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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002026

Amblecote East

Amblecote East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,783 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
6,783

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,865

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,326.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.3%

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.

Gaywood North Bank, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,772 residents · 77.7% owned · 13.0% no carFranche, Wyre Forest7,000 residents · 76.0% owned · 13.3% no carCheslyn Hay, South Staffordshire9,784 residents · 79.3% owned · 12.5% no carMelksham North, Wiltshire7,814 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.3% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no carArrow Valley & Ipsley, Redditch5,940 residents · 79.9% owned · 12.3% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ashwood, Dudley5,358 residents · 78.0% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Amblecote East

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
2,395 households
Private rented9.1%
262 households
Social rented5.1%
146 households
Shared ownership2.1%
59 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.9%
1,658 households
Detached26.9%
771 households
Terraced11.6%
331 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
96 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,223 households
2 cars or vans in household33.5%
960 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
347 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
335 households
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.5%
1,763 households
2 bedrooms19%
543 households
4 or more bedrooms14.1%
404 households
1 bedroom5.4%
155 households
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.1%
2,009 households
One-person household26%
745 households
Other household types3.9%
111 households
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,105 households
1 person in household26%
745 households
3 people in household16.9%
483 households
4 people in household12.6%
361 households
5 people in household4.1%
117 households
6 people in household1.2%
35 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,043 residents
15–2916%
1,088 residents
30–4417%
1,153 residents
45–6427.9%
1,895 residents
65 and over23.7%
1,605 residents
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
6,329 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
282 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
104 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.5%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.3%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
695 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,364 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,228 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,982 residents
Good health36.7%
2,492 residents
Fair health14.5%
984 residents
Bad health3.7%
254 residents
Very bad health1%
71 residents
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
5,630 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,154 residents
Amblecote East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,309 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,055 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
417 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Amblecote East · 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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