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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002017

Netherton

Netherton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,071 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
8,071

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,420

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,315.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Old Hill, Sandwell10,884 residents · 52.2% owned · 27.0% no carCradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no carTipton, Sandwell10,722 residents · 48.4% owned · 31.7% no carWhiteheath, Sandwell7,244 residents · 50.3% owned · 32.8% no carBilston North East, Wolverhampton7,725 residents · 54.3% owned · 28.7% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brockmoor & Woodside, Dudley8,047 residents · 46.9% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Netherton

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

Tenure

Owned57.3%
1,959 households
Social rented21.8%
745 households
Private rented19.6%
670 households
Lives rent free0.9%
32 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.2%
1,444 households
Terraced26.3%
900 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.6%
533 households
Detached11.9%
408 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
75 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,531 households
No cars or vans in household26%
889 households
2 cars or vans in household21.8%
747 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
253 households
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,585 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
1,090 households
1 bedroom12.7%
436 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
309 households
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
2,082 households
One-person household34%
1,162 households
Other household types5.1%
175 households
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
1,162 households
2 people in household30.7%
1,049 households
3 people in household16.3%
559 households
4 people in household10.8%
370 households
5 people in household4.9%
169 households
6 people in household2%
68 households
7 people in household0.8%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,532 residents
15–2918.1%
1,461 residents
30–4419.5%
1,570 residents
45–6425.5%
2,055 residents
65 and over18%
1,451 residents
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.6%
6,101 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.9%
1,205 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4%
323 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
303 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
139 residents
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.3%
1,889 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%
3,567 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,762 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,351 residents
Good health34.7%
2,800 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,320 residents
Bad health5.7%
459 residents
Very bad health1.7%
141 residents
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
6,436 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
1,635 residents
Netherton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.1%
1,268 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,242 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
684 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
220 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Netherton · 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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