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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007002

Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston

Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,524 residents in Rotherham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Rotherham
11,524

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,047

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

759.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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.

Kimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no carUpholland, West Lancashire7,570 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.1% no carAspull & Red Rock, Wigan6,129 residents · 72.8% owned · 15.4% no carWilthorpe & Barugh Green, Barnsley11,663 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.2% no carLowton Common, Wigan8,163 residents · 76.6% owned · 12.9% no carBorrowash & Ockbrook, Erewash7,167 residents · 77.2% owned · 14.2% no car

Most similar within Rotherham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kiveton, Todwick & Harthill, Rotherham8,649 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carRavenfield & Bramley North, Rotherham7,994 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston

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

Tenure

Owned75.4%
3,804 households
Social rented12.6%
638 households
Private rented11.1%
559 households
Shared ownership0.7%
33 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.2%
2,230 households
Detached33.7%
1,701 households
Terraced14.2%
719 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
328 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.1%
1,924 households
2 cars or vans in household32.8%
1,655 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
831 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
637 households
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.9%
2,217 households
4 or more bedrooms25.6%
1,291 households
2 bedrooms24%
1,212 households
1 bedroom6.5%
329 households
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
3,388 households
One-person household29.6%
1,493 households
Other household types3.3%
167 households
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,883 households
1 person in household29.6%
1,493 households
3 people in household15.4%
775 households
4 people in household13.1%
662 households
5 people in household3.3%
164 households
6 people in household0.9%
47 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,727 residents
15–2914.8%
1,700 residents
30–4417%
1,964 residents
45–6429.4%
3,386 residents
65 and over23.8%
2,746 residents
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
10,738 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
477 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
131 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
98 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
81 residents
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
2,934 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,481 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
681 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
5,481 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
3,979 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%
5,456 residents
Good health33.5%
3,861 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,520 residents
Bad health4.6%
531 residents
Very bad health1.4%
158 residents
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
9,330 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
2,195 residents
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.9%
2,571 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,624 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
686 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
159 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
7 households
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston · 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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