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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002069

Whiteheath

Whiteheath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,244 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
7,244

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,168

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,818.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Rawthorpe, Kirklees6,184 residents · 47.0% owned · 37.9% no carNetherton, Dudley8,071 residents · 57.3% owned · 26.0% no carWoodgate, Birmingham6,818 residents · 50.1% owned · 33.1% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carPendeford, Wolverhampton5,556 residents · 46.4% owned · 27.9% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tipton, Sandwell10,722 residents · 48.4% owned · 31.7% no carOld Hill, Sandwell10,884 residents · 52.2% owned · 27.0% no carCradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whiteheath

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

Tenure

Owned50.3%
1,593 households
Social rented33%
1,044 households
Private rented15.5%
490 households
Lives rent free0.8%
25 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.2%
1,210 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.5%
903 households
Terraced18.2%
576 households
Detached13.7%
435 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,302 households
No cars or vans in household32.8%
1,039 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
635 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
191 households
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.2%
1,557 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
970 households
1 bedroom12%
380 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
259 households
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
1,863 households
One-person household36%
1,141 households
Other household types5.1%
163 households
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,141 households
2 people in household28%
888 households
3 people in household17.1%
543 households
4 people in household11.8%
374 households
5 people in household5%
158 households
6 people in household1.2%
38 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,478 residents
15–2918%
1,305 residents
30–4421.3%
1,542 residents
45–6424.3%
1,760 residents
65 and over16%
1,159 residents
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.2%
4,941 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.1%
1,093 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.4%
608 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
396 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
207 residents
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.1%
1,595 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
3,046 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,401 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.2%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,098 residents
Good health33.6%
2,434 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,154 residents
Bad health5.6%
409 residents
Very bad health2.1%
151 residents
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
5,780 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,464 residents
Whiteheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38%
1,204 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,036 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.2%
670 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
247 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Whiteheath · 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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