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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006943

Smethwick East

Smethwick East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,596 residents in Sandwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sandwell
7,596

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,648

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,446.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.8%

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.

Hockley & Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham8,961 residents · 22.9% owned · 46.2% no carUpper Edmonton West, Enfield9,645 residents · 27.3% owned · 45.9% no carWinson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no carQuinton East, Birmingham8,738 residents · 40.2% owned · 37.8% no carSparkbrook North, Birmingham8,624 residents · 26.1% owned · 50.2% no carLordship Lane & Broadwater Farm, Haringey6,061 residents · 31.9% owned · 54.5% no car

Most similar within Sandwell

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park, Sandwell8,958 residents · 34.7% owned · 45.0% no carSmethwick South, Sandwell10,338 residents · 38.5% owned · 43.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Smethwick East

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

Tenure

Social rented46.2%
1,223 households
Owned28.5%
754 households
Private rented22.8%
605 households
Lives rent free2%
53 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.7%
894 households
Terraced28.8%
762 households
Semi-detached22.7%
601 households
Detached9.5%
251 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
54 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
13 households
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.2%
1,118 households
1 car or van in household41.1%
1,088 households
2 cars or vans in household13%
345 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
97 households
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,038 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
726 households
1 bedroom22.3%
590 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
294 households
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.5%
1,442 households
One-person household34.1%
901 households
Other household types11.4%
302 households
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
901 households
2 people in household18.8%
497 households
4 people in household15.2%
403 households
3 people in household14.1%
373 households
5 people in household7.6%
202 households
6 people in household4.7%
125 households
8 or more people in household3.3%
87 households
7 people in household2.3%
60 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.2%
1,990 residents
15–2922.3%
1,691 residents
30–4424.8%
1,887 residents
45–6418.9%
1,436 residents
65 and over7.8%
592 residents
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.7%
2,789 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African30.8%
2,342 residents
White17.7%
1,341 residents
Other ethnic group10%
763 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
359 residents
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.1%
1,763 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.8%
1,418 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
730 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
2,827 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
2,420 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.2%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.6%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.3%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
263 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
3,691 residents
Good health33.6%
2,553 residents
Fair health12.1%
918 residents
Bad health4.6%
347 residents
Very bad health1.1%
87 residents
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
6,555 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,041 residents
Smethwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.7%
999 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.6%
863 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.1%
584 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
186 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
Smethwick East · 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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