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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002151

Pendeford

Pendeford is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,556 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
5,556

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,459

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,950.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.7%

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.

Woodgate, Birmingham6,818 residents · 50.1% owned · 33.1% no carRawthorpe, Kirklees6,184 residents · 47.0% owned · 37.9% no carCradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no carBlackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no carOld Basford, Nottingham7,932 residents · 56.1% owned · 30.7% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pendeford

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

Tenure

Owned46.4%
1,140 households
Social rented36.8%
905 households
Private rented15.2%
373 households
Shared ownership1.1%
27 households
Lives rent free0.6%
14 households
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.6%
923 households
Terraced25.5%
628 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.2%
594 households
Detached10.7%
263 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,091 households
No cars or vans in household27.9%
686 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
508 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
173 households
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.2%
1,161 households
2 bedrooms24.2%
595 households
1 bedroom19%
467 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
235 households
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
1,449 households
One-person household36.5%
897 households
Other household types4.4%
109 households
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.5%
897 households
2 people in household29.6%
727 households
3 people in household16%
394 households
4 people in household10.6%
260 households
5 people in household5%
123 households
6 people in household1.5%
38 households
7 people in household0.6%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,056 residents
15–2918%
1,000 residents
30–4420.5%
1,137 residents
45–6427.3%
1,519 residents
65 and over15.2%
845 residents
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.1%
4,063 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.6%
534 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
483 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
398 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
79 residents
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.7%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
2,609 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
306 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
267 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
2,332 residents
Good health35.5%
1,972 residents
Fair health15.2%
843 residents
Bad health5.3%
294 residents
Very bad health2.1%
115 residents
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
4,413 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,140 residents
Pendeford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.5%
921 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
904 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
485 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Pendeford · 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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