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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001842

Perry Beeches West

Perry Beeches West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,069 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,069

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,176

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,689.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.3%

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.

Warley South, Sandwell6,570 residents · 77.3% owned · 19.2% no carHamstead East, Sandwell6,327 residents · 68.6% owned · 23.6% no carHamstead West, Sandwell5,818 residents · 73.9% owned · 20.4% no carBraunstone Town, Blaby9,984 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.4% no carLyndon North, Solihull5,962 residents · 83.6% owned · 12.9% no carWigston North, Oadby and Wigston8,404 residents · 84.9% owned · 13.9% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Quinton Ridgacre, Birmingham9,569 residents · 69.4% owned · 21.8% no carLyndon Green, Birmingham6,558 residents · 81.6% owned · 16.6% no carYardley South, Birmingham6,255 residents · 66.7% owned · 24.6% no carPerry Beeches East, Birmingham6,662 residents · 72.2% owned · 17.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Perry Beeches West

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%
2,407 households
Private rented18.2%
577 households
Social rented5.1%
163 households
Shared ownership0.9%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached82.2%
2,615 households
Terraced8.2%
260 households
Detached6.9%
218 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2%
65 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,461 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
878 households
No cars or vans in household18%
572 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
266 households
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms74.4%
2,366 households
2 bedrooms13.6%
432 households
4 or more bedrooms10.1%
322 households
1 bedroom1.9%
59 households
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,084 households
One-person household26.7%
849 households
Other household types7.7%
246 households
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.7%
976 households
1 person in household26.7%
849 households
3 people in household18.9%
601 households
4 people in household14.7%
469 households
5 people in household5.3%
167 households
6 people in household2.7%
86 households
7 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,558 residents
15–2917.3%
1,398 residents
30–4421.1%
1,706 residents
45–6426.3%
2,122 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,284 residents
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51%
4,118 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.9%
2,250 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.1%
1,057 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
407 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
237 residents
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.3%
1,944 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
3,865 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,425 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,686 residents
Good health36.4%
2,938 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,077 residents
Bad health3.3%
263 residents
Very bad health1.3%
104 residents
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
6,848 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,220 residents
Perry Beeches West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,577 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,057 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
475 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Perry Beeches West · 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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