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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002158

Wednesfield North East

Wednesfield North East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,523 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
7,523

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,281

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,597.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.9%

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.

Blackheath, Sandwell8,736 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no carCoseley Wallbrook, Dudley8,550 residents · 54.7% owned · 26.9% no carShort Heath East, Walsall5,625 residents · 66.0% owned · 23.1% no carTownsend & Eaton Park, Stoke-on-Trent8,647 residents · 64.6% owned · 25.6% no carBedworth Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,947 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.4% no carHighfields & Burton Manor, Stafford7,733 residents · 47.4% owned · 28.1% no car

Most similar within Wolverhampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ashmore Park, Wolverhampton7,483 residents · 59.8% owned · 27.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wednesfield North East

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

Tenure

Owned64.2%
2,106 households
Social rented24.2%
795 households
Private rented11.1%
363 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.3%
1,909 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.1%
658 households
Terraced12.5%
408 households
Detached6.9%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,339 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
935 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
767 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
240 households
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.8%
1,667 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,004 households
1 bedroom11.6%
382 households
4 or more bedrooms6.9%
228 households
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
2,006 households
One-person household33.4%
1,095 households
Other household types5.5%
181 households
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
1,095 households
2 people in household32.3%
1,059 households
3 people in household16.5%
542 households
4 people in household12.2%
399 households
5 people in household3.8%
123 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,290 residents
15–2916.1%
1,213 residents
30–4417.3%
1,302 residents
45–6426.5%
1,997 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,722 residents
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.9%
6,010 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
763 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
318 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
290 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
143 residents
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.6%
1,695 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.9%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
946 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%
3,400 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.2%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.2%
2,949 residents
Good health35.7%
2,688 residents
Fair health17.6%
1,325 residents
Bad health5.8%
440 residents
Very bad health1.6%
124 residents
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
5,886 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,637 residents
Wednesfield North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%
1,244 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,188 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
691 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
151 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Wednesfield North 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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