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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002114

Pelsall South

Pelsall South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,082 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
6,082

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,681

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,383

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.2%

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.

Lower Gornal & The Straits, Dudley9,028 residents · 74.9% owned · 18.2% no carWest Coseley, Dudley9,020 residents · 71.6% owned · 19.9% no carHabberley, Wyre Forest6,680 residents · 67.9% owned · 16.7% no carCaldicot South, Monmouthshire8,035 residents · 65.4% owned · 19.1% no carWickersley North, Rotherham8,292 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.8% no carHandsworth South, Sheffield6,281 residents · 67.6% owned · 23.7% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Short Heath West, Walsall6,032 residents · 73.6% owned · 18.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pelsall South

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
1,955 households
Social rented13.9%
373 households
Private rented12.7%
340 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.7%
1,251 households
Detached22%
591 households
Terraced16.6%
445 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
350 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,118 households
2 cars or vans in household29.7%
796 households
No cars or vans in household18.1%
485 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
283 households
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.3%
1,511 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
571 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
392 households
1 bedroom7.8%
208 households
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
1,732 households
One-person household31.1%
833 households
Other household types4.2%
113 households
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
969 households
1 person in household31%
833 households
3 people in household15.6%
418 households
4 people in household12.7%
341 households
5 people in household3.2%
86 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
921 residents
15–2915.1%
917 residents
30–4415.8%
959 residents
45–6427.4%
1,666 residents
65 and over26.6%
1,618 residents
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
5,708 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
149 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
79 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
24 residents
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.2%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
2,769 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
2,270 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,533 residents
Good health35.5%
2,160 residents
Fair health15.6%
950 residents
Bad health5.5%
336 residents
Very bad health1.7%
101 residents
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,759 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,321 residents
Pelsall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41%
1,099 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38%
1,020 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
464 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Pelsall South · 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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