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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002054

Hamstead West

Hamstead West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,818 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
5,818

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,316

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,366.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.6%

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.

Perry Beeches West, Birmingham8,069 residents · 75.8% owned · 18.0% no carQuinton Ridgacre, Birmingham9,569 residents · 69.4% owned · 21.8% no carLyndon Green, Birmingham6,558 residents · 81.6% owned · 16.6% no carBraunstone Town, Blaby9,984 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.4% no carSunny Hill, Derby6,940 residents · 66.1% owned · 19.5% no carWednesfield Town, Wolverhampton7,579 residents · 68.3% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hamstead East, Sandwell6,327 residents · 68.6% owned · 23.6% no carWarley South, Sandwell6,570 residents · 77.3% owned · 19.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hamstead West

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
1,712 households
Private rented15.1%
350 households
Social rented10.7%
248 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached67.4%
1,560 households
Terraced15.3%
355 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
201 households
Detached7.4%
172 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,079 households
2 cars or vans in household24.5%
568 households
No cars or vans in household20.4%
471 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
196 households
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms73.1%
1,692 households
2 bedrooms11.8%
274 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
223 households
1 bedroom5.4%
125 households
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
1,489 households
One-person household28.8%
667 households
Other household types6.8%
158 households
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.4%
704 households
1 person in household28.8%
667 households
3 people in household18.1%
418 households
4 people in household13.9%
322 households
5 people in household5.4%
124 households
6 people in household1.7%
40 households
8 or more people in household1%
24 households
7 people in household0.7%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,007 residents
15–2917.8%
1,033 residents
30–4419.3%
1,121 residents
45–6426.4%
1,533 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,120 residents
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.8%
2,897 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29%
1,687 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
720 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
280 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
237 residents
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.6%
1,303 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.4%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
517 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
2,647 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
1,988 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,484 residents
Good health37.8%
2,202 residents
Fair health14.5%
844 residents
Bad health4%
231 residents
Very bad health1%
57 residents
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
4,900 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
918 residents
Hamstead West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,032 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
821 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
390 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Hamstead West · 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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