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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002147

Darlaston West

Darlaston West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,109 residents in Walsall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Walsall
9,109

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,480

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,859.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.6%

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.

Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest, Dudley9,889 residents · 47.4% owned · 24.9% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carWood Green & Old Park, Sandwell8,757 residents · 57.8% owned · 23.2% no carLittle Hulton South, Salford7,272 residents · 48.5% owned · 28.6% no carHighridge, Bristol, City of6,266 residents · 46.9% owned · 26.0% no carDudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Most similar within Walsall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bentley, Walsall6,441 residents · 51.9% owned · 29.3% no carWillenhall Park, Walsall9,235 residents · 50.6% owned · 27.4% no carNew Invention, Walsall6,602 residents · 61.0% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Darlaston West

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

Tenure

Owned47.1%
1,640 households
Social rented36%
1,253 households
Private rented16.1%
562 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.7%
1,971 households
Terraced22.3%
775 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%
429 households
Detached7.6%
263 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,463 households
No cars or vans in household28.9%
1,007 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
787 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
223 households
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.1%
2,022 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
964 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
285 households
1 bedroom6%
209 households
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
2,377 households
One-person household25.4%
884 households
Other household types6.3%
221 households
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.6%
1,029 households
1 person in household25.4%
884 households
3 people in household19.4%
676 households
4 people in household15.6%
542 households
5 people in household6.5%
227 households
6 people in household2.5%
86 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.8%
2,169 residents
15–2919.5%
1,775 residents
30–4422.3%
2,034 residents
45–6421.6%
1,965 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,168 residents
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.6%
6,978 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.8%
1,165 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
507 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
356 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
100 residents
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.1%
1,983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.6%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,860 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,832 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.7%
1,479 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
4,138 residents
Good health33.3%
3,036 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,287 residents
Bad health5.2%
473 residents
Very bad health1.9%
175 residents
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
7,289 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,820 residents
Darlaston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.8%
1,281 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,201 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
751 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
237 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Darlaston West · 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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