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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001855

Castle Vale

Castle Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,935 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
9,935

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,212

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,220.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.5%

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.

Chelmsley Wood East, Solihull9,583 residents · 42.4% owned · 37.6% no carFordbridge, Solihull6,297 residents · 44.2% owned · 38.4% no carChelmsley Wood West, Solihull5,923 residents · 38.1% owned · 40.9% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carBloxwich South, Walsall6,679 residents · 33.8% owned · 39.2% no carCaerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Frankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castle Vale

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

Tenure

Social rented55%
2,316 households
Owned34.9%
1,472 households
Private rented9.5%
402 households
Shared ownership0.4%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.8%
1,677 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.3%
1,235 households
Semi-detached26.4%
1,113 households
Detached3.4%
142 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,800 households
No cars or vans in household38.1%
1,605 households
2 cars or vans in household14.8%
624 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
182 households
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.8%
2,095 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
1,269 households
1 bedroom10.6%
448 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
399 households
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,476 households
One-person household35.2%
1,482 households
Other household types6.1%
255 households
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,482 households
2 people in household27.8%
1,171 households
3 people in household17.2%
726 households
4 people in household12.2%
515 households
5 people in household4.9%
205 households
6 people in household1.7%
73 households
7 people in household0.7%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
2,063 residents
15–2919.3%
1,920 residents
30–4417.5%
1,741 residents
45–6426.4%
2,627 residents
65 and over16%
1,585 residents
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.6%
7,905 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.6%
857 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.1%
804 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
261 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
105 residents
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.3%
2,424 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.5%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%
4,099 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
3,498 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
1,550 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations19.7%
1,521 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.5%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
4,052 residents
Good health31.9%
3,166 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,665 residents
Bad health8.3%
826 residents
Very bad health2.3%
226 residents
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
7,375 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
2,560 residents
Castle Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,456 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.7%
1,292 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.2%
1,103 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
340 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Castle Vale · 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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