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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002159

Park Lane

Park Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,178 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
6,178

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,232

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,271.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Aspley, Nottingham8,744 residents · 41.9% owned · 36.1% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carStone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carBroxtowe & Cinderhill, Nottingham9,282 residents · 33.2% owned · 36.8% no carUpper Witton, Birmingham7,320 residents · 48.7% owned · 31.4% no carWalsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Park Lane

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

Tenure

Owned42.1%
940 households
Social rented32.9%
734 households
Private rented24.2%
540 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Shared ownership0.4%
8 households
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54%
1,205 households
Terraced28.3%
632 households
Detached9.7%
216 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
138 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
954 households
No cars or vans in household34.7%
774 households
2 cars or vans in household17.3%
386 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
118 households
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.5%
1,350 households
2 bedrooms25%
557 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
190 households
1 bedroom6%
135 households
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,482 households
One-person household24.7%
552 households
Other household types8.9%
199 households
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.3%
565 households
1 person in household24.7%
552 households
3 people in household19.1%
426 households
4 people in household18.1%
405 households
5 people in household7.8%
174 households
6 people in household3.6%
80 households
7 people in household0.8%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.9%
1,539 residents
15–2919.6%
1,211 residents
30–4421.8%
1,344 residents
45–6423.7%
1,465 residents
65 and over10%
619 residents
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.7%
3,381 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.3%
1,130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.6%
1,027 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
377 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
262 residents
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.2%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
626 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
2,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
1,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.2%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.8%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
245 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.4%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
2,879 residents
Good health34.5%
2,132 residents
Fair health13.2%
818 residents
Bad health4.5%
277 residents
Very bad health1.2%
72 residents
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
5,134 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,042 residents
Park Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.9%
867 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
746 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
470 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Park Lane · 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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