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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002145

Darlaston Central

Darlaston Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,492 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
8,492

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,268

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,720.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Bell Green, Coventry7,966 residents · 44.7% owned · 37.0% no carBankfoot, Bradford6,453 residents · 52.4% owned · 35.4% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carRavenscliffe, Bradford7,007 residents · 45.7% owned · 32.5% no carAllenton & Osmaston, Derby12,441 residents · 37.4% owned · 36.2% no carSeacroft South, Leeds5,995 residents · 40.1% owned · 39.0% 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 West, Walsall9,109 residents · 47.1% owned · 28.9% no carDarlaston East, Walsall7,550 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.5% no carLeamore, Walsall6,863 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Darlaston Central

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

Tenure

Owned43%
1,404 households
Social rented36%
1,177 households
Private rented20.4%
668 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.1%
1,312 households
Terraced26.7%
874 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.8%
616 households
Detached11.5%
377 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,375 households
No cars or vans in household31.9%
1,044 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
645 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
204 households
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.8%
1,627 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
974 households
1 bedroom12.8%
419 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
250 households
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
2,119 households
One-person household29%
949 households
Other household types6.1%
201 households
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29%
947 households
2 people in household26.9%
880 households
3 people in household16.8%
549 households
4 people in household15.3%
500 households
5 people in household8.1%
266 households
6 people in household2.6%
84 households
7 people in household0.8%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.7%
2,181 residents
15–2918.7%
1,590 residents
30–4422.2%
1,883 residents
45–6421.9%
1,859 residents
65 and over11.5%
980 residents
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.2%
5,795 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.1%
1,536 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%
621 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
435 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
106 residents
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.6%
1,767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
3,586 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,438 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.9%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,837 residents
Good health34.3%
2,912 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,158 residents
Bad health5.4%
460 residents
Very bad health1.5%
125 residents
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
6,830 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,662 residents
Darlaston Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,168 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35%
1,145 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
682 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
249 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
24 households
Darlaston 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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