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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002046

Friar Park

Friar Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,714 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
5,714

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,052

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,661.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

12.7%

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.

Kingstanding South East, Birmingham10,667 residents · 47.2% owned · 36.9% no carBushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no carKnowle West, Bristol, City of7,690 residents · 46.6% owned · 27.8% no carLaithwaite & Marsh Green, Wigan9,049 residents · 27.3% owned · 42.5% no carKirby Frith, Leicester8,819 residents · 39.7% owned · 32.4% no carSaffron Lane, Leicester8,276 residents · 33.9% owned · 33.9% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ocker Hill, Sandwell6,169 residents · 40.9% owned · 33.4% no carTibbington, Sandwell9,881 residents · 41.6% owned · 33.6% no carWarley East, Sandwell8,411 residents · 54.4% owned · 29.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Friar Park

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

Tenure

Social rented48.9%
1,003 households
Owned40.7%
835 households
Private rented9.2%
188 households
Lives rent free1%
20 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.7%
978 households
Terraced43.9%
900 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
85 households
Detached3.8%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
1 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
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
859 households
No cars or vans in household33.2%
681 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
395 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
115 households
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms73.2%
1,501 households
2 bedrooms15.4%
316 households
4 or more bedrooms5.8%
119 households
1 bedroom5.6%
114 households
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%
1,461 households
One-person household22.5%
461 households
Other household types6.3%
129 households
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.4%
540 households
1 person in household22.5%
461 households
3 people in household20.7%
423 households
4 people in household16.8%
344 households
5 people in household9.6%
197 households
6 people in household3.1%
63 households
7 people in household0.6%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.5%
1,457 residents
15–2918.2%
1,041 residents
30–4419.7%
1,124 residents
45–6423.9%
1,367 residents
65 and over12.6%
720 residents
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.2%
4,643 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%
384 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.4%
367 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
259 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
62 residents
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications38.3%
1,589 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.3%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above12.7%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
2,192 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.9%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.7%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.2%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.2%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
2,481 residents
Good health31.7%
1,814 residents
Fair health15.8%
904 residents
Bad health6.8%
387 residents
Very bad health2.3%
129 residents
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
4,466 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,248 residents
Friar Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
753 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.8%
550 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.3%
518 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.9%
223 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
6 households
Friar Park · 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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