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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001836

New Oscott

New Oscott is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,102 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
9,102

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,705

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,947.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.7%

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.

Stivichall & Finham, Coventry8,511 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.2% no carShirley East, Solihull9,737 residents · 77.1% owned · 16.4% no carBlossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no carHalesowen East, Dudley6,115 residents · 84.7% owned · 13.4% no carBedgrove & Walton, Buckinghamshire8,768 residents · 83.6% owned · 11.9% no carStreetly South, Walsall6,459 residents · 87.7% owned · 8.9% 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 carBrandwood North, Birmingham6,387 residents · 75.2% owned · 20.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Oscott

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

Tenure

Owned81.8%
3,029 households
Private rented11.5%
425 households
Social rented6.3%
233 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.4%
1,681 households
Detached38.4%
1,422 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.1%
299 households
Terraced5.5%
204 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
74 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.2%
1,416 households
2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,364 households
No cars or vans in household13.7%
509 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
414 households
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50%
1,852 households
4 or more bedrooms33.4%
1,238 households
2 bedrooms10%
369 households
1 bedroom6.6%
243 households
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,538 households
One-person household25.9%
958 households
Other household types5.5%
205 households
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,297 households
1 person in household25.9%
958 households
3 people in household17.5%
648 households
4 people in household15%
556 households
5 people in household4.8%
177 households
6 people in household1.3%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,540 residents
15–2914.1%
1,281 residents
30–4418.8%
1,709 residents
45–6427.1%
2,466 residents
65 and over23.2%
2,110 residents
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.8%
6,811 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.9%
1,356 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
409 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
332 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
197 residents
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.7%
3,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
180 residents aged 16 and over
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
4,299 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
3,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
120 residents aged 16 and over
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,937 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
332 residents aged 16 and over
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
4,516 residents
Good health33.8%
3,082 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,082 residents
Bad health3.8%
347 residents
Very bad health0.9%
78 residents
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
7,687 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,418 residents
New Oscott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
2,033 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,181 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
New 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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