17.3%
1,249 residents
Bad health5.5%
395 residents
Very bad health1.4%
103 residents
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
5,598 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,611 residents
Brimington South & Tapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
1,612 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,139 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
455 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Brimington South & Tapton · 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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