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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001965

Walsgrave & Woodway Park

Walsgrave & Woodway Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,080 residents in Coventry. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Coventry
8,080

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,387

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,587.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.1%

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.

Shell Corner & Hurst Green, Dudley8,896 residents · 66.8% owned · 19.9% no carAylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carNorthfield Victoria Common, Birmingham7,583 residents · 74.4% owned · 23.2% no carLongbridge North, Birmingham8,569 residents · 68.9% owned · 23.8% no carHarle Syke & Lanehead, Burnley9,113 residents · 74.3% owned · 19.1% no carPodsmead & Linden, Gloucester9,145 residents · 61.2% owned · 22.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walsgrave & Woodway Park

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

Tenure

Owned64.5%
2,186 households
Private rented19.2%
649 households
Social rented14.1%
479 households
Shared ownership2.1%
71 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.3%
1,432 households
Terraced26%
881 households
Detached18.4%
624 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.2%
414 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,518 households
2 cars or vans in household25.9%
878 households
No cars or vans in household21.2%
718 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
273 households
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.4%
1,844 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
773 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
498 households
1 bedroom8%
272 households
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,147 households
One-person household30.3%
1,027 households
Other household types6.3%
214 households
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.4%
1,098 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,027 households
3 people in household16.4%
556 households
4 people in household13.4%
454 households
5 people in household5.6%
190 households
6 people in household1.4%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,425 residents
15–2916.8%
1,354 residents
30–4419.4%
1,568 residents
45–6427.3%
2,204 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,529 residents
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73%
5,900 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.7%
1,192 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%
567 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
244 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
180 residents
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.1%
1,907 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
3,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,781 residents
Good health34%
2,745 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,086 residents
Bad health4.4%
352 residents
Very bad health1.5%
118 residents
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
6,663 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,417 residents
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
1,587 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
523 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Walsgrave & Woodway Park · 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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