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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001849

Erdington Town

Erdington Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,792 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,792

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,724

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,593.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Heath Town, Wolverhampton11,875 residents · 28.6% owned · 44.0% no carSt Ann's East, Nottingham7,859 residents · 34.7% owned · 47.1% no carUpper Easton, Bristol, City of7,278 residents · 33.9% owned · 42.1% no carAbbey Hey, Manchester9,528 residents · 42.4% owned · 41.7% no carBeeston West & Cottingley, Leeds8,188 residents · 40.9% owned · 41.0% no carSneinton, Nottingham10,080 residents · 31.8% owned · 48.4% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Acocks Green East, Birmingham11,959 residents · 52.4% owned · 31.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Erdington Town

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

Tenure

Owned37.6%
1,402 households
Social rented31.1%
1,159 households
Private rented29.9%
1,112 households
Lives rent free0.9%
32 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.6%
1,325 households
Terraced29.4%
1,094 households
Semi-detached22.9%
854 households
Detached4.3%
160 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
155 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.8%
105 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,602 households
No cars or vans in household41.5%
1,544 households
2 cars or vans in household12.8%
476 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
98 households
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.9%
1,447 households
3 bedrooms33.4%
1,244 households
1 bedroom17.9%
667 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
364 households
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.9%
2,156 households
One-person household35.1%
1,307 households
Other household types6.9%
258 households
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.1%
1,307 households
2 people in household28.3%
1,052 households
3 people in household16.8%
624 households
4 people in household11%
411 households
5 people in household5.5%
206 households
6 people in household1.9%
70 households
7 people in household0.8%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.9%
2,188 residents
15–2919.8%
1,740 residents
30–4424.7%
2,167 residents
45–6420.9%
1,834 residents
65 and over9.8%
862 residents
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.8%
5,254 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.7%
1,643 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.7%
1,117 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
580 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
195 residents
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
1,961 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,390 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
3,753 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,552 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.5%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,069 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.8%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
4,400 residents
Good health31.8%
2,792 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,086 residents
Bad health4.3%
376 residents
Very bad health1.6%
138 residents
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
7,260 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,532 residents
Erdington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.3%
1,427 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,332 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
720 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
219 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
24 households
Erdington Town · 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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