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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001846

Short Heath

Short Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,159 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,159

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,292

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,238.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Blackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no carBestwood, Nottingham9,433 residents · 44.7% owned · 36.9% no carCharlestown, Manchester10,475 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.4% no carBrandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carBilborough North, Nottingham6,865 residents · 49.3% owned · 35.2% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Birches Green & Bromford East, Birmingham13,692 residents · 52.3% owned · 31.2% no carWeoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no carBillesley Common, Birmingham8,384 residents · 51.7% owned · 31.7% no carYardley Wood West, Birmingham6,550 residents · 52.7% owned · 28.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Short Heath

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

Tenure

Owned52%
1,713 households
Social rented26.4%
868 households
Private rented20%
660 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.1%
1,585 households
Terraced28.2%
930 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.8%
422 households
Detached5.6%
186 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
137 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,451 households
No cars or vans in household32.2%
1,060 households
2 cars or vans in household19%
626 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
156 households
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59%
1,942 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
663 households
1 bedroom13%
429 households
4 or more bedrooms7.9%
259 households
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,916 households
One-person household33.5%
1,104 households
Other household types8.3%
274 households
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,104 households
2 people in household26.7%
879 households
3 people in household16.5%
542 households
4 people in household12.7%
417 households
5 people in household6.5%
215 households
6 people in household2.7%
88 households
7 people in household1%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,731 residents
15–2919.2%
1,568 residents
30–4421.4%
1,745 residents
45–6425.1%
2,046 residents
65 and over13.1%
1,066 residents
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64%
5,222 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.1%
1,147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
1,014 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
532 residents
Other ethnic group3%
242 residents
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.2%
1,717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
998 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
3,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,568 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.5%
979 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,690 residents
Good health32.2%
2,628 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,208 residents
Bad health6%
490 residents
Very bad health1.8%
143 residents
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
6,535 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,622 residents
Short Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.8%
1,213 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
648 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
256 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Short Heath · 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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