Aldersley

Aldersley is a very small suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is north-west of Wolverhampton city centre, within the Tettenhall Regis ward. Aldersley is a relatively modern part of Wolverhampton, with most of the housing stock - both private and council - dating from after the Second World War.

The Smestow Valley Leisure Ride starts from here and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal passes through the area. It is famous for Aldersley Stadium - home of the Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club.

Demography

Age

The 2001 Population Census recorded a total of 4,156 residents in Aldersley. 33.1% of the population was within the 25-44 age band, compared for 28.2% for Wolverhampton as a whole. The 45-59 age band was the second largest at 16.6% and the 5-15 age band was the third largest at 14.3%.cite web |url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7BA2DB0A-2531-4386-8E26-B86F0AF3CFD0/0/Aldersley.pdf |title=Area Profile of ALDERSLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD |publisher=Wolverhampton City Council |year=2001 |accessdate=2008-02-13 |format=pdf]

Ethnicity and religion

Aldersley is a predominantly white neighbourhood with 85.9% of Aldersley being British White, 1.1% Irish and 1.8% Other. This is above the city average of 75.4%, 1.0% and 1.4%, respectively. The Asian population was below that of the city average. 5.7% were identified as being Indian, below the city average of 12.3%; 0.8% are Pakistani, below the city average of 1.2%; and 0.3% were Other compared to the city average of 0.7%. There were no Bangladeshi residents, compared to the city average of 0.1%. The black population was also below that of the city average. Afro-Caribbeans made up a total of 2.4% of the population, compared with the city average of 3.9%. African residents made up 0.2%, compared with the city average of 0.3%. Chinese residents made up a total of 0.2% of the population, below the city average of 0.4%.

Christianity was the predominant religion in Aldersley, with 76.9% of the population stating that they were Christians. The second most dominant religion was Sikhism, with 3.0% of Aldersley being Sikhs, although this is below the city average of 7.6%. 9.3% stated that they had no religion and 7.8% did not state a religion.

Households

There are a total of 1,750 households in Aldersley. 81.8% of households are owner-occupied, above the city average of 60.5%. 7.5% of properties are council houses, 1.6% were owned housing association-owned and 7% were owned by a private landlord.

10.7% of houses are without central heating and 0.2% are without sole use of a bath or toilet. 3.3% of houses are classed as being overcrowded, below the city average of 6.8%. 23.7% of households have no car, 46.1% have one car and 30.3% have two or more cars.

Employment

Aldersley has an unemployment rate of 3.8%, below the city average of 5.3%. Although, the percentage of Aldersley who were unemployed but economically active was 5.2%.

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