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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001832

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,931 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,931

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,432

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,314.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.9%

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.

Lexden, Colchester5,824 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.8% no carCheadle Hulme Orrishmere, Stockport7,841 residents · 81.4% owned · 13.3% no carTotley & Bradway, Sheffield7,623 residents · 80.8% owned · 15.7% no carBlossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no carSawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire8,744 residents · 76.3% owned · 10.4% no carLichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no carFour Oaks, Birmingham7,142 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rectory Park & New Hall Valley

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

Tenure

Owned78.3%
2,687 households
Private rented12.7%
437 households
Social rented8.5%
291 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.7%
1,465 households
Semi-detached35.6%
1,223 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
473 households
Terraced6.8%
232 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,357 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
1,158 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
499 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%
419 households
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,322 households
4 or more bedrooms32%
1,098 households
2 bedrooms19.1%
654 households
1 bedroom10.4%
355 households
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
2,261 households
One-person household30.1%
1,035 households
Other household types4%
139 households
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,182 households
1 person in household30.2%
1,035 households
3 people in household16.1%
551 households
4 people in household14.8%
507 households
5 people in household3.4%
116 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,274 residents
15–2914.6%
1,159 residents
30–4416.8%
1,329 residents
45–6429.6%
2,347 residents
65 and over23%
1,822 residents
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.7%
6,713 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
596 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
263 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
223 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
134 residents
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.9%
2,762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
3,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,587 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.2%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
906 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
4,049 residents
Good health33.2%
2,633 residents
Fair health11.7%
929 residents
Bad health3%
241 residents
Very bad health1%
79 residents
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
6,724 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,207 residents
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%
1,871 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,143 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
359 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley · 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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