Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001844

Chester Road

Chester Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,715 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham

9,715

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,433

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,054.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chester Road

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

Tenure

Owned63.7%

2,823 households

Private rented19.6%

868 households

Social rented13.6%

601 households

Shared ownership3.1%

138 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.1%

1,689 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.2%

1,162 households

Terraced15.9%

704 households

Detached14.4%

640 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%

180 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%

42 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

17 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%

1,975 households

No cars or vans in household25.7%

1,138 households

2 cars or vans in household23.3%

1,032 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%

286 households

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.8%

1,676 households

2 bedrooms27.4%

1,213 households

4 or more bedrooms18.1%

804 households

1 bedroom16.7%

740 households

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.6%

2,418 households

One-person household40.3%

1,787 households

Other household types5.1%

226 households

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.3%

1,787 households

2 people in household30.7%

1,362 households

3 people in household13.6%

604 households

4 people in household10.6%

470 households

5 people in household3.3%

148 households

6 people in household0.9%

38 households

7 people in household0.3%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

12 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%

1,454 residents

15–2913.7%

1,334 residents

30–4420.4%

1,979 residents

45–6427.1%

2,629 residents

65 and over23.8%

2,316 residents

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.8%

7,853 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.8%

761 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%

517 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%

427 residents

Other ethnic group1.6%

159 residents

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%

3,043 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications20.4%

1,668 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.2%

1,323 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11.4%

929 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%

643 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.7%

383 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

187 residents aged 16 and over

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%

4,671 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.5%

3,395 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

111 residents aged 16 and over

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%

1,932 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%

1,180 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%

1,020 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%

956 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.1%

828 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%

778 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%

697 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%

420 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.5%

364 residents aged 16 and over

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%

4,444 residents

Good health32.7%

3,180 residents

Fair health15.3%

1,482 residents

Bad health4.8%

466 residents

Very bad health1.5%

143 residents

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%

7,641 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%

2,074 residents

Chester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%

2,176 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%

1,444 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%

636 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%

172 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

5 households

Chester Road · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001844

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Chester Road

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Chester Road

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

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

Source and date are part of the record.