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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002162

Tettenhall South

Tettenhall South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,773 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
7,773

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,364

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,629.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Bessacarr Bawtry Road, Doncaster8,091 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.7% no carOldswinford & Pedmore, Dudley6,207 residents · 71.6% owned · 16.4% no carMickleover South, Derby7,182 residents · 80.4% owned · 16.4% no carOadby South & West, Oadby and Wigston8,823 residents · 73.1% owned · 18.5% no carKidlington North, Cherwell6,541 residents · 69.3% owned · 19.7% no carFour Oaks, Birmingham7,142 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.1% no car

Most similar within Wolverhampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Castlecroft, Wolverhampton6,642 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.5% no carCompton & Merryhill North, Wolverhampton8,808 residents · 80.9% owned · 14.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tettenhall South

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

Tenure

Owned75.7%
2,548 households
Private rented12.7%
428 households
Social rented9.8%
331 households
Shared ownership1.2%
40 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.2%
1,487 households
Semi-detached22.4%
755 households
Terraced17.7%
595 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.9%
469 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,380 households
2 cars or vans in household30.8%
1,037 households
No cars or vans in household17.5%
590 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
358 households
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.9%
1,344 households
4 or more bedrooms28.9%
972 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
854 households
1 bedroom5.8%
195 households
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
2,070 households
One-person household33.3%
1,120 households
Other household types5.1%
173 households
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,166 households
1 person in household33.3%
1,120 households
3 people in household15%
505 households
4 people in household11%
372 households
5 people in household3.4%
115 households
6 people in household2%
68 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,128 residents
15–2912.7%
991 residents
30–4417%
1,324 residents
45–6425.9%
2,011 residents
65 and over29.9%
2,323 residents
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.9%
5,359 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.2%
1,651 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
282 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
245 residents
Other ethnic group3%
237 residents
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
2,577 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
517 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
3,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
3,057 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,578 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
3,430 residents
Good health34.9%
2,709 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,179 residents
Bad health4.3%
331 residents
Very bad health1.6%
123 residents
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
6,245 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,528 residents
Tettenhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,696 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,126 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
452 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Tettenhall South · 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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