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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001834

Old Oscott

Old Oscott is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,110 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,110

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,406

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,717.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.8%

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.

New Moston, Manchester10,496 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.0% no carDroylsden Central, Tameside9,538 residents · 60.3% owned · 28.4% no carBrandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carDudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no carButtershaw, Bradford12,219 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Oscott

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

Tenure

Owned61.3%
1,476 households
Social rented20%
482 households
Private rented18%
433 households
Lives rent free0.5%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.7%
1,221 households
Terraced41.4%
998 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
88 households
Detached2.5%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,092 households
No cars or vans in household25.1%
603 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
569 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
143 households
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.1%
1,544 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
596 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
181 households
1 bedroom3.7%
88 households
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,599 households
One-person household27.5%
663 households
Other household types6.1%
146 households
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.4%
707 households
1 person in household27.5%
662 households
3 people in household18.8%
453 households
4 people in household14.9%
359 households
5 people in household6.4%
153 households
6 people in household2%
47 households
7 people in household0.7%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
1,366 residents
15–2918.8%
1,148 residents
30–4420.2%
1,234 residents
45–6425%
1,531 residents
65 and over13.6%
834 residents
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.4%
4,851 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.3%
443 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.1%
435 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
293 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
86 residents
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.4%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.8%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
2,758 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
2,779 residents
Good health33.4%
2,039 residents
Fair health14%
857 residents
Bad health5.4%
331 residents
Very bad health1.7%
104 residents
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
4,927 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,185 residents
Old Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.8%
935 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
855 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
462 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
9 households
Old Oscott · 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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