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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002136

Willenhall Town

Willenhall Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,004 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
8,004

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,261

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,537.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Kingsbrook, Bedford10,684 residents · 45.9% owned · 26.8% no carTredworth, Gloucester8,243 residents · 47.7% owned · 28.9% no carLangley Green, Sandwell8,921 residents · 62.1% owned · 24.4% no carWellington East, Telford and Wrekin7,322 residents · 51.4% owned · 25.1% no carDixons Green, Dudley8,312 residents · 49.1% owned · 28.2% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Willenhall Park, Walsall9,235 residents · 50.6% owned · 27.4% no carDarlaston Central, Walsall8,492 residents · 43.0% owned · 31.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Willenhall Town

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

Tenure

Owned48.3%
1,575 households
Private rented26.8%
873 households
Social rented24.2%
790 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.4%
1,350 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24%
783 households
Terraced17.4%
569 households
Detached13%
424 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
71 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,315 households
No cars or vans in household29.6%
965 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
715 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
266 households
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
1,565 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
1,007 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
354 households
1 bedroom10.3%
335 households
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
2,006 households
One-person household31.1%
1,015 households
Other household types7.4%
241 households
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.1%
1,015 households
2 people in household29.1%
949 households
3 people in household17.3%
564 households
4 people in household13.5%
439 households
5 people in household5.3%
172 households
6 people in household2.7%
87 households
7 people in household0.8%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,635 residents
15–2918.4%
1,476 residents
30–4422.9%
1,837 residents
45–6424.4%
1,951 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,106 residents
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.5%
5,083 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.1%
1,771 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%
407 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
379 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
365 residents
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.4%
1,720 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,692 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
2,456 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.8%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
3,558 residents
Good health34.8%
2,785 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,172 residents
Bad health4.8%
386 residents
Very bad health1.3%
104 residents
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
6,521 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,483 residents
Willenhall Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.8%
1,265 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,189 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
596 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Willenhall Town · 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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