Paddock, Walsall
| Paddock[1] | |
|---|---|
| Ward and suburb | |
 Broadway North, Paddock | |
![Paddock[1] is located in West Midlands county](/wiki/File:West_Midlands_UK_location_map.svg) ![Paddock[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Paddock[1] Location within the West Midlands | |
| Population | 13,203 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| OS grid reference | SP028968 |
| • London | 123 mi (198 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WALSALL |
| Postcode district | WS5 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Paddock[3] is a ward[4] and suburb of Walsall in the West Midlands county in England.[5] It had a population of 13,206 at the 2021 census.
Geography
[edit]The ward encompasses the eastern and southeastern portions of the town[6] and is bounded by the Arbourteum and the A34 road between Walsall and Birmingham.[7] As well as multiple areas of green belt land.[8]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 13,203. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Paddock: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian or Asian British | 6,392 | 48.4% | |||||||||||
| White | 5,035 | 38.1% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 969 | 7.3% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 395 | 3% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 365 | 2.8% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 47 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Total | 13,203 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Paddock: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 3,907 | 30.9% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3,174 | 25.1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 2,895 | 22.9% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,619 | 12.8% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 854 | 6.8% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 136 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 38 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 13,203 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ward Profiles". Walsall Insight. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Paddock (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Community: Paddock of Walsall | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Paddock (Walsall) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Glew, Edward Lees (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall, in the County of Stafford: With an Interesting Tour of Inspection, Including a Faithful Report of the Government Inquiry Into the Charities at the Guildhall, Walsall, June, 1855, Before Thomas Hare, Esq., Compared with the Former Inquisition, A.D. 1823. J.R. Robinson.
- ^ Willmore, Frederic William (1887). A History of Walsall and Its Neighbourhood. W.H. Robinson.
- ^ "Improvements needed at 'nightmare' roundabout in Walsall". BBC News. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Thandi, Gurdip (15 August 2022). "'Mayhem' for traffic, schools and GPs if 130 families move to Walsall". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
