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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002006

Upper Gornal & Ruiton

Upper Gornal & Ruiton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,481 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
6,481

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,894

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,732.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Cradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no carSmallthorne & Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent8,461 residents · 59.8% owned · 26.9% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no carBeechwood, Newport6,271 residents · 62.0% owned · 25.9% no carWigston Town, Oadby and Wigston8,230 residents · 61.6% owned · 25.2% no carLiversedge, Littletown & Millbridge, Kirklees6,272 residents · 53.6% owned · 28.0% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Amblecote West & Stambermill, Dudley6,814 residents · 61.9% owned · 21.6% no carCoseley Wallbrook, Dudley8,550 residents · 54.7% owned · 26.9% no carWoodsetton, Dudley7,578 residents · 56.8% owned · 24.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Gornal & Ruiton

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

Tenure

Owned56.2%
1,625 households
Social rented31.2%
903 households
Private rented11.1%
321 households
Shared ownership1.1%
31 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.8%
1,180 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%
650 households
Terraced17.8%
514 households
Detached17.5%
507 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,148 households
2 cars or vans in household26.8%
777 households
No cars or vans in household25.7%
744 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
228 households
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,326 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
903 households
1 bedroom13%
375 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
291 households
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,819 households
One-person household33.2%
960 households
Other household types3.9%
113 households
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
961 households
2 people in household32.5%
941 households
3 people in household18.3%
530 households
4 people in household11.2%
325 households
5 people in household3.4%
97 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,220 residents
15–2917.3%
1,120 residents
30–4419.4%
1,257 residents
45–6427.6%
1,789 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,092 residents
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91%
5,896 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
250 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
175 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
127 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,030 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.5%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
2,830 residents
Good health34.5%
2,238 residents
Fair health14.3%
927 residents
Bad health5.7%
368 residents
Very bad health1.8%
116 residents
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,111 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,373 residents
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.6%
1,203 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
957 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
548 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
175 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Upper Gornal & Ruiton · 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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