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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002135

Walsall West

Walsall West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,981 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
7,981

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,924

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,685

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Oldbury & Rood End, Sandwell8,258 residents · 48.3% owned · 34.6% no carKingsway, Rochdale11,640 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.9% no carBelle Vue & West Gorton, Manchester10,779 residents · 32.4% owned · 40.7% no carGreat Horton & Brackenhill, Bradford7,318 residents · 48.1% owned · 39.8% no carStechford, Birmingham8,913 residents · 51.1% owned · 34.0% no carNormanton South, Derby8,533 residents · 45.1% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pleck, Walsall8,555 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.2% no carWalsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walsall West

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

Tenure

Owned39.5%
1,154 households
Social rented30%
878 households
Private rented30%
876 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.3%
1,178 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.9%
873 households
Terraced23%
672 households
Detached4.7%
137 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,261 households
No cars or vans in household37%
1,083 households
2 cars or vans in household15.4%
449 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
131 households
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
1,341 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
931 households
1 bedroom14.5%
425 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
225 households
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
1,729 households
One-person household31%
905 households
Other household types9.9%
290 households
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.9%
905 households
2 people in household26.1%
764 households
3 people in household14.1%
412 households
4 people in household11.5%
336 households
5 people in household9.2%
268 households
6 people in household5.1%
149 households
7 people in household1.8%
52 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
40 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.3%
1,861 residents
15–2921.5%
1,720 residents
30–4422.9%
1,829 residents
45–6421.8%
1,737 residents
65 and over10.5%
835 residents
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh43%
3,434 residents
White39.5%
3,153 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.2%
731 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
341 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
321 residents
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.9%
1,846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
3,135 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,657 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.2%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.2%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%
3,661 residents
Good health32.2%
2,568 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,182 residents
Bad health5.4%
429 residents
Very bad health1.8%
141 residents
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,568 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,413 residents
Walsall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,016 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
978 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.7%
663 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.7%
253 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Walsall 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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