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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002111

Brownhills

Brownhills is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,417 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
6,417

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,763

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,903.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.7%

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.

Bedworth Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,947 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.4% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carEastwood Town, Broxtowe6,221 residents · 53.6% owned · 28.5% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carCannock North East, Cannock Chase7,308 residents · 58.6% owned · 21.9% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Little Bloxwich, Walsall6,823 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brownhills

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

Tenure

Owned56.2%
1,552 households
Social rented33.9%
937 households
Private rented9.1%
251 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.9%
1,379 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.5%
511 households
Terraced15.9%
439 households
Detached12.9%
358 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,124 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
725 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
670 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
243 households
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.5%
1,451 households
2 bedrooms28.6%
790 households
1 bedroom10.6%
293 households
4 or more bedrooms8.3%
229 households
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
1,730 households
One-person household33.3%
920 households
Other household types4.2%
115 households
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.3%
920 households
2 people in household31.6%
873 households
3 people in household17.1%
473 households
4 people in household10.8%
298 households
5 people in household4.6%
127 households
6 people in household1.8%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,204 residents
15–2917%
1,093 residents
30–4417.1%
1,095 residents
45–6426.2%
1,679 residents
65 and over21%
1,344 residents
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
6,013 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
138 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
135 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
114 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.9%
1,533 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.7%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
691 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
2,765 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,276 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.7%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.7%
2,547 residents
Good health35%
2,249 residents
Fair health17.2%
1,104 residents
Bad health6.1%
391 residents
Very bad health2%
126 residents
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.8%
4,862 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.2%
1,555 residents
Brownhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
983 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.3%
947 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
607 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
221 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Brownhills · 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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