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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002045

Woods & Mesty Croft

Woods & Mesty Croft is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,812 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
7,812

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,186

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,758.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Woodsetton, Dudley7,578 residents · 56.8% owned · 24.0% no carCoseley Wallbrook, Dudley8,550 residents · 54.7% owned · 26.9% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carBalby South, Doncaster8,693 residents · 58.1% owned · 30.3% no carEarlsheaton & Chickenley, Kirklees10,151 residents · 60.6% owned · 25.2% no carDudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no carPrinces End & Willingsworth, Sandwell6,309 residents · 59.2% owned · 24.3% no carBrandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carCradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woods & Mesty Croft

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
1,927 households
Social rented27.3%
871 households
Private rented11.3%
360 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached63.5%
2,021 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
423 households
Terraced11.4%
362 households
Detached10.9%
348 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,328 households
No cars or vans in household26.1%
833 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
801 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
225 households
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.5%
1,800 households
2 bedrooms23.8%
759 households
1 bedroom11.7%
373 households
4 or more bedrooms7.9%
253 households
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
2,063 households
One-person household29.9%
951 households
Other household types5.3%
170 households
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.1%
958 households
1 person in household29.9%
952 households
3 people in household18%
572 households
4 people in household13.5%
429 households
5 people in household5.6%
178 households
6 people in household2%
65 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.3%
1,589 residents
15–2916.8%
1,315 residents
30–4420.2%
1,581 residents
45–6426.3%
2,052 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,275 residents
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.7%
6,223 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.8%
920 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.3%
335 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
218 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
116 residents
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.2%
1,792 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,527 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,513 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.2%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,356 residents
Good health34.7%
2,709 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,196 residents
Bad health5.5%
429 residents
Very bad health1.6%
122 residents
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,266 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,546 residents
Woods & Mesty Croft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.3%
1,253 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,088 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
648 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Woods & Mesty Croft · 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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