Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002055

Wednesbury South

Wednesbury South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,126 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
11,126

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,182

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,139.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Sinfin, Derby10,803 residents · 53.1% owned · 25.7% no carStocking Farm & Mowmacre, Leicester11,778 residents · 39.0% owned · 35.2% no carWalsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no carDogsthorpe, Peterborough10,035 residents · 45.8% owned · 27.0% no carBilston North West, Wolverhampton6,313 residents · 60.0% owned · 26.4% no carThurnby Lodge, Leicester11,793 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.6% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carGreets Green West, Sandwell7,356 residents · 46.8% owned · 33.8% no carWest Bromwich North, Sandwell11,792 residents · 48.6% owned · 37.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wednesbury South

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

Tenure

Owned50.4%
2,109 households
Social rented30.9%
1,294 households
Private rented17.4%
726 households
Shared ownership0.8%
35 households
Lives rent free0.4%
18 households
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.7%
2,326 households
Terraced17.1%
716 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
644 households
Detached10.5%
438 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,769 households
No cars or vans in household29%
1,212 households
2 cars or vans in household21.8%
909 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
288 households
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.3%
2,226 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
1,027 households
1 bedroom11.3%
471 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
454 households
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
2,574 households
One-person household28.5%
1,193 households
Other household types9.9%
413 households
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.5%
1,193 households
2 people in household26.5%
1,107 households
3 people in household17.3%
722 households
4 people in household14.6%
611 households
5 people in household7.4%
311 households
6 people in household3.7%
156 households
7 people in household1.1%
47 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
2,342 residents
15–2918.3%
2,037 residents
30–4422.8%
2,535 residents
45–6423.9%
2,660 residents
65 and over14%
1,554 residents
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.3%
5,934 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29%
3,228 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.4%
1,045 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
530 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
389 residents
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31%
2,675 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.8%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
4,816 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
3,614 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21%
1,817 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
433 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
4,983 residents
Good health33.7%
3,744 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,641 residents
Bad health5.4%
600 residents
Very bad health1.4%
158 residents
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
9,085 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
2,041 residents
Wednesbury South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,508 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.6%
1,489 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
851 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
310 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Wednesbury South · 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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