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Homes rented privately

7.6% to 23.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.6% in Norton to 23.8% in St. Thomas's — a gap of 16.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 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
Norton	7.6%	389	5,095
Hayley Green & Cradley South	8.6%	434	5,024
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath	8.8%	455	5,184
Sedgley	8.9%	533	5,988
Kingswinford South	9%	482	5,335
Gornal	9.1%	534	5,894
Halesowen South	10.9%	574	5,272
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	11.2%	619	5,506
Pedmore & Stourbridge East	11.7%	623	5,312
Amblecote	12.1%	672	5,559
Coseley	12.3%	705	5,724
Wordsley North	12.7%	695	5,472
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	13.2%	747	5,638
Brockmoor & Pensnett	13.7%	834	6,066
Belle Vale	14.1%	836	5,945
Castle & Priory	15.2%	869	5,717
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	15.8%	989	6,253
Halesowen North	15.9%	883	5,570
St. James's	17.1%	1,087	6,346
Cradley North & Wollescote	17.5%	985	5,625
Lye & Stourbridge North	17.5%	985	5,616
Netherton & Holly Hall	19.9%	1,203	6,039
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South	20%	1,347	6,734
St. Thomas's	23.8%	1,448	6,093

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6% to 7.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.6% in Halesowen South to 7.4% in St. James's — a gap of 2.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 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
Halesowen South	4.6%	569	12,244
Kingswinford South	5%	627	12,649
Pedmore & Stourbridge East	5%	609	12,282
Norton	5.1%	607	11,861
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath	5.2%	617	11,859
Amblecote	5.2%	676	12,925
Wordsley North	5.3%	658	12,433
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	5.3%	715	13,418
Halesowen North	5.5%	737	13,354
Hayley Green & Cradley South	5.7%	707	12,310
Belle Vale	5.8%	792	13,627
Castle & Priory	6%	922	15,434
Sedgley	6%	834	13,934
Lye & Stourbridge North	6.2%	816	13,198
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	6.2%	853	13,669
Cradley North & Wollescote	6.5%	867	13,334
St. Thomas's	6.5%	1,065	16,288
Gornal	6.6%	875	13,354
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South	6.8%	1,021	14,999
Coseley	6.8%	917	13,420
Brockmoor & Pensnett	7.2%	1,064	14,727
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	7.3%	954	13,029
Netherton & Holly Hall	7.4%	1,101	14,919
St. James's	7.4%	1,054	14,245

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People aged 65 or over

11.6% to 29.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.6% in St. Thomas's to 29.3% in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath — a gap of 17.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 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
St. Thomas's	11.6%	1,887	16,290
Castle & Priory	11.6%	1,787	15,409
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South	15%	2,254	15,027
Brockmoor & Pensnett	15.8%	2,325	14,721
Netherton & Holly Hall	16.4%	2,442	14,921
St. James's	17.4%	2,471	14,242
Lye & Stourbridge North	17.7%	2,334	13,206
Halesowen North	17.9%	2,394	13,376
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	18.3%	2,501	13,678
Coseley	18.4%	2,474	13,425
Cradley North & Wollescote	19%	2,538	13,345
Belle Vale	19.6%	2,663	13,618
Amblecote	20.1%	2,603	12,927
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	21.1%	2,743	13,023
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	22.7%	3,050	13,428
Hayley Green & Cradley South	22.7%	2,791	12,274
Gornal	23.8%	3,174	13,337
Wordsley North	24.5%	3,043	12,439
Sedgley	26.1%	3,637	13,927
Kingswinford South	26.5%	3,347	12,632
Halesowen South	27.1%	3,328	12,266
Norton	27.8%	3,307	11,883
Pedmore & Stourbridge East	28.1%	3,453	12,284
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath	29.3%	3,466	11,845

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.9% to 29.6%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 16.9% in Norton to 29.6% in Netherton & Holly Hall — a gap of 12.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 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
Norton	16.9%	1,679	9,918
Halesowen South	17.7%	1,827	10,332
Amblecote	17.9%	1,916	10,727
Pedmore & Stourbridge East	17.9%	1,846	10,299
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	18.5%	2,065	11,189
Kingswinford South	19.2%	2,030	10,589
Hayley Green & Cradley South	19.4%	1,931	9,949
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath	19.7%	2,000	10,152
Wordsley North	20.7%	2,162	10,444
Halesowen North	21.8%	2,336	10,708
Belle Vale	21.9%	2,417	11,027
Sedgley	22.2%	2,602	11,724
Castle & Priory	23.6%	2,750	11,666
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South	24.2%	2,892	11,942
Cradley North & Wollescote	24.4%	2,657	10,880
Lye & Stourbridge North	24.7%	2,636	10,675
Gornal	24.9%	2,738	10,999
St. James's	25.7%	2,946	11,460
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	27.2%	2,892	10,641
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	27.4%	2,982	10,866
Coseley	27.6%	2,986	10,802
Brockmoor & Pensnett	28.4%	3,255	11,471
St. Thomas's	28.9%	3,537	12,225
Netherton & Holly Hall	29.6%	3,493	11,793

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

18.6% to 35.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 18.6% in Coseley to 35.3% in Pedmore & Stourbridge East — a gap of 16.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 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
Coseley	18.6%	2,011	10,802
Netherton & Holly Hall	18.8%	2,222	11,793
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	18.9%	2,053	10,866
Brockmoor & Pensnett	19.6%	2,246	11,471
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South	20.3%	2,426	11,942
Lye & Stourbridge North	20.7%	2,214	10,675
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	20.8%	2,211	10,641
St. Thomas's	21.9%	2,682	12,225
Gornal	22.1%	2,429	10,999
Cradley North & Wollescote	22.5%	2,447	10,880
St. James's	24%	2,749	11,460
Wordsley North	24.7%	2,582	10,444
Belle Vale	24.8%	2,740	11,027
Castle & Priory	25.2%	2,945	11,666
Sedgley	25.4%	2,979	11,724
Amblecote	26.2%	2,815	10,727
Halesowen North	27.2%	2,915	10,708
Kingswinford South	27.8%	2,940	10,589
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath	28.2%	2,865	10,152
Hayley Green & Cradley South	28.7%	2,851	9,949
Halesowen South	32.3%	3,338	10,332
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	34%	3,799	11,189
Norton	35.3%	3,497	9,918
Pedmore & Stourbridge East	35.3%	3,635	10,299

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.7% to 28.1%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 13.7% in Halesowen South to 28.1% in St. James's — a gap of 14.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 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
Halesowen South	13.7%	724	5,268
Pedmore & Stourbridge East	14.7%	780	5,304
Amblecote	15.5%	861	5,556
Kingswinford South	15.7%	837	5,337
Norton	15.9%	809	5,101
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath	16.1%	834	5,182
Wordsley North	17.2%	943	5,475
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	18.3%	1,140	6,242
Hayley Green & Cradley South	18.9%	952	5,039
Sedgley	19.4%	1,163	6,000
Halesowen North	19.5%	1,084	5,563
Belle Vale	20.3%	1,210	5,955
Gornal	21.1%	1,244	5,897
Cradley North & Wollescote	22.9%	1,292	5,636
Castle & Priory	23.2%	1,329	5,718
Lye & Stourbridge North	23.8%	1,338	5,629
Coseley	24.2%	1,383	5,725
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	24.4%	1,377	5,637
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	24.5%	1,348	5,499
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South	25.7%	1,735	6,744
Brockmoor & Pensnett	27.4%	1,656	6,051
Netherton & Holly Hall	27.8%	1,678	6,040
St. Thomas's	27.8%	1,695	6,100
St. James's	28.1%	1,788	6,366

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5.9% to 32.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 5.9% in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath to 32.1% in St. James's — a gap of 26.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 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
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath	5.9%	304	5,184
Halesowen South	6.6%	348	5,272
Wordsley North	8.1%	442	5,472
Kingswinford South	8.5%	451	5,335
Amblecote	9%	503	5,559
Norton	10.7%	543	5,095
Halesowen North	12.2%	678	5,570
Pedmore & Stourbridge East	12.4%	657	5,312
Hayley Green & Cradley South	14.6%	732	5,024
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	15.9%	997	6,253
Cradley North & Wollescote	16.8%	944	5,625
Sedgley	17.1%	1,021	5,988
Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	20.1%	1,109	5,506
Gornal	20.4%	1,202	5,894
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	21%	1,185	5,638
Lye & Stourbridge North	21.4%	1,202	5,616
Belle Vale	22.2%	1,319	5,945
Netherton & Holly Hall	24.1%	1,456	6,039
Coseley	27.4%	1,569	5,724
St. Thomas's	27.6%	1,682	6,093
Brockmoor & Pensnett	29.1%	1,766	6,066
Castle & Priory	29.8%	1,702	5,717
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South	32.1%	2,162	6,734
St. James's	32.1%	2,038	6,346

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24 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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