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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002142

Darlaston East

Darlaston East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,550 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
7,550

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,718

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,809.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.7%

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.

Glebe Farm, Birmingham10,037 residents · 43.6% owned · 31.1% no carFrenchwood & Fishwick, Preston9,351 residents · 52.7% owned · 33.9% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carStone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carStocking Farm & Mowmacre, Leicester11,778 residents · 39.0% owned · 35.2% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no carDarlaston Central, Walsall8,492 residents · 43.0% owned · 31.9% no carWillenhall Park, Walsall9,235 residents · 50.6% owned · 27.4% no carLeamore, Walsall6,863 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Darlaston East

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

Tenure

Owned44.4%
1,206 households
Social rented34.6%
940 households
Private rented20%
544 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.2%
1,120 households
Terraced28.7%
782 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.1%
465 households
Detached9.8%
268 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,130 households
No cars or vans in household31.5%
859 households
2 cars or vans in household20.8%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
167 households
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.9%
1,358 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
797 households
1 bedroom11%
299 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
267 households
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
1,795 households
One-person household26.1%
708 households
Other household types7.8%
211 households
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.2%
712 households
1 person in household26%
707 households
3 people in household17.8%
483 households
4 people in household15.4%
418 households
5 people in household9.2%
251 households
6 people in household3.4%
92 households
7 people in household1.4%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.1%
1,893 residents
15–2920.9%
1,580 residents
30–4421.1%
1,593 residents
45–6421.8%
1,647 residents
65 and over11.1%
835 residents
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White50%
3,775 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh34.5%
2,604 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%
540 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7%
532 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
100 residents
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.5%
1,634 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.7%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
2,989 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,406 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.7%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.3%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.1%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,314 residents
Good health34.8%
2,625 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,080 residents
Bad health5.4%
404 residents
Very bad health1.7%
126 residents
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
6,165 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,383 residents
Darlaston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
974 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.3%
933 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
586 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
221 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Darlaston 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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