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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001866

Lozells West

Lozells West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,451 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
9,451

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,809

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,964

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

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.

Pellon East, Calderdale7,719 residents · 42.8% owned · 44.4% no carManningham & Lister Park, Bradford10,158 residents · 43.7% owned · 42.6% no carHolme Top, Bradford8,633 residents · 33.5% owned · 47.5% no carOldham Town South, Oldham8,679 residents · 40.9% owned · 38.9% no carAudley, Blackburn with Darwen8,576 residents · 51.2% owned · 33.0% no carRumworth North, Bolton9,343 residents · 38.3% owned · 41.2% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Birchfield West, Birmingham11,204 residents · 37.0% owned · 42.4% no carAston Park, Birmingham8,404 residents · 40.9% owned · 42.4% 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 Lozells West

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

Tenure

Social rented44.5%
1,249 households
Owned35.1%
986 households
Private rented19.2%
539 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.4%
1,274 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.1%
566 households
Semi-detached13.5%
378 households
Detached10%
281 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.3%
261 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.3%
1,273 households
1 car or van in household34.5%
970 households
2 cars or vans in household14.6%
411 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
155 households
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms28%
787 households
3 bedrooms26.5%
743 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
657 households
1 bedroom22.1%
622 households
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.6%
1,473 households
One-person household29.1%
816 households
Other household types18.3%
514 households
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.1%
817 households
2 people in household16.6%
466 households
4 people in household13.1%
367 households
3 people in household12.8%
359 households
5 people in household11.6%
327 households
6 people in household7%
196 households
8 or more people in household5.7%
161 households
7 people in household4.2%
119 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.4%
2,115 residents
15–2925.9%
2,448 residents
30–4421.8%
2,060 residents
45–6421.8%
2,064 residents
65 and over8.1%
764 residents
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh67%
6,331 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.2%
1,723 residents
White7.6%
720 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
360 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
316 residents
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.4%
2,466 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
1,397 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
901 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.7%
3,629 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.7%
3,271 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed31.6%
2,259 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.8%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.5%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.4%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,249 residents
Good health33.2%
3,137 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,378 residents
Bad health5.7%
541 residents
Very bad health1.5%
145 residents
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
7,921 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,531 residents
Lozells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,010 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.7%
751 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension24.7%
694 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.8%
332 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
22 households
Lozells 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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