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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002122

Blakenall South

Blakenall South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,155 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
7,155

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,494

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,511.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.1%

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.

Ravenscliffe, Bradford7,007 residents · 45.7% owned · 32.5% no carDudley Priory & Wrens Nest, Dudley9,889 residents · 47.4% owned · 24.9% no carBroxtowe & Cinderhill, Nottingham9,282 residents · 33.2% owned · 36.8% no carAspley, Nottingham8,744 residents · 41.9% owned · 36.1% no carLow Hill, Wolverhampton6,515 residents · 28.3% owned · 34.9% no carAllenton & Osmaston, Derby12,441 residents · 37.4% owned · 36.2% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Darlaston West, Walsall9,109 residents · 47.1% owned · 28.9% no carWalsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blakenall South

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

Tenure

Owned44.2%
1,103 households
Social rented37.9%
945 households
Private rented17.4%
434 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached70.1%
1,746 households
Terraced13.2%
330 households
Detached7.6%
189 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
186 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,065 households
No cars or vans in household28.1%
700 households
2 cars or vans in household22.7%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
162 households
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.8%
1,617 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
545 households
4 or more bedrooms9.9%
248 households
1 bedroom3.4%
84 households
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
1,784 households
One-person household22%
548 households
Other household types6.5%
162 households
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.8%
668 households
1 person in household22%
548 households
4 people in household18.3%
456 households
3 people in household18%
448 households
5 people in household9%
224 households
6 people in household4.4%
111 households
7 people in household0.8%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.6%
1,973 residents
15–2920.7%
1,483 residents
30–4423%
1,649 residents
45–6419.1%
1,369 residents
65 and over9.5%
682 residents
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.3%
5,530 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%
664 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
584 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
286 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
93 residents
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.5%
1,541 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
2,854 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
2,081 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.7%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
3,515 residents
Good health32.6%
2,329 residents
Fair health11.9%
851 residents
Bad health4.8%
345 residents
Very bad health1.6%
115 residents
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
5,923 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,232 residents
Blakenall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.5%
935 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
874 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
503 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
176 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Blakenall 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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