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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002139

Walsall Central

Walsall Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,861 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
10,861

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,313

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,586.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Wolverhampton Central, Wolverhampton11,532 residents · 29.1% owned · 48.7% no carHanley & Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent8,340 residents · 35.4% owned · 41.8% no carAshton Central, Tameside11,205 residents · 26.6% owned · 48.2% no carNew Dock & Eve Hill, Dudley8,373 residents · 39.1% owned · 39.0% no carPaddock & Greenhead, Kirklees6,826 residents · 48.7% owned · 37.4% no carWakefield Central, Wakefield9,191 residents · 36.4% owned · 42.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walsall Central

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

Tenure

Social rented38.5%
1,662 households
Private rented31.3%
1,350 households
Owned29.6%
1,275 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.4%
1,957 households
Terraced19.8%
853 households
Semi-detached12.9%
557 households
Detached11.1%
479 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.5%
192 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.5%
149 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
115 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.7%
2,015 households
1 car or van in household34.2%
1,473 households
2 cars or vans in household13.8%
597 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
228 households
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.4%
1,612 households
1 bedroom24.9%
1,074 households
3 bedrooms21.4%
921 households
4 or more bedrooms16.4%
706 households
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51%
2,202 households
One-person household40.4%
1,745 households
Other household types8.5%
368 households
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.5%
1,745 households
2 people in household24.4%
1,054 households
3 people in household14.4%
619 households
4 people in household8.3%
359 households
5 people in household5.5%
238 households
6 people in household3.3%
142 households
8 or more people in household1.8%
79 households
7 people in household1.8%
76 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
2,301 residents
15–2925.2%
2,741 residents
30–4422.1%
2,400 residents
45–6421.1%
2,297 residents
65 and over10.3%
1,124 residents
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.8%
4,644 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh38.3%
4,154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.7%
1,159 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
485 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
417 residents
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.7%
2,334 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
2,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,342 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.7%
4,187 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
3,861 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.5%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.5%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,893 residents
Good health33.8%
3,673 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,563 residents
Bad health5.1%
558 residents
Very bad health1.6%
175 residents
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
8,915 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,946 residents
Walsall Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,528 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.3%
1,477 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
900 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.9%
382 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
24 households
Walsall Central · 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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