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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001857

Gravelly Hill & South Erdington

Gravelly Hill & South Erdington is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,854 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
13,854

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,570

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,059.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

New Dock & Eve Hill, Dudley8,373 residents · 39.1% owned · 39.0% no carPaddock & Greenhead, Kirklees6,826 residents · 48.7% owned · 37.4% no carGrangetown South, Cardiff6,874 residents · 53.2% owned · 33.1% no carChapel Allerton South & Chapeltown, Leeds10,558 residents · 41.6% owned · 41.4% no carSouth Riverside, Cardiff7,459 residents · 35.3% owned · 47.6% no carMeadows, Nottingham7,908 residents · 35.4% owned · 47.2% 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 carStockland Green - Marsh Hill, Birmingham7,030 residents · 53.9% owned · 36.1% no carStechford, Birmingham8,913 residents · 51.1% owned · 34.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gravelly Hill & South Erdington

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

Tenure

Owned39.3%
2,189 households
Private rented33.7%
1,879 households
Social rented25.6%
1,424 households
Shared ownership1.1%
60 households
Lives rent free0.3%
18 households
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.2%
1,685 households
Semi-detached29.8%
1,660 households
Terraced19.6%
1,093 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.9%
552 households
Detached8%
445 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
97 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.1%
2,292 households
1 car or van in household39.6%
2,209 households
2 cars or vans in household14.9%
829 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
246 households
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
2,012 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
1,405 households
1 bedroom23.5%
1,310 households
4 or more bedrooms15.2%
848 households
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.4%
2,754 households
One-person household39.6%
2,208 households
Other household types11%
613 households
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.6%
2,208 households
2 people in household25%
1,393 households
3 people in household13.8%
771 households
4 people in household9.6%
537 households
5 people in household5.6%
314 households
6 people in household3.5%
195 households
7 people in household1.5%
83 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
74 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
2,535 residents
15–2923%
3,180 residents
30–4423.7%
3,281 residents
45–6424.4%
3,384 residents
65 and over10.6%
1,474 residents
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47%
6,516 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.6%
3,548 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.5%
2,427 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
828 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
536 residents
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.8%
3,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
2,950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
5,937 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
4,833 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.9%
2,213 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.8%
1,875 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
1,445 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
1,443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
538 residents aged 16 and over
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
6,070 residents
Good health33.3%
4,615 residents
Fair health15.6%
2,160 residents
Bad health5.5%
760 residents
Very bad health1.8%
248 residents
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
10,874 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
2,980 residents
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.5%
2,033 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,935 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
1,150 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
421 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
36 households
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington · 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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