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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002077

Old Hill

Old Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,884 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
10,884

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,514

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,400.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Netherton, Dudley8,071 residents · 57.3% owned · 26.0% no carFairfield & Jericho, Bury8,152 residents · 46.5% owned · 35.9% no carRawthorpe, Kirklees6,184 residents · 47.0% owned · 37.9% no carPeel Green, Salford5,976 residents · 41.2% owned · 38.4% no carShaftesbury & Crindai, Newport6,794 residents · 54.1% owned · 29.6% no carWigston Town, Oadby and Wigston8,230 residents · 61.6% owned · 25.2% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no carTipton, Sandwell10,722 residents · 48.4% owned · 31.7% no carWhiteheath, Sandwell7,244 residents · 50.3% owned · 32.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Hill

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

Tenure

Owned52.2%
2,358 households
Social rented29.1%
1,312 households
Private rented17.2%
777 households
Lives rent free0.8%
35 households
Shared ownership0.7%
32 households
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.6%
1,697 households
Terraced26.4%
1,193 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.2%
914 households
Detached12.1%
547 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
104 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,890 households
No cars or vans in household27%
1,219 households
2 cars or vans in household23%
1,037 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
368 households
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44%
1,987 households
2 bedrooms33.1%
1,496 households
1 bedroom12.7%
575 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
456 households
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
2,690 households
One-person household34.2%
1,545 households
Other household types6.2%
279 households
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.2%
1,545 households
2 people in household29.6%
1,338 households
3 people in household16.3%
737 households
4 people in household10.7%
481 households
5 people in household4.8%
216 households
6 people in household2.3%
103 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
49 households
7 people in household1%
45 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
2,083 residents
15–2919.5%
2,120 residents
30–4420.4%
2,218 residents
45–6424.5%
2,668 residents
65 and over16.5%
1,796 residents
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.8%
8,034 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.1%
1,534 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
537 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
425 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
353 residents
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.2%
2,363 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,455 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
4,924 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,601 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
1,317 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
546 residents aged 16 and over
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
4,638 residents
Good health34.1%
3,709 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,669 residents
Bad health6.3%
691 residents
Very bad health1.6%
177 residents
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
8,603 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
2,281 residents
Old Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.9%
1,664 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,655 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
899 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
276 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Old Hill · 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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