Blakenhall - Local Scale Case Study

Question 1

Where is Blakenhall?

Answer 1

South Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

Question 2

What was the population of Wolverhampton in 2019?

Answer 2

263,000

Question 3

When was Wolverhampton granted city status?

Answer 3

December 2000.

Question 4

What was Wolverhamptons IMD value in 2015?

Answer 4

33.20

Question 5

What was the average IMD value of England in 2015?

Answer 5

21.8.

Question 6

Where was Wolverhampton ranked on most deprived local authority areas in 2015?

Answer 6

17th.

Question 7

Where was Wolverhampton ranked on most deprived local authority areas in 2019?

Answer 7

24th.

Question 8

What is significant about Wolverhampton’s geographical location?

Answer 8

It is located on the midlands plateau, next to the Severn-Trent watershed.

Question 9

How much annual rainfall does Wolverhampton recieve?

Answer 9

681mm.

Question 10

What is the average annual rainfall in England?

Answer 10

879mm

Question 11

What is the average weekly sunshine hours in Wolverhampton?

Answer 11

26.2 hours.

Question 12

What is the average weekly sunshine hours in England?

Answer 12

29.5 hours.

Question 13

How is the population in Blakenhall distributed?

Answer 13

The inner-city area is the most densely populated area with grid-iron pattern streets and terraced housing.

Question 14

When were a group of six 1960s tower blocks demolished in Blakenhall? And what were they replaced by?

Answer 14

Between 2002 and 2011, replaced by a regenerated area of modern town houses and retail premises.

Question 15

According to the 2021 census, what is the population of Blakenhall?

Answer 15

Around 12,600.

Question 16

What is the population density of Blakenhall?

Answer 16

3,690km².

Question 17

What is the area size of Blakenhall?

Answer 17

3.418km²

Question 18

What percentage of Blakenhall’s population is of working age (18-64)?

Answer 18

60%.

Question 19

What percentage of Blakenhall’s population was not born in the UK?

Answer 19

46.9%.

Question 20

What is the most populated ethnic group in Blakenhall?

Answer 20

Asians, making up 55.2% of the population.

Question 21

What is the most common religion in Blakenhall?

Answer 21

Sikh, making up 42.6% of the population.

Question 22

What has been the average annual population change from 2011 to 2021 in Blakenhall?

Answer 22

0.48%.

Question 23

How did Wolverhampton’s industry change throughout the 1980s?

Answer 23

The larger engineering and manufacturing industries faced a decline due to deindustrialisation.

Question 24

In what year did Jaguar open an engine assembly plant in Wolverhampton?

Answer 24

2014.

Question 25

What was the unemployment rate in Wolverhampton for 2019-2020?

Answer 25

6.7% (twice the national average).

Question 26

What percentage of Blakenhall's population is described as being from a 'black or minority ethnic' background?

Answer 26

74%.

Question 27

What religious centres do they have in Blakenhall?

Answer 27

Three Sikh Gurdwaras. Two Sikh community centres. A Hindu temple. A mosque.

Question 28

What type of families inhabit Blakenhall?

Answer 28

Settled, extended families - many families are three generational.

Question 29

What percentage of housing in Blakenhall have one or more category one hazards?

Answer 29

21%.

Question 30

What is the mean age in Blakenhall?

Answer 30

39.

Question 31

What percentage of Blakenhall's population work in semi-skilled or unskilled work?

Answer 31

32%.

Question 32

What percentage of Blakenhall's population describe their work as 'professional'?

Answer 32

13%.

Question 33

What percentage of Blakenhall's population over 65 are affected by fuel poverty?

Answer 33

16%.

Question 34

What is Blakenhall's IMD value? Is this above, below, or on average for Wolverhampton?

Answer 34

32.90. This is around average for the city, but way above average for the country.

Question 35

What is the smoking prevelance in Blakenhall?

Answer 35

13% - below city and national average.

Question 36

What is the Infant mortality rate in Blakenhall, according to 2007-2016 data?

Answer 36

9.9 - well above avg rates for England.

Question 37

What is the average IMR in England?

Answer 37

5.9

Question 38

What is the life expectancy for women in Blakenhall?

Answer 38

79.7

Question 39

What is the life expectancy for men in Blakenhall?

Answer 39

76.2