Housing
Number of cars per household
About this topic
Number of cars per household shows how many registered motor vehicles are available to people living in a household. It is a measure of access to private transport rather than total travel activity.
This topic is useful for understanding mobility, transport choice, and access to jobs and services. It should be read with public transport availability, household type, income, and travel to work, because high or low car ownership can reflect very different local conditions.
Interpretation notes
- This measures registered motor vehicles owned or used by residents that were garaged or parked at or near the dwelling on Census night.
- Vehicle counts are a household access measure, not a direct measure of how often people drive or commute.
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Key insight
In 2021, 1 motor vehicle was the most common car-ownership level among households in Sheffield, accounting for 32.4% (227 households). This share was higher than Kentish (M) (23.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 34 households and 3 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Sheffield - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Sheffield in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Kentish (M) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Sheffield, with comparison markers for Kentish (M).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
36
% of total
5.1%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
36
5.1%
-1.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
227
% of total
32.4%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
227
32.4%
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
211
% of total
30.1%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
211
30.1%
-2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
174
% of total
24.8%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
174
24.8%
+3.0pp
Not stated
2021 count
54
% of total
7.7%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
54
7.7%
-1.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
-5
-1.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+30
+1.7pp
2 motor vehicles
+4
-2.2pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+34
+3.0pp
Not stated
-6
-1.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Sheffield. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Kentish (M).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | % | Kentish (M)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 36 | 5.1% | 2.4% | 41 | 6.4% | 2.8% | -5 | -1.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 227 | 32.4% | 23.9% | 197 | 30.7% | 24.7% | +30 | +1.7pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 211 | 30.1% | 35.4% | 207 | 32.3% | 35.5% | +4 | -2.2pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 174 | 24.8% | 31.3% | 140 | 21.8% | 28.2% | +34 | +3.0pp |
| Not stated | 54 | 7.7% | 6.7% | 60 | 9.4% | 9.2% | -6 | -1.7pp |
| Total households | 701 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 641 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +60 | 0.0pp |