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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002165

West Park

West Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,893 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
7,893

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,655

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,822.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.3%

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.

Harpur, Bedford8,870 residents · 38.3% owned · 38.5% no carGravesend Town, Gravesham10,162 residents · 32.9% owned · 42.0% no carSouth Riverside, Cardiff7,459 residents · 35.3% owned · 47.6% no carGravelly Hill & South Erdington, Birmingham13,854 residents · 39.3% owned · 41.1% no carWakefield Central, Wakefield9,191 residents · 36.4% owned · 42.8% no carChapel Allerton South & Chapeltown, Leeds10,558 residents · 41.6% owned · 41.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Park

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

Tenure

Private rented45%
1,643 households
Owned37.1%
1,356 households
Social rented17.1%
626 households
Lives rent free0.4%
16 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.5%
1,152 households
Semi-detached19.9%
729 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.3%
632 households
Terraced14.6%
534 households
Detached13.4%
492 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
24 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.2%
1,468 households
1 car or van in household40%
1,462 households
2 cars or vans in household15.1%
553 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
172 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom30.4%
1,110 households
3 bedrooms25.5%
930 households
2 bedrooms23%
842 households
4 or more bedrooms21.1%
771 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household46.6%
1,705 households
Single family household45.2%
1,651 households
Other household types8.2%
299 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household46.6%
1,705 households
2 people in household24.7%
901 households
3 people in household11.9%
434 households
4 people in household9.5%
348 households
5 people in household4.2%
155 households
6 people in household1.8%
66 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,239 residents
15–2921%
1,659 residents
30–4423.9%
1,883 residents
45–6426.2%
2,069 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,042 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.7%
4,081 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.7%
1,951 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.6%
917 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
522 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
423 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.3%
2,252 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.2%
1,454 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
801 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
639 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
231 residents aged 16 and over
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
220 residents aged 16 and over
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.9%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,583 residents
Good health34%
2,683 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,133 residents
Bad health5%
396 residents
Very bad health1.2%
98 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
6,479 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,414 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.1%
1,467 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,261 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
687 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
25 households
West Park · 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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