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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002138

Walsall East

Walsall East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,358 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
6,358

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,258

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,527.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Wake Green East & Moseley Bog, Birmingham8,591 residents · 71.2% owned · 18.9% no carLady Wood & Oakwood, Leeds8,399 residents · 73.3% owned · 18.9% no carBobbers Mill, Nottingham10,276 residents · 62.5% owned · 28.5% no carHarrow Weald, Harrow8,760 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.3% no carEvington, Leicester8,720 residents · 81.0% owned · 14.5% no carHumberstone & Hamilton South, Leicester8,472 residents · 60.4% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walsall East

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

Tenure

Owned71.7%
1,619 households
Private rented22.9%
516 households
Social rented5.1%
116 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.7%
761 households
Terraced24.5%
554 households
Semi-detached24.1%
546 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.7%
354 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
883 households
2 cars or vans in household26.7%
604 households
No cars or vans in household19.5%
441 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%
331 households
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.8%
921 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
684 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
534 households
1 bedroom5.3%
120 households
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
1,373 households
One-person household28.2%
638 households
Other household types11.1%
250 households
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.2%
638 households
2 people in household26.3%
594 households
3 people in household14.5%
328 households
4 people in household13.4%
302 households
5 people in household8.9%
201 households
6 people in household4.9%
110 households
7 people in household2%
45 households
8 or more people in household1.8%
41 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,200 residents
15–2919.8%
1,259 residents
30–4420%
1,274 residents
45–6424.6%
1,565 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,058 residents
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh48.2%
3,064 residents
White39.7%
2,523 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
353 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
211 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
208 residents
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
1,781 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.3%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
617 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,852 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
2,090 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
2,925 residents
Good health35.9%
2,283 residents
Fair health13%
826 residents
Bad health4%
253 residents
Very bad health1.1%
71 residents
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
5,389 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
970 residents
Walsall East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,046 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
803 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
323 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
6 households
Walsall East · 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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