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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002169

Compton & Merryhill North

Compton & Merryhill North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,808 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
8,808

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,561

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,022.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

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.

Bessacarr Bawtry Road, Doncaster8,091 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.7% no carBlossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no carNormanton West, Derby6,311 residents · 81.0% owned · 13.9% no carGreat Barr, Sandwell6,829 residents · 81.2% owned · 15.3% no carOadby South & West, Oadby and Wigston8,823 residents · 73.1% owned · 18.5% no carBrandwood North, Birmingham6,387 residents · 75.2% owned · 20.9% no car

Most similar within Wolverhampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Upper Penn, Wolverhampton6,568 residents · 81.5% owned · 14.3% no carBradmore, Wolverhampton7,643 residents · 75.0% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Compton & Merryhill North

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

Tenure

Owned80.9%
2,882 households
Private rented12.9%
460 households
Social rented5.5%
197 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.1%
1,679 households
Semi-detached35.3%
1,256 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
285 households
Terraced6.7%
237 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,440 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
1,161 households
No cars or vans in household14.3%
508 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
450 households
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,744 households
4 or more bedrooms29.4%
1,048 households
2 bedrooms15.8%
564 households
1 bedroom5.8%
205 households
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
2,313 households
One-person household28.4%
1,011 households
Other household types6.6%
236 households
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,189 households
1 person in household28.4%
1,010 households
3 people in household15.8%
563 households
4 people in household14.5%
518 households
5 people in household5.6%
198 households
6 people in household1.5%
53 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,381 residents
15–2914.1%
1,242 residents
30–4416.7%
1,471 residents
45–6427.4%
2,417 residents
65 and over26.1%
2,300 residents
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.8%
5,625 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.5%
2,333 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
325 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
305 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
222 residents
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
2,937 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,991 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
3,198 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,864 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
4,006 residents
Good health35.7%
3,142 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,217 residents
Bad health3.7%
329 residents
Very bad health1.3%
116 residents
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
7,242 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,569 residents
Compton & Merryhill North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,862 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,181 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
427 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
89 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Compton & Merryhill North · 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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