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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002039

Oldswinford & Pedmore

Oldswinford & Pedmore is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,207 residents in Dudley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dudley
6,207

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,655

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,705.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.9%

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.

Bessacarr Bawtry Road, Doncaster8,091 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.7% no carCentral Havant & Langstone, Havant10,315 residents · 70.9% owned · 18.2% no carDorchester East, Dorset8,817 residents · 71.3% owned · 18.1% no carFour Oaks, Birmingham7,142 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.1% no carCastlecroft, Wolverhampton6,642 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.5% no carFareham Town & Cams Hill, Fareham10,113 residents · 75.3% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oldswinford & Pedmore

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

Tenure

Owned71.6%
1,901 households
Private rented16.8%
445 households
Social rented11.3%
300 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.9%
952 households
Semi-detached29.9%
795 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.5%
385 households
Terraced14.2%
377 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
69 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,085 households
2 cars or vans in household32.2%
854 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
434 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
280 households
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,171 households
4 or more bedrooms25%
665 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
552 households
1 bedroom10.1%
269 households
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
1,688 households
One-person household33.2%
882 households
Other household types3.2%
85 households
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
953 households
1 person in household33.2%
882 households
3 people in household13.7%
364 households
4 people in household12%
319 households
5 people in household3.3%
87 households
6 people in household1.4%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
984 residents
15–2915.9%
989 residents
30–4416.8%
1,044 residents
45–6426.8%
1,663 residents
65 and over24.6%
1,527 residents
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%
5,412 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.5%
527 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
150 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
80 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
39 residents
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.9%
1,944 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
810 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
2,887 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,158 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
2,886 residents
Good health35%
2,175 residents
Fair health13.8%
855 residents
Bad health3.5%
220 residents
Very bad health1.2%
72 residents
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
5,058 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,149 residents
Oldswinford & Pedmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
1,417 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
849 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
322 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Oldswinford & Pedmore · 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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