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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002019

Dudley Wood & Saltwells

Dudley Wood & Saltwells is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,798 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
7,798

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,093

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,001.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.1%

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.

Rowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no carGainsborough, Greenwich & Orwell, Ipswich8,847 residents · 56.6% owned · 22.0% no carWoods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carPrinces End & Willingsworth, Sandwell6,309 residents · 59.2% owned · 24.3% no carWood Green & Old Park, Sandwell8,757 residents · 57.8% owned · 23.2% no carPinehurst, Swindon6,565 residents · 52.6% owned · 24.8% 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 carWoodsetton, Dudley7,578 residents · 56.8% owned · 24.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dudley Wood & Saltwells

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

Tenure

Owned58%
1,793 households
Social rented28.4%
877 households
Private rented13.1%
405 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57%
1,760 households
Terraced23.9%
738 households
Detached9.6%
297 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
238 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,332 households
2 cars or vans in household23.9%
738 households
No cars or vans in household23.6%
730 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
290 households
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63%
1,946 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
728 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
275 households
1 bedroom4.6%
142 households
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
2,138 households
One-person household25.9%
800 households
Other household types5%
155 households
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
1,011 households
1 person in household25.9%
800 households
3 people in household18.8%
581 households
4 people in household13.3%
412 households
5 people in household6%
185 households
6 people in household2.1%
66 households
7 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,643 residents
15–2918%
1,407 residents
30–4418.9%
1,472 residents
45–6425.4%
1,982 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,295 residents
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.3%
6,571 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
612 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
312 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
190 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
111 residents
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30%
1,819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.1%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
953 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
794 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
3,393 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,549 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.4%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
3,277 residents
Good health35.8%
2,795 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,175 residents
Bad health5.5%
426 residents
Very bad health1.6%
125 residents
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
6,173 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,625 residents
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,142 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.8%
1,074 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.7%
669 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
195 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Dudley Wood & Saltwells · 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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