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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006844

Devonshire Quarter

Devonshire Quarter is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,849 residents in Sheffield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sheffield
7,849

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,706

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,330.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

63.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.3%

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.

Leicester City South, Leicester10,114 residents · 11.2% owned · 61.7% no carUniversity & Little Woodhouse, Leeds9,987 residents · 8.0% owned · 60.9% no carCentral Coventry, Coventry11,152 residents · 23.2% owned · 55.7% no carNewcastle City Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne10,250 residents · 14.1% owned · 66.4% no carUniversity & Brandon Hill, Bristol, City of8,536 residents · 21.7% owned · 53.8% no carSt Ann's West, Nottingham11,560 residents · 17.8% owned · 61.9% no car

Most similar within Sheffield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sharrow, Sheffield9,579 residents · 20.6% owned · 49.0% no carHighfield & Lowfield, Sheffield12,869 residents · 32.3% owned · 44.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Devonshire Quarter

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

Tenure

Private rented61.8%
1,673 households
Social rented25.4%
687 households
Owned12.2%
329 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement70.3%
1,900 households
Terraced11.5%
312 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
137 households
Semi-detached4.7%
127 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.9%
106 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
80 households
Detached1.5%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household63.6%
1,719 households
1 car or van in household28.3%
765 households
2 cars or vans in household5.7%
155 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
64 households
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom45.9%
1,240 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
705 households
4 or more bedrooms17.3%
468 households
3 bedrooms10.7%
289 households
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.9%
1,324 households
Single family household28.7%
776 households
Other household types22.4%
605 households
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household49%
1,324 households
2 people in household24%
650 households
3 people in household9.4%
255 households
4 people in household6.7%
182 households
5 people in household4.6%
124 households
6 people in household3.4%
92 households
7 people in household1.6%
44 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 156.9%
542 residents
15–2967.6%
5,306 residents
30–4414.8%
1,161 residents
45–647.5%
585 residents
65 and over3.2%
253 residents
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.5%
4,038 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.3%
1,905 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%
809 residents
Other ethnic group9.8%
772 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
324 residents
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.3%
3,003 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications38.8%
2,821 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.6%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.1%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.2%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.5%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56.6%
4,118 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)26.4%
1,916 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student17%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students61.8%
4,495 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.5%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.4%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.3%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers2.3%
164 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.5%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%
4,283 residents
Good health32%
2,514 residents
Fair health9.5%
742 residents
Bad health3.1%
243 residents
Very bad health0.9%
67 residents
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
6,630 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,219 residents
Devonshire Quarter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
1,136 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
990 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
431 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
134 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Devonshire Quarter · 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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