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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002127

Walsall Ryecroft

Walsall Ryecroft is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,792 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
9,792

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,443

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,967.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Wednesbury South, Sandwell11,126 residents · 50.4% owned · 29.0% no carGlebe Farm, Birmingham10,037 residents · 43.6% owned · 31.1% no carKingsway, Rochdale11,640 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.9% no carStone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carStocking Farm & Mowmacre, Leicester11,778 residents · 39.0% owned · 35.2% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Darlaston East, Walsall7,550 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.5% no carLeamore, Walsall6,863 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.2% no carDarlaston Central, Walsall8,492 residents · 43.0% owned · 31.9% no carPleck, Walsall8,555 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walsall Ryecroft

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

Tenure

Owned43.2%
1,489 households
Social rented34.9%
1,202 households
Private rented20.8%
716 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.7%
1,675 households
Terraced28.1%
968 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
433 households
Detached8.3%
286 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,511 households
No cars or vans in household31%
1,065 households
2 cars or vans in household19.5%
671 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
193 households
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.6%
1,842 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
988 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
333 households
1 bedroom8%
276 households
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,252 households
One-person household25.3%
872 households
Other household types9.2%
316 households
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26%
894 households
1 person in household25.4%
874 households
3 people in household17.5%
603 households
4 people in household16%
552 households
5 people in household8.5%
292 households
6 people in household3.4%
118 households
7 people in household2%
68 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
40 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.7%
2,514 residents
15–2920.3%
1,988 residents
30–4422.4%
2,195 residents
45–6420.7%
2,024 residents
65 and over10.9%
1,068 residents
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.8%
5,558 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.6%
2,504 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.4%
1,114 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
356 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
260 residents
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.9%
2,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,501 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,862 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
3,044 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.2%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.3%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
4,542 residents
Good health33.1%
3,246 residents
Fair health13%
1,276 residents
Bad health5.7%
556 residents
Very bad health1.8%
172 residents
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
8,036 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,757 residents
Walsall Ryecroft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.7%
1,299 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,166 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.2%
729 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
234 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Walsall Ryecroft · 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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