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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002121

Blakenall North

Blakenall North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,663 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
6,663

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,561

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,456.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.2%

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.

Parson Cross, Sheffield10,170 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.4% no carSmith's Wood South, Solihull6,746 residents · 50.1% owned · 29.9% no carRibbleton, Preston10,272 residents · 45.5% owned · 34.8% no carLime Side & Garden Suburb, Oldham7,755 residents · 44.6% owned · 34.0% no carRoseworth, Stockton-on-Tees8,024 residents · 50.8% owned · 31.2% no carPark Vale, Middlesbrough6,266 residents · 47.9% owned · 36.6% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carLittle Bloxwich, Walsall6,823 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.3% no carBentley, Walsall6,441 residents · 51.9% owned · 29.3% no carBloxwich South, Walsall6,679 residents · 33.8% owned · 39.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blakenall North

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

Tenure

Owned44.4%
1,138 households
Social rented37.5%
960 households
Private rented17.6%
450 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.4%
1,393 households
Terraced23.3%
597 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.2%
312 households
Detached7.1%
183 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
44 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,062 households
No cars or vans in household33%
846 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
495 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
158 households
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.7%
1,580 households
2 bedrooms26%
665 households
1 bedroom6.6%
168 households
4 or more bedrooms5.8%
148 households
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
1,680 households
One-person household28.8%
736 households
Other household types5.6%
143 households
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.5%
754 households
1 person in household28.8%
736 households
3 people in household17.2%
440 households
4 people in household13.8%
352 households
5 people in household7%
180 households
6 people in household2.6%
67 households
7 people in household0.8%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
1,527 residents
15–2918.3%
1,218 residents
30–4419.8%
1,320 residents
45–6423.2%
1,544 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,057 residents
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.3%
5,751 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%
357 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
280 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
237 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
40 residents
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.3%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.2%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
2,661 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
2,310 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.7%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.5%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
2,799 residents
Good health32.4%
2,162 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,115 residents
Bad health6.8%
454 residents
Very bad health2%
133 residents
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
5,107 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,556 residents
Blakenall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
932 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33%
844 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
568 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
206 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Blakenall North · 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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