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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002021

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,712 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
7,712

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,737

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,645.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

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.

Radcliffe, Bury8,617 residents · 36.2% owned · 40.9% no carCentral Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire7,294 residents · 39.8% owned · 34.4% no carKeighley South, Bradford6,475 residents · 42.8% owned · 43.0% no carFarnworth South, Bolton8,204 residents · 48.6% owned · 36.4% no carCentral Tamworth, Tamworth8,447 residents · 45.6% owned · 34.6% no carGosport Town, Gosport9,392 residents · 42.4% owned · 36.0% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Dock & Eve Hill, Dudley8,373 residents · 39.1% owned · 39.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brierley Hill

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

Tenure

Social rented36.6%
1,369 households
Owned36.6%
1,366 households
Private rented26%
971 households
Lives rent free0.4%
16 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.1%
1,461 households
Semi-detached25.3%
947 households
Terraced22.1%
824 households
Detached6.6%
245 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
87 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
78 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,532 households
No cars or vans in household38.4%
1,435 households
2 cars or vans in household15.6%
584 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
185 households
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.2%
1,278 households
3 bedrooms33.4%
1,247 households
1 bedroom27.3%
1,020 households
4 or more bedrooms5.1%
191 households
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.3%
1,881 households
One-person household45.6%
1,703 households
Other household types4.1%
153 households
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.6%
1,703 households
2 people in household28%
1,046 households
3 people in household13%
485 households
4 people in household7.6%
283 households
5 people in household3.5%
129 households
6 people in household1.4%
54 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,382 residents
15–2923%
1,771 residents
30–4421.9%
1,686 residents
45–6422.7%
1,746 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,123 residents
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.2%
6,029 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.2%
1,019 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
278 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%
236 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
145 residents
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
1,649 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
3,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
3,091 residents
Good health35.1%
2,709 residents
Fair health17%
1,312 residents
Bad health6.2%
478 residents
Very bad health1.5%
119 residents
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
5,933 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
1,779 residents
Brierley Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.2%
1,353 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,291 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
822 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
258 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Brierley Hill · 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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