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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001828

Four Oaks

Four Oaks is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,142 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,142

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,132

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,218.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Lode Heath, Solihull10,375 residents · 74.7% owned · 17.1% no carOldswinford & Pedmore, Dudley6,207 residents · 71.6% owned · 16.4% no carPrinces Risborough, Buckinghamshire8,548 residents · 72.5% owned · 15.7% no carBessacarr Bawtry Road, Doncaster8,091 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.7% no carBlundellsands, Sefton8,365 residents · 81.2% owned · 16.0% no carCastlecroft, Wolverhampton6,642 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.5% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley, Birmingham7,931 residents · 78.3% owned · 14.5% no carHill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Four Oaks

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned76.3%
2,391 households
Private rented13.1%
410 households
Social rented10.2%
320 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.6%
1,083 households
Detached34.2%
1,070 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.9%
687 households
Terraced6.6%
206 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,298 households
2 cars or vans in household32.2%
1,007 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
504 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
321 households
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.3%
1,042 households
2 bedrooms29.1%
910 households
4 or more bedrooms28.4%
890 households
1 bedroom9.2%
288 households
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,970 households
One-person household33.5%
1,049 households
Other household types3.5%
111 households
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,048 households
2 people in household32.8%
1,027 households
4 people in household15.3%
479 households
3 people in household13.6%
427 households
5 people in household3.8%
120 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,204 residents
15–2913.1%
938 residents
30–4416.3%
1,166 residents
45–6427.1%
1,935 residents
65 and over26.6%
1,897 residents
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.2%
6,083 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
653 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
196 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
134 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
75 residents
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.3%
2,417 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
3,173 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,600 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
3,576 residents
Good health33.1%
2,361 residents
Fair health12%
857 residents
Bad health3.7%
267 residents
Very bad health1.1%
79 residents
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
5,962 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,180 residents
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,664 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,031 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
347 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Four Oaks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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