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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002155

Low Hill

Low Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,515 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
6,515

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,347

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,326.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Broxtowe & Cinderhill, Nottingham9,282 residents · 33.2% owned · 36.8% no carAspley, Nottingham8,744 residents · 41.9% owned · 36.1% no carDudley Priory & Wrens Nest, Dudley9,889 residents · 47.4% owned · 24.9% no carBlakenall South, Walsall7,155 residents · 44.2% owned · 28.1% no carKirby Frith, Leicester8,819 residents · 39.7% owned · 32.4% no carBurnage South, Manchester8,970 residents · 39.4% owned · 31.1% no car

Most similar within Wolverhampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no carPark Lane, Wolverhampton6,178 residents · 42.1% owned · 34.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Low Hill

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

Tenure

Social rented57.9%
1,358 households
Owned28.3%
665 households
Private rented13.1%
307 households
Shared ownership0.5%
11 households
Lives rent free0.3%
6 households
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached68.1%
1,600 households
Terraced18.9%
444 households
Detached6.2%
145 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.4%
103 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
6 households
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,039 households
No cars or vans in household34.9%
819 households
2 cars or vans in household16.9%
397 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
94 households
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms67.3%
1,580 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
478 households
4 or more bedrooms6.9%
163 households
1 bedroom5.4%
128 households
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
1,627 households
One-person household23.9%
560 households
Other household types6.9%
161 households
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.1%
612 households
1 person in household23.9%
560 households
3 people in household19.2%
451 households
4 people in household18%
421 households
5 people in household8.9%
209 households
6 people in household2.4%
57 households
7 people in household1%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1528.5%
1,860 residents
15–2919.5%
1,268 residents
30–4421.4%
1,394 residents
45–6419.2%
1,254 residents
65 and over11.3%
739 residents
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.8%
4,357 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.2%
1,055 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.7%
566 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%
396 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
144 residents
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.2%
1,363 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
630 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
2,451 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
1,930 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.9%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.4%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.8%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
224 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.1%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
3,054 residents
Good health31.5%
2,049 residents
Fair health14.5%
944 residents
Bad health5.5%
358 residents
Very bad health1.7%
110 residents
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
5,255 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,260 residents
Low Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
827 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.1%
778 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.1%
542 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.3%
194 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Low Hill · 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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