South Staffordshire, in numbers

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South Staffordshire local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

6.9% to 18.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.9% in Essington to 18.3% in Perton Lakeside — a gap of 11.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Essington	6.9%	142	2,054
Codsall	7.1%	237	3,336
Great Wyrley Town	7.1%	158	2,223
Himley & Swindon	7.7%	85	1,097
Perton East	8.2%	76	924
Cheslyn Hay Village	8.3%	269	3,250
Wombourne South	9.7%	295	3,053
Wombourne North	10.1%	298	2,955
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon	10.1%	236	2,330
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	10.4%	117	1,130
Penkridge South & Gailey	10.7%	263	2,455
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn	10.9%	232	2,131
Bilbrook	11%	234	2,134
Huntington & Hatherton	11.1%	239	2,162
Perton Wrottesley	11.4%	134	1,174
Kinver & Enville	12.2%	406	3,327
Great Wyrley Landywood	12.5%	277	2,223
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	12.6%	283	2,254
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	13.1%	479	3,650
Perton Lakeside	18.3%	410	2,240

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.3% to 7.5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.3% in Perton East to 7.5% in Himley & Swindon — a gap of 4.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Perton East	3.3%	75	2,303
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn	3.8%	189	5,033
Perton Wrottesley	3.9%	110	2,845
Codsall	4.3%	343	7,970
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	4.8%	127	2,641
Kinver & Enville	4.9%	375	7,613
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	5%	261	5,256
Wombourne South	5%	353	7,058
Great Wyrley Town	5%	259	5,146
Wombourne North	5.1%	345	6,743
Perton Lakeside	5.3%	251	4,771
Penkridge South & Gailey	5.5%	313	5,680
Huntington & Hatherton	5.5%	297	5,354
Cheslyn Hay Village	5.6%	433	7,730
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	5.6%	455	8,088
Bilbrook	5.7%	269	4,736
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon	6.3%	548	8,671
Essington	6.5%	341	5,227
Great Wyrley Landywood	6.8%	347	5,077
Himley & Swindon	7.5%	190	2,522

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People aged 65 or over

14.1% to 32.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 14.1% in Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon to 32.7% in Himley & Swindon — a gap of 18.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon	14.1%	1,224	8,692
Huntington & Hatherton	15.7%	843	5,368
Perton Lakeside	21.7%	1,036	4,775
Great Wyrley Landywood	23.2%	1,179	5,082
Penkridge South & Gailey	23.2%	1,320	5,678
Wombourne South	23.9%	1,690	7,059
Essington	24%	1,251	5,218
Perton East	24.1%	552	2,295
Bilbrook	24.1%	1,143	4,744
Cheslyn Hay Village	24.2%	1,877	7,742
Great Wyrley Town	26.2%	1,352	5,161
Perton Wrottesley	26.4%	748	2,838
Codsall	27.6%	2,194	7,963
Wombourne North	28.1%	1,894	6,747
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn	28.3%	1,428	5,040
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	29.6%	783	2,641
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	29.8%	1,566	5,253
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	29.9%	2,422	8,096
Kinver & Enville	31.8%	2,428	7,627
Himley & Swindon	32.7%	828	2,533

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.2% to 25.6%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.2% in Perton East to 25.6% in Himley & Swindon — a gap of 14.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Perton East	11.2%	215	1,922
Perton Wrottesley	16%	392	2,451
Codsall	16.5%	1,085	6,594
Perton Lakeside	16.5%	656	3,966
Penkridge South & Gailey	16.8%	788	4,679
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	16.9%	765	4,520
Kinver & Enville	17.3%	1,138	6,587
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn	17.5%	744	4,247
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	17.7%	396	2,236
Wombourne North	18%	1,034	5,760
Cheslyn Hay Village	19%	1,239	6,515
Bilbrook	19.2%	752	3,921
Wombourne South	19.5%	1,144	5,874
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	20%	1,387	6,952
Great Wyrley Town	21.8%	944	4,326
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon	22%	1,703	7,735
Huntington & Hatherton	23.2%	995	4,288
Essington	23.4%	1,012	4,324
Great Wyrley Landywood	24.8%	1,063	4,294
Himley & Swindon	25.6%	558	2,179

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.7% to 36.8%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 19.7% in Great Wyrley Landywood to 36.8% in Codsall — a gap of 17.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Great Wyrley Landywood	19.7%	845	4,294
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon	21.7%	1,681	7,735
Great Wyrley Town	23.3%	1,007	4,326
Huntington & Hatherton	23.4%	1,005	4,288
Essington	24.8%	1,074	4,324
Cheslyn Hay Village	24.9%	1,625	6,515
Himley & Swindon	28.3%	617	2,179
Perton Lakeside	28.3%	1,124	3,966
Wombourne South	29%	1,704	5,874
Bilbrook	29.9%	1,171	3,921
Perton Wrottesley	31.8%	779	2,451
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	31.9%	1,440	4,520
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	32.2%	721	2,236
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	32.3%	2,246	6,952
Penkridge South & Gailey	32.4%	1,518	4,679
Wombourne North	33.2%	1,911	5,760
Perton East	34.8%	669	1,922
Kinver & Enville	35.7%	2,349	6,587
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn	36%	1,530	4,247
Codsall	36.8%	2,424	6,594

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.6% to 23.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.6% in Perton East to 23.5% in Great Wyrley Landywood — a gap of 15.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Perton East	7.6%	71	929
Perton Wrottesley	11.9%	141	1,180
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn	12.5%	265	2,123
Codsall	12.8%	428	3,341
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	13.1%	294	2,252
Kinver & Enville	13.2%	441	3,336
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	13.7%	155	1,130
Himley & Swindon	16.2%	178	1,096
Wombourne North	16.3%	482	2,961
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	16.3%	594	3,641
Penkridge South & Gailey	16.4%	402	2,450
Wombourne South	16.7%	510	3,059
Great Wyrley Town	17.1%	379	2,216
Bilbrook	17.1%	364	2,128
Cheslyn Hay Village	17.2%	561	3,269
Perton Lakeside	17.7%	397	2,245
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon	18.7%	436	2,329
Essington	18.8%	386	2,058
Huntington & Hatherton	19.9%	432	2,172
Great Wyrley Landywood	23.5%	520	2,217

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1% to 22.7%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1% in Perton Wrottesley to 22.7% in Bilbrook — a gap of 21.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Perton Wrottesley	1%	12	1,174
Perton East	1.4%	13	924
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	8.7%	196	2,254
Kinver & Enville	9.4%	312	3,327
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	10.1%	370	3,650
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn	10.6%	225	2,131
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	10.9%	123	1,130
Codsall	12.1%	405	3,336
Cheslyn Hay Village	12.3%	399	3,250
Great Wyrley Town	13.9%	309	2,223
Himley & Swindon	14.3%	157	1,097
Wombourne North	14.6%	430	2,955
Penkridge South & Gailey	15%	369	2,455
Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon	16.6%	387	2,330
Wombourne South	16.6%	508	3,053
Great Wyrley Landywood	18.3%	406	2,223
Essington	19.3%	397	2,054
Perton Lakeside	21.4%	480	2,240
Huntington & Hatherton	22.6%	488	2,162
Bilbrook	22.7%	485	2,134

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