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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002047

Wednesbury

Wednesbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,553 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
7,553

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,091

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,981.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.1%

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.

Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne8,173 residents · 40.9% owned · 44.7% no carNetherton, Dudley8,071 residents · 57.3% owned · 26.0% no carLye & Wynall, Dudley6,670 residents · 48.5% owned · 29.2% no carEastmoor, Wakefield7,945 residents · 42.6% owned · 36.7% no carAshton Waterloo, Tameside7,992 residents · 58.3% owned · 29.4% no carRussell's Hall, Dudley8,413 residents · 44.0% owned · 31.7% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Old Hill, Sandwell10,884 residents · 52.2% owned · 27.0% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wednesbury

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

Tenure

Owned51.8%
1,600 households
Social rented29%
897 households
Private rented18.1%
561 households
Lives rent free0.6%
18 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42%
1,297 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.2%
716 households
Terraced17.4%
537 households
Detached12.3%
379 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.4%
104 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,355 households
No cars or vans in household30%
928 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
612 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
195 households
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,336 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
998 households
1 bedroom15.6%
481 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
275 households
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.1%
1,858 households
One-person household33.5%
1,036 households
Other household types6.3%
196 households
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,036 households
2 people in household31.8%
983 households
3 people in household14%
434 households
4 people in household11.8%
366 households
5 people in household4.9%
151 households
6 people in household1.7%
54 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
36 households
7 people in household1%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,312 residents
15–2917.6%
1,329 residents
30–4417.8%
1,341 residents
45–6426.6%
2,010 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,559 residents
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.3%
5,610 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.3%
1,382 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%
235 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
204 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
122 residents
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.5%
2,062 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.1%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.7%
3,057 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.1%
3,018 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.2%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.5%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
3,161 residents
Good health32.5%
2,457 residents
Fair health17.2%
1,302 residents
Bad health6.7%
503 residents
Very bad health1.7%
130 residents
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,917 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,636 residents
Wednesbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,133 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.9%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%
696 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
236 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Wednesbury · 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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