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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002004

Woodsetton

Woodsetton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,578 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
7,578

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,121

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,494.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

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.

Woods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carRowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no carBalby South, Doncaster8,693 residents · 58.1% owned · 30.3% no carGrange Farm & Ladybrook, Mansfield10,684 residents · 65.3% owned · 22.4% no carHindley East, Wigan7,986 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.4% no carHucknall Westville, Ashfield8,873 residents · 63.0% owned · 21.8% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Coseley Wallbrook, Dudley8,550 residents · 54.7% owned · 26.9% no carDudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodsetton

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

Tenure

Owned56.8%
1,774 households
Social rented30.3%
945 households
Private rented10.8%
337 households
Shared ownership1.7%
52 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.7%
1,952 households
Terraced14.4%
450 households
Detached13.5%
422 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
258 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,274 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
852 households
No cars or vans in household24%
749 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
246 households
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59%
1,841 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
664 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
328 households
1 bedroom9.2%
286 households
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,090 households
One-person household28.8%
898 households
Other household types4.3%
135 households
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.2%
1,005 households
1 person in household28.8%
898 households
3 people in household18.2%
569 households
4 people in household13.5%
422 households
5 people in household4.8%
150 households
6 people in household1.8%
55 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,431 residents
15–2917.1%
1,294 residents
30–4419.4%
1,470 residents
45–6426.7%
2,026 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,359 residents
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.2%
6,756 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
284 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
268 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
233 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
37 residents
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.4%
1,653 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,467 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,482 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.5%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,203 residents
Good health34.6%
2,623 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,197 residents
Bad health5.3%
399 residents
Very bad health2.1%
156 residents
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,972 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,607 residents
Woodsetton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,205 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,082 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
638 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Woodsetton · 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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