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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005844

Retford South

Retford South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,795 residents in Bassetlaw. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,795

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,028

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,599.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

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.

Wellington North, Somerset West and Taunton10,520 residents · 57.7% owned · 18.1% no carChorley Town & South, Chorley9,678 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.9% no carBirstall, Kirklees9,671 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.9% no carBuckley South, Flintshire9,853 residents · 68.3% owned · 16.5% no carFoley Park, Wyre Forest7,564 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.1% no carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Retford South

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

Tenure

Owned60.9%
2,455 households
Private rented20.3%
819 households
Social rented17.8%
717 households
Shared ownership0.7%
29 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32%
1,291 households
Detached27.6%
1,110 households
Terraced26.8%
1,079 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
397 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
79 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,741 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
1,138 households
No cars or vans in household20.4%
821 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
328 households
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,725 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,148 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
829 households
1 bedroom8.1%
325 households
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
2,474 households
One-person household35.2%
1,418 households
Other household types3.3%
133 households
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,418 households
2 people in household34.3%
1,383 households
3 people in household15.3%
615 households
4 people in household10.3%
416 households
5 people in household3.5%
140 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,620 residents
15–2916.8%
1,474 residents
30–4419.4%
1,710 residents
45–6426.5%
2,329 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,662 residents
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
8,497 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
102 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
100 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
1,847 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
4,336 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,612 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
3,984 residents
Good health34.4%
3,024 residents
Fair health15%
1,320 residents
Bad health4%
349 residents
Very bad health1.3%
117 residents
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
7,131 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,663 residents
Retford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,971 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,338 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
578 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
134 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Retford South · 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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