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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001869

Nechells

Nechells is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,010 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,010

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,490

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,568

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Barton Hill, Bristol, City of8,230 residents · 20.4% owned · 44.0% no carMoss Side West, Manchester11,888 residents · 17.5% owned · 48.8% no carSt Raphaels, Brent9,630 residents · 19.6% owned · 46.5% no carHarpurhey South & Monsall, Manchester11,908 residents · 20.8% owned · 50.6% no carEdmonton Green, Enfield9,134 residents · 19.9% owned · 52.7% no carLincoln Green & St James, Leeds8,938 residents · 10.3% owned · 58.9% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Winson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no carHockley & Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham8,961 residents · 22.9% owned · 46.2% no carSparkbrook North, Birmingham8,624 residents · 26.1% owned · 50.2% no carLozells East, Birmingham8,671 residents · 35.9% owned · 43.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nechells

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

Tenure

Social rented69.2%
1,722 households
Owned18.9%
470 households
Private rented10.5%
261 households
Shared ownership0.8%
19 households
Lives rent free0.7%
18 households
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement50%
1,243 households
Terraced26.9%
669 households
Semi-detached15.4%
382 households
Detached5%
124 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.1%
1,270 households
1 car or van in household38.8%
966 households
2 cars or vans in household8.2%
204 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%
47 households
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.3%
927 households
2 bedrooms36.2%
900 households
1 bedroom19.9%
495 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
165 households
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.8%
1,413 households
One-person household34.4%
856 households
Other household types8.8%
219 households
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.5%
856 households
2 people in household18.4%
458 households
3 people in household14.9%
369 households
4 people in household12.6%
314 households
5 people in household9.1%
226 households
6 people in household6.1%
152 households
7 people in household3.1%
77 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1531.5%
2,206 residents
15–2920.9%
1,464 residents
30–4420.8%
1,458 residents
45–6419.1%
1,338 residents
65 and over7.7%
539 residents
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African46.7%
3,275 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.1%
1,551 residents
White17.7%
1,243 residents
Other ethnic group6.9%
485 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
454 residents
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.8%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.3%
2,291 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.4%
2,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed23.9%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations19.2%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.5%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
190 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.4%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
3,695 residents
Good health29.4%
2,059 residents
Fair health11.7%
818 residents
Bad health4.7%
329 residents
Very bad health1.5%
108 residents
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,964 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,046 residents
Nechells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40.5%
1,007 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.5%
659 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension23%
573 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.2%
230 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
18 households
Nechells · 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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