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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001861

Birchfield West

Birchfield West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,204 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
11,204

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,481

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,596.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Harehills North, Leeds7,511 residents · 34.5% owned · 48.0% no carUndercliffe, Bradford10,388 residents · 48.4% owned · 35.8% no carCrabtree & Fir Vale, Sheffield9,253 residents · 51.7% owned · 37.4% no carDarnall, Sheffield8,571 residents · 36.9% owned · 38.9% no carHolme Top, Bradford8,633 residents · 33.5% owned · 47.5% no carBowling Park, Bradford7,073 residents · 51.9% owned · 37.9% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Summerfield, Birmingham10,025 residents · 37.6% owned · 44.4% no carLozells West, Birmingham9,451 residents · 35.1% owned · 45.3% no carLozells East, Birmingham8,671 residents · 35.9% owned · 43.1% no carSaltley West, Birmingham9,522 residents · 39.4% owned · 40.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Birchfield West

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

Tenure

Social rented38.6%
1,342 households
Owned37%
1,287 households
Private rented23.4%
814 households
Shared ownership0.7%
24 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.3%
1,298 households
Semi-detached24.3%
848 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.1%
736 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.6%
300 households
Detached7.8%
271 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.4%
1,478 households
1 car or van in household37.5%
1,305 households
2 cars or vans in household14.7%
513 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
186 households
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.3%
1,230 households
4 or more bedrooms24.5%
853 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
706 households
1 bedroom19.9%
693 households
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.4%
1,894 households
One-person household30%
1,044 households
Other household types15.6%
542 households
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30%
1,044 households
2 people in household16.8%
586 households
3 people in household13.9%
485 households
4 people in household12.3%
427 households
5 people in household11.1%
386 households
6 people in household8.3%
290 households
8 or more people in household3.9%
136 households
7 people in household3.7%
129 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.1%
2,702 residents
15–2925.1%
2,812 residents
30–4422.1%
2,481 residents
45–6420.1%
2,257 residents
65 and over8.5%
951 residents
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh56.7%
6,356 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African25.7%
2,876 residents
White8.9%
1,001 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
534 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
442 residents
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.1%
2,498 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.3%
4,094 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.3%
3,922 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed26.8%
2,219 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.4%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
5,217 residents
Good health33.9%
3,793 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,529 residents
Bad health4.6%
511 residents
Very bad health1.4%
155 residents
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
9,483 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,722 residents
Birchfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,286 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.8%
1,074 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.9%
832 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
271 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Birchfield West · 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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