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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002007

Lower Gornal & The Straits

Lower Gornal & The Straits is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,028 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
9,028

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,972

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,176.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.2%

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.

Pelsall South, Walsall6,082 residents · 72.9% owned · 18.1% no carCaldicot South, Monmouthshire8,035 residents · 65.4% owned · 19.1% no carShort Heath West, Walsall6,032 residents · 73.6% owned · 18.5% no carBrinsworth, Rotherham9,048 residents · 71.0% owned · 20.7% no carBolehall, Tamworth7,337 residents · 71.9% owned · 19.1% no carKimberworth, Rotherham8,580 residents · 70.6% owned · 20.5% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Coseley, Dudley9,020 residents · 71.6% owned · 19.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Gornal & The Straits

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%
2,974 households
Social rented15.5%
614 households
Private rented9.3%
368 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.7%
2,212 households
Detached24%
953 households
Terraced12.1%
479 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
275 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,637 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
1,188 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
724 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
420 households
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.1%
2,344 households
2 bedrooms24.1%
955 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
417 households
1 bedroom6.4%
252 households
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,626 households
One-person household30.8%
1,220 households
Other household types3%
120 households
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,388 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,220 households
3 people in household17.3%
685 households
4 people in household12.2%
483 households
5 people in household3.7%
147 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,418 residents
15–2914.9%
1,343 residents
30–4417.8%
1,606 residents
45–6425.7%
2,320 residents
65 and over25.9%
2,341 residents
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
8,686 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
163 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
79 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
75 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
21 residents
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
1,859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.2%
1,664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
549 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
3,194 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,354 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.4%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.3%
3,640 residents
Good health37.3%
3,371 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,468 residents
Bad health4.8%
437 residents
Very bad health1.2%
112 residents
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
7,230 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,798 residents
Lower Gornal & The Straits · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.4%
1,724 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,489 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
625 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Lower Gornal & The Straits · 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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