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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001872

Shard End & Kingfisher

Shard End & Kingfisher is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,423 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,423

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,083

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,813.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.8%

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.

Bulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carFairfield & Jericho, Bury8,152 residents · 46.5% owned · 35.9% no carOld Hill, Sandwell10,884 residents · 52.2% owned · 27.0% no carBoothroyden & Higher Blackley, Manchester8,434 residents · 41.6% owned · 36.5% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carSheldon North, Birmingham8,955 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.9% no carFrankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% no carBuckland End, Birmingham8,341 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shard End & Kingfisher

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

Tenure

Owned48.8%
1,505 households
Social rented35.5%
1,096 households
Private rented13%
402 households
Shared ownership1.8%
56 households
Lives rent free0.8%
24 households
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.1%
1,513 households
Semi-detached31.4%
968 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
421 households
Detached4.9%
150 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,293 households
No cars or vans in household31.9%
981 households
2 cars or vans in household20.9%
644 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
161 households
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,324 households
2 bedrooms39.6%
1,220 households
1 bedroom11.2%
346 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
192 households
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
1,872 households
One-person household32.8%
1,011 households
Other household types6.4%
197 households
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
1,013 households
2 people in household28.6%
882 households
3 people in household17.8%
549 households
4 people in household12.2%
377 households
5 people in household5.3%
163 households
6 people in household2.3%
71 households
7 people in household0.7%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.6%
1,680 residents
15–2918.9%
1,406 residents
30–4420.6%
1,527 residents
45–6423.4%
1,735 residents
65 and over14.5%
1,077 residents
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.2%
5,880 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.3%
542 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
482 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
436 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
84 residents
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.3%
1,650 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.8%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
681 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
3,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,405 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
3,293 residents
Good health32.6%
2,419 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,100 residents
Bad health6.1%
449 residents
Very bad health2.1%
158 residents
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
5,808 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,615 residents
Shard End & Kingfisher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,105 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32%
987 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.5%
723 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
247 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
21 households
Shard End & Kingfisher · 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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