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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001850

Perry Barr & South Hamstead

Perry Barr & South Hamstead is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,605 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,605

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,032

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,624.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.8%

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.

Lewsey South, Luton8,806 residents · 67.5% owned · 19.5% no carLimbury, Luton12,974 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.7% no carSt Anns Hill, Luton12,031 residents · 58.4% owned · 19.2% no carHamstead East, Sandwell6,327 residents · 68.6% owned · 23.6% no carThe Delves, Walsall6,425 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.0% no carFirswood, Trafford8,672 residents · 61.7% owned · 25.7% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hall Green East, Birmingham7,077 residents · 63.3% owned · 24.1% no carPerry Beeches West, Birmingham8,069 residents · 75.8% owned · 18.0% no carHall Green Central, Birmingham7,144 residents · 78.2% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Perry Barr & South Hamstead

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

Tenure

Owned69.4%
2,105 households
Private rented23.8%
721 households
Social rented6.2%
189 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached73.2%
2,219 households
Terraced11.2%
340 households
Detached7.9%
239 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%
179 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
35 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,317 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
761 households
No cars or vans in household22.5%
683 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
271 households
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms67.7%
2,054 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
446 households
2 bedrooms12.3%
372 households
1 bedroom5.3%
161 households
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
1,881 households
One-person household26.1%
790 households
Other household types11.8%
358 households
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household26.1%
790 households
2 people in household26%
788 households
3 people in household16.2%
490 households
4 people in household15.4%
467 households
5 people in household8.5%
259 households
6 people in household5%
151 households
7 people in household1.7%
51 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
36 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,833 residents
15–2920.3%
1,750 residents
30–4420.8%
1,793 residents
45–6423.4%
2,014 residents
65 and over14.1%
1,215 residents
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh43.1%
3,710 residents
White30.6%
2,636 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.5%
1,417 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
427 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
415 residents
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.8%
2,041 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.2%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,729 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,694 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.6%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.2%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
4,019 residents
Good health36.7%
3,157 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,006 residents
Bad health3.7%
321 residents
Very bad health1.2%
102 residents
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,398 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,207 residents
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,105 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
469 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Perry Barr & South Hamstead · 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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