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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002032

Cradley East

Cradley East is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,213 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
10,213

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,267

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,930.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Blackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no carEarlsheaton & Chickenley, Kirklees10,151 residents · 60.6% owned · 25.2% no carDroylsden Central, Tameside9,538 residents · 60.3% owned · 28.4% no carGolborne, Wigan8,267 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.1% no carMackworth, Derby9,098 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.9% no carRudheath West & Leftwich, Cheshire West and Chester9,474 residents · 60.5% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within Dudley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Amblecote West & Stambermill, Dudley6,814 residents · 61.9% owned · 21.6% no carHawbush, Dudley8,881 residents · 59.1% owned · 20.8% no carQuarry Bank, Dudley8,738 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cradley East

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

Tenure

Owned60%
2,560 households
Social rented22.9%
979 households
Private rented16.2%
692 households
Shared ownership0.5%
21 households
Lives rent free0.4%
15 households
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.3%
2,147 households
Terraced25%
1,068 households
Detached12.7%
544 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.7%
458 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,879 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
1,178 households
No cars or vans in household20.8%
890 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
323 households
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.3%
2,231 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
1,331 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
386 households
1 bedroom7.5%
318 households
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,788 households
One-person household29.5%
1,261 households
Other household types5.2%
220 households
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,476 households
1 person in household29.5%
1,261 households
3 people in household16.7%
714 households
4 people in household11.7%
500 households
5 people in household4.4%
189 households
6 people in household1.6%
67 households
7 people in household0.8%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,991 residents
15–2918.9%
1,927 residents
30–4420.9%
2,135 residents
45–6424.1%
2,466 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,695 residents
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.5%
8,327 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.3%
749 residents
Other ethnic group5.4%
551 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
389 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
201 residents
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.5%
1,909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
4,763 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
3,197 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
4,416 residents
Good health34.4%
3,513 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,556 residents
Bad health5.7%
585 residents
Very bad health1.4%
143 residents
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
8,068 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
2,145 residents
Cradley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
1,793 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,443 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%
834 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
192 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Cradley 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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