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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002049

Princes End & Willingsworth

Princes End & Willingsworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,309 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
6,309

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,505

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,044.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

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.

Coseley Wallbrook, Dudley8,550 residents · 54.7% owned · 26.9% no carGainsborough, Greenwich & Orwell, Ipswich8,847 residents · 56.6% owned · 22.0% no carDudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carWood End, Wolverhampton8,302 residents · 67.3% owned · 23.0% no carNew Invention, Walsall6,602 residents · 61.0% owned · 23.2% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carTividale, Sandwell12,496 residents · 59.8% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Princes End & Willingsworth

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
1,484 households
Social rented26.9%
674 households
Private rented12.8%
321 households
Shared ownership0.6%
14 households
Lives rent free0.5%
12 households
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.8%
1,398 households
Terraced15.1%
378 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.7%
368 households
Detached12.6%
315 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,053 households
2 cars or vans in household24.4%
612 households
No cars or vans in household24.3%
610 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
231 households
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.6%
1,494 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
545 households
1 bedroom9.9%
249 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
218 households
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
1,712 households
One-person household26.1%
655 households
Other household types5.6%
141 households
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.6%
816 households
1 person in household26.2%
655 households
3 people in household18.9%
474 households
4 people in household14.1%
352 households
5 people in household5.3%
133 households
6 people in household1.8%
45 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,261 residents
15–2919.6%
1,236 residents
30–4418%
1,137 residents
45–6427%
1,702 residents
65 and over15.4%
974 residents
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.7%
5,154 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%
482 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
405 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
206 residents
Other ethnic group1%
61 residents
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.3%
1,410 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
807 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
2,964 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
1,930 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.2%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
270 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
2,826 residents
Good health34.6%
2,185 residents
Fair health14.1%
888 residents
Bad health5.2%
327 residents
Very bad health1.3%
83 residents
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
5,180 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,129 residents
Princes End & Willingsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.1%
956 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
891 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
518 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Princes End & Willingsworth · 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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