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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002059

West Bromwich North

West Bromwich North is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,792 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
11,792

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,573

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,928.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Bilston Lunt & Loxdale, Wolverhampton7,793 residents · 39.8% owned · 38.4% no carStocking Farm & Mowmacre, Leicester11,778 residents · 39.0% owned · 35.2% no carBillesley Common, Birmingham8,384 residents · 51.7% owned · 31.7% no carWillenhall Town, Walsall8,004 residents · 48.3% owned · 29.6% no carBankfoot, Bradford6,453 residents · 52.4% owned · 35.4% no carWalsall West, Walsall7,981 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.0% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wednesbury South, Sandwell11,126 residents · 50.4% owned · 29.0% no carOldbury & Rood End, Sandwell8,258 residents · 48.3% owned · 34.6% no carGreets Green West, Sandwell7,356 residents · 46.8% owned · 33.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Bromwich North

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

Tenure

Owned48.6%
2,221 households
Social rented30.9%
1,411 households
Private rented19.8%
906 households
Lives rent free0.4%
19 households
Shared ownership0.3%
16 households
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.2%
1,653 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.8%
1,269 households
Terraced18.1%
829 households
Detached14.2%
650 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
80 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
80 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
1,800 households
No cars or vans in household37.2%
1,699 households
2 cars or vans in household16.7%
762 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
310 households
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
2,050 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
1,074 households
1 bedroom19.1%
871 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
576 households
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
2,550 households
One-person household34.6%
1,583 households
Other household types9.6%
439 households
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.6%
1,583 households
2 people in household24.4%
1,117 households
3 people in household15%
687 households
4 people in household13.8%
632 households
5 people in household6.4%
294 households
6 people in household3.1%
141 households
7 people in household1.3%
58 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
58 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
2,224 residents
15–2918.6%
2,199 residents
30–4420.9%
2,469 residents
45–6426.5%
3,125 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,775 residents
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.8%
5,288 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh37%
4,363 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.7%
914 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
779 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
450 residents
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.2%
2,750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
2,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
5,097 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
4,114 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
199 residents aged 16 and over
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
1,881 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.8%
1,580 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
509 residents aged 16 and over
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
5,034 residents
Good health35.2%
4,156 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,741 residents
Bad health5.7%
667 residents
Very bad health1.6%
194 residents
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
9,651 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
2,141 residents
West Bromwich North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,685 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.3%
1,567 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
986 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
314 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
20 households
West Bromwich North · 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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