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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002131

Aldridge South

Aldridge South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,778 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
7,778

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,182

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

929.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Halesowen East, Dudley6,115 residents · 84.7% owned · 13.4% no carCodsall, South Staffordshire7,142 residents · 85.7% owned · 7.9% no carWinterbourne, South Gloucestershire6,406 residents · 80.0% owned · 10.6% no carHayley Green, Dudley8,028 residents · 85.5% owned · 12.2% no carSprotbrough, Doncaster7,548 residents · 83.2% owned · 12.8% no carBeardwood, Pleasington & Livesey, Blackburn with Darwen8,739 residents · 86.7% owned · 10.9% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Streetly North, Walsall6,115 residents · 90.1% owned · 11.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aldridge South

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

Tenure

Owned87.9%
2,798 households
Private rented7.1%
226 households
Social rented4.8%
154 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.4%
1,477 households
Detached42.7%
1,358 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
198 households
Terraced4.1%
132 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,168 households
1 car or van in household35%
1,113 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.5%
556 households
No cars or vans in household10.9%
346 households
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.2%
1,661 households
4 or more bedrooms30.6%
974 households
2 bedrooms13.7%
436 households
1 bedroom3.5%
111 households
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,245 households
One-person household25.5%
810 households
Other household types3.9%
124 households
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,168 households
1 person in household25.5%
811 households
4 people in household16%
509 households
3 people in household14.8%
472 households
5 people in household5.4%
172 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,178 residents
15–2914%
1,091 residents
30–4416%
1,244 residents
45–6428.8%
2,240 residents
65 and over26%
2,026 residents
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.6%
6,655 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%
734 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
164 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
116 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
107 residents
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
2,217 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
935 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%
3,726 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
2,692 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,626 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,643 residents
Good health35.1%
2,730 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,045 residents
Bad health3.6%
279 residents
Very bad health1%
81 residents
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
6,502 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,276 residents
Aldridge South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.8%
1,681 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,055 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
398 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Aldridge 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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