Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002056

Tibbington

Tibbington is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,881 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
9,881

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,857

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,814.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.9%

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.

Bradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carKirby Frith, Leicester8,819 residents · 39.7% owned · 32.4% no carDarlaston West, Walsall9,109 residents · 47.1% owned · 28.9% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carBilston North East, Wolverhampton7,725 residents · 54.3% owned · 28.7% 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 carStone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carRowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no carWoods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tibbington

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

Tenure

Social rented44.7%
1,724 households
Owned41.6%
1,606 households
Private rented12.8%
494 households
Lives rent free0.6%
24 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47%
1,814 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.4%
978 households
Terraced21.1%
814 households
Detached5.4%
210 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,605 households
No cars or vans in household33.6%
1,294 households
2 cars or vans in household19.6%
755 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
200 households
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%
2,075 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
839 households
1 bedroom15.6%
603 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
340 households
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,475 households
One-person household30.1%
1,161 households
Other household types5.8%
222 households
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.1%
1,161 households
2 people in household27.4%
1,058 households
3 people in household17.6%
677 households
4 people in household14.4%
557 households
5 people in household6.2%
241 households
6 people in household2.7%
103 households
7 people in household0.9%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523%
2,271 residents
15–2919.8%
1,958 residents
30–4421.4%
2,115 residents
45–6423%
2,270 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,268 residents
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.9%
7,896 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
851 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
656 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
394 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
86 residents
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.8%
2,448 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.9%
1,262 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
4,173 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,098 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.3%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.3%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
4,337 residents
Good health32.5%
3,216 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,546 residents
Bad health6.3%
624 residents
Very bad health1.6%
159 residents
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
7,850 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
2,031 residents
Tibbington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,395 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33%
1,274 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.4%
903 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
276 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Tibbington · 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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