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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002074

Warley West

Warley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,206 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
8,206

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,164

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,013

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.3%

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.

Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton6,488 residents · 67.7% owned · 24.1% no carWood End, Wolverhampton8,302 residents · 67.3% owned · 23.0% no carWoodcross, Wolverhampton6,586 residents · 62.7% owned · 23.3% no carBilston North West, Wolverhampton6,313 residents · 60.0% owned · 26.4% no carIntake, Doncaster9,147 residents · 54.2% owned · 30.9% no carDudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carWoods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carRowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no carWood Green & Old Park, Sandwell8,757 residents · 57.8% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Warley West

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

Tenure

Owned62%
1,962 households
Social rented24%
758 households
Private rented13%
411 households
Lives rent free0.7%
21 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached63.7%
2,016 households
Terraced18%
569 households
Detached9.3%
294 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
252 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,317 households
No cars or vans in household25.3%
801 households
2 cars or vans in household24.8%
784 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
262 households
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms70.1%
2,217 households
2 bedrooms12%
378 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
318 households
1 bedroom7.9%
250 households
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
2,080 households
One-person household27.7%
876 households
Other household types6.5%
206 households
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.5%
904 households
1 person in household27.7%
876 households
3 people in household18.1%
572 households
4 people in household16.3%
515 households
5 people in household5.4%
171 households
6 people in household2.5%
80 households
7 people in household1%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,574 residents
15–2917.3%
1,418 residents
30–4419.4%
1,590 residents
45–6427.1%
2,226 residents
65 and over17%
1,397 residents
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.9%
5,327 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.6%
1,688 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
524 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
428 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
240 residents
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.2%
1,834 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
3,679 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,704 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.3%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
3,434 residents
Good health35.9%
2,945 residents
Fair health15%
1,231 residents
Bad health5.7%
465 residents
Very bad health1.6%
131 residents
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,581 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,625 residents
Warley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.2%
1,208 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,098 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
681 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
176 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Warley 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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