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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002176

Merryhill South

Merryhill South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,841 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
7,841

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,313

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,258.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.6%

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.

Reddicap Heath, Birmingham10,683 residents · 59.8% owned · 23.2% no carLillington, Warwick5,525 residents · 54.6% owned · 24.5% no carLongbridge North, Birmingham8,569 residents · 68.9% owned · 23.8% no carBrandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carKing's Norton, Birmingham7,112 residents · 72.9% owned · 22.1% no carAylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no car

Most similar within Wolverhampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wood End, Wolverhampton8,302 residents · 67.3% owned · 23.0% no carFordhouses, Wolverhampton5,791 residents · 63.0% owned · 23.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Merryhill South

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
2,004 households
Social rented27.7%
918 households
Private rented10.9%
361 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.5%
1,673 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.1%
764 households
Detached14.5%
481 households
Terraced10.8%
356 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,312 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
852 households
No cars or vans in household24.9%
825 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
322 households
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.4%
1,867 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
589 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
435 households
1 bedroom12.7%
421 households
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,105 households
One-person household31.9%
1,058 households
Other household types4.5%
150 households
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.8%
1,054 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,030 households
3 people in household15.4%
510 households
4 people in household14.8%
489 households
5 people in household4.7%
154 households
6 people in household1.7%
55 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,516 residents
15–2916.7%
1,313 residents
30–4418.6%
1,459 residents
45–6426.5%
2,078 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,475 residents
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.4%
5,839 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.4%
969 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
531 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
355 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
150 residents
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.6%
1,721 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.8%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
3,571 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,565 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,539 residents
Good health35%
2,748 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,117 residents
Bad health4.5%
351 residents
Very bad health1.1%
86 residents
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
6,406 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,435 residents
Merryhill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,454 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,096 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
600 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
152 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Merryhill 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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