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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002160

Wednesfield Town

Wednesfield Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,579 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
7,579

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,932

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,289.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Braunstone Town, Blaby9,984 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.4% no carWrose & Bolton Woods, Bradford8,842 residents · 69.7% owned · 22.3% no carAylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carSunny Hill, Derby6,940 residents · 66.1% owned · 19.5% no carKeresley, Coventry6,929 residents · 72.9% owned · 17.4% no carMote Park, Maidstone8,100 residents · 65.8% owned · 17.5% no car

Most similar within Wolverhampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fordhouses, Wolverhampton5,791 residents · 63.0% owned · 23.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wednesfield Town

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

Tenure

Owned68.3%
2,003 households
Private rented17.4%
510 households
Social rented13.9%
409 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.5%
1,570 households
Detached21.1%
619 households
Terraced16.7%
491 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
196 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,236 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
807 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
603 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
286 households
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.8%
1,665 households
2 bedrooms21.6%
634 households
4 or more bedrooms14.9%
436 households
1 bedroom6.6%
194 households
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,945 households
One-person household26.4%
773 households
Other household types7.2%
212 households
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.9%
878 households
1 person in household26.3%
772 households
3 people in household18.5%
543 households
4 people in household16.3%
479 households
5 people in household5.8%
170 households
6 people in household2.3%
67 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,400 residents
15–2917.3%
1,313 residents
30–4419.4%
1,469 residents
45–6426.7%
2,027 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,369 residents
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.5%
5,036 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.2%
1,681 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
332 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
288 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
240 residents
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
3,532 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,472 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.2%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,471 residents
Good health33.9%
2,570 residents
Fair health15%
1,136 residents
Bad health4.1%
310 residents
Very bad health1.2%
92 residents
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
6,310 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,269 residents
Wednesfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,282 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,073 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
460 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Wednesfield Town · 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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