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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001859

Birchfield East

Birchfield East is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,398 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
10,398

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,933

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,050.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Palfrey, Walsall10,264 residents · 47.0% owned · 34.2% no carDewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees, Kirklees11,136 residents · 65.2% owned · 22.4% no carThornbury, Bradford9,674 residents · 59.0% owned · 28.9% no carLongsight East, Manchester9,280 residents · 35.5% owned · 35.6% no carNelson West, Pendle9,518 residents · 57.3% owned · 31.0% no carCoppice, Oldham8,486 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.3% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Greet & Mid Sparkhill, Birmingham8,307 residents · 55.8% owned · 31.6% no carHandsworth South, Birmingham11,402 residents · 43.0% owned · 44.7% no carBordesley, Birmingham15,720 residents · 48.7% owned · 36.0% no carWard End & Bromford West, Birmingham12,993 residents · 60.8% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Birchfield East

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

Tenure

Owned51.1%
1,498 households
Private rented29.6%
867 households
Social rented18.6%
545 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.4%
1,448 households
Semi-detached25.8%
756 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.2%
387 households
Detached8%
234 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
64 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,239 households
No cars or vans in household35.7%
1,047 households
2 cars or vans in household16.5%
484 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
163 households
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.3%
1,505 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
657 households
4 or more bedrooms20.3%
596 households
1 bedroom5.9%
173 households
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
1,750 households
One-person household21.5%
630 households
Other household types18.9%
553 households
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household21.5%
630 households
2 people in household18.5%
544 households
4 people in household15.2%
445 households
3 people in household13.8%
406 households
5 people in household13%
382 households
6 people in household9.1%
266 households
7 people in household4.5%
132 households
8 or more people in household4.4%
129 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.3%
2,531 residents
15–2924.7%
2,567 residents
30–4421.9%
2,274 residents
45–6419.9%
2,069 residents
65 and over9.2%
955 residents
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh69.2%
7,190 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.4%
1,601 residents
White9.6%
996 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
342 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
266 residents
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.1%
2,535 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,662 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.1%
3,764 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47%
3,607 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed27%
2,070 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.8%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
4,988 residents
Good health33.4%
3,468 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,331 residents
Bad health4.4%
462 residents
Very bad health1.4%
149 residents
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
8,969 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,429 residents
Birchfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.7%
1,135 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.6%
927 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.3%
626 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
237 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Birchfield East · 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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