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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002129

Short Heath West

Short Heath West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,032 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
6,032

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,568

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,402.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Bolehall, Tamworth7,337 residents · 71.9% owned · 19.1% no carWest Coseley, Dudley9,020 residents · 71.6% owned · 19.9% no carWrockwardine Wood & Trench, Telford and Wrekin6,779 residents · 64.3% owned · 18.3% no carLower Gornal & The Straits, Dudley9,028 residents · 74.9% owned · 18.2% no carBrinsworth, Rotherham9,048 residents · 71.0% owned · 20.7% no carQuarry Bank, Dudley8,738 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.6% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Short Heath East, Walsall5,625 residents · 66.0% owned · 23.1% no carShelfield, Walsall5,983 residents · 70.0% owned · 16.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Short Heath West

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

Tenure

Owned73.6%
1,889 households
Private rented13.4%
345 households
Social rented12.7%
326 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.4%
1,373 households
Detached20.5%
526 households
Terraced15.8%
406 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
223 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,086 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
754 households
No cars or vans in household18.5%
476 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
252 households
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.3%
1,522 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
636 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
250 households
1 bedroom6.2%
160 households
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.7%
1,741 households
One-person household28.6%
735 households
Other household types3.7%
94 households
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
927 households
1 person in household28.6%
735 households
3 people in household17%
435 households
4 people in household12.1%
310 households
5 people in household3.8%
98 households
6 people in household1.6%
41 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
944 residents
15–2916%
967 residents
30–4418.7%
1,128 residents
45–6427%
1,631 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,361 residents
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.2%
5,076 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
599 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
142 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
140 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
74 residents
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
934 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
615 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
2,786 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,147 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
2,523 residents
Good health36.2%
2,184 residents
Fair health16%
967 residents
Bad health4.4%
263 residents
Very bad health1.5%
93 residents
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
4,831 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,202 residents
Short Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,040 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
940 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
480 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Short Heath West · 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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