Stairfoot ward profile

11,510 people live in the Stairfoot ward, or 5% of Barnsley’s total population. 63.7% of residents are of working age, slightly fewer than the borough average but more than the national average of 62.5%. 18% are of pensionable age, slightly more than the borough, regional, and national averages.

Over 97% of the population is white, and 96.1% were born in the UK. The largest minority group consists of Black African, Caribbean, and Black British residents, who account for 1.1% of the total. Just over 68% of the population has a religion, which reflects the national average but is slightly below the borough average of 69.5%.

The vast majority are Christian, with the remaining mainstream religions accounting for only 0.8% of the total. 1.4% of households contain nobody whose main language is English, which is in line with the borough average but far fewer than the national average of 4.4%.

Household information

33.8% of the ward’s adult residents are single, more than the borough average of 31.5% but less than the national average of 34.6%. 44.2% are married, over 3.5% fewer than the borough average. Those widowed people or surviving partners from civil partnerships account for 8.4% of the adult population, compared to a borough average of 7.8% and a national average of 6.9%. 12.3% of single parent householders are men, over 2.5% more than the national average and higher too than the borough average of 11.6%.

Only 57.3% of homes are privately owned, compared to a national average of 63.3% and a borough average of 64.3%. Over 30% of households live in social rented accommodation, almost 10% more than the borough average and over 12% more than the national average. On the other hand only 9.8% of households rent from private landlords, 7% fewer than the national average. Almost 56% of homes are semi-detached houses or bungalows, 11% more than the borough average and over 25% more than the national average. Over 99% of homes are central heated but almost one third do not have access to a car or van, compared to a borough average of 26.9% and a national average of 25.8%.

Health

71.7% of Stairfoot residents feel their health is ‘very good’ or ‘good’, almost 10% fewer than the national average and fewer too than the borough average of 75.2%. On the other hand 9.6% describe their health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’, compared to a borough average of 8.4% and a national average of only 5.4%. 3.6% of the population provide unpaid care for 50 hours or more each week, slightly more than the borough, regional, and national averages.

Education and work

36.8% of the population has no educational qualifications, over 14% more than the national average and higher too than the borough average of 32.3%. Only 12.6% are educated to degree level or above, compared to a borough average of 17.4% and a national average of 27.4%.

62.3% of adults are economically active but 2.8% are long term unemployed, which is slightly more than the borough, regional, and national averages. Wholesale and retail trades employ the most workers at 19.2%, followed by human health and social work activities at 14.6%. Only 2.6% of residents work in higher professional occupations, which is almost two thirds below the national average.