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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002079

Brandhall

Brandhall is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,659 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
8,659

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,533

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,506.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.6%

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.

Brandwood East, Birmingham6,475 residents · 62.2% owned · 25.2% no carBakersfield, Nottingham8,459 residents · 68.1% owned · 27.0% no carWood End, Wolverhampton8,302 residents · 67.3% owned · 23.0% no carBushbury, Wolverhampton10,087 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.9% no carOld Oscott, Birmingham6,110 residents · 61.3% owned · 25.1% no carNew Moston, Manchester10,496 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.0% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carCradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no carLangley Green, Sandwell8,921 residents · 62.1% owned · 24.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brandhall

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

Tenure

Owned62.4%
2,205 households
Social rented21.4%
755 households
Private rented14.2%
503 households
Shared ownership1.4%
51 households
Lives rent free0.5%
19 households
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54%
1,910 households
Terraced24.6%
871 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
540 households
Detached5.2%
183 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 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
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,597 households
No cars or vans in household25%
882 households
2 cars or vans in household23.2%
819 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
236 households
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.7%
2,180 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
788 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
338 households
1 bedroom6.5%
228 households
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,237 households
One-person household30.8%
1,088 households
Other household types5.9%
208 households
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.8%
1,090 households
2 people in household29.9%
1,058 households
3 people in household16.5%
584 households
4 people in household13.6%
481 households
5 people in household5.8%
206 households
6 people in household2.3%
82 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,697 residents
15–2917.1%
1,484 residents
30–4420.2%
1,748 residents
45–6425.5%
2,211 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,518 residents
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.2%
6,166 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.5%
1,170 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.8%
590 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
466 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
271 residents
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.3%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.6%
1,688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
3,888 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,851 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,800 residents
Good health34.9%
3,018 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,244 residents
Bad health5.2%
454 residents
Very bad health1.7%
143 residents
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
6,965 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,692 residents
Brandhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.9%
1,447 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,246 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
657 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Brandhall · 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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