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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002005

Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest

Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,889 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
9,889

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,622

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,231.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Darlaston West, Walsall9,109 residents · 47.1% owned · 28.9% no carWood Green & Old Park, Sandwell8,757 residents · 57.8% owned · 23.2% no carLittle Hulton South, Salford7,272 residents · 48.5% owned · 28.6% no carBlakenall South, Walsall7,155 residents · 44.2% owned · 28.1% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carBushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest

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

Tenure

Owned47.4%
1,717 households
Social rented40.4%
1,462 households
Private rented11.5%
416 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached66.1%
2,392 households
Terraced16%
579 households
Detached9.5%
344 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
234 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,611 households
No cars or vans in household24.9%
903 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
852 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
256 households
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.5%
2,119 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
969 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
406 households
1 bedroom3.5%
128 households
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
2,572 households
One-person household22.6%
821 households
Other household types6.4%
232 households
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
1,085 households
1 person in household22.7%
821 households
3 people in household20.7%
749 households
4 people in household14.5%
524 households
5 people in household7.5%
272 households
6 people in household2.8%
102 households
7 people in household1.2%
44 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.9%
2,467 residents
15–2919.8%
1,957 residents
30–4420.8%
2,060 residents
45–6421.6%
2,137 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,267 residents
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77%
7,611 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
889 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%
794 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
499 residents
Other ethnic group1%
96 residents
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.7%
2,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
4,072 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
3,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.4%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
4,595 residents
Good health32.7%
3,233 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,356 residents
Bad health5.5%
541 residents
Very bad health1.6%
163 residents
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
7,905 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,982 residents
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%
1,374 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,209 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
766 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
260 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest · 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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