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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001873

Winson Green & Gib Heath

Winson Green & Gib Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,386 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
11,386

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,981

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,195.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.6%

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.

Smethwick South, Sandwell10,338 residents · 38.5% owned · 43.3% no carFoleshill East, Coventry11,719 residents · 33.2% owned · 41.1% no carStrangeways, Manchester9,362 residents · 22.8% owned · 41.5% no carHarpurhey North, Manchester8,429 residents · 36.2% owned · 43.8% no carGorton South, Manchester11,550 residents · 25.5% owned · 41.3% no carBelle Vue & West Gorton, Manchester10,779 residents · 32.4% owned · 40.7% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Middlemore, Birmingham9,877 residents · 44.0% owned · 40.5% no carSummerfield, Birmingham10,025 residents · 37.6% owned · 44.4% no carHandsworth West, Birmingham8,471 residents · 44.5% owned · 40.4% no carBirchfield West, Birmingham11,204 residents · 37.0% owned · 42.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Winson Green & Gib Heath

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

Tenure

Social rented36.7%
1,460 households
Private rented31.5%
1,254 households
Owned30.9%
1,229 households
Lives rent free0.5%
21 households
Shared ownership0.4%
17 households
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.1%
1,955 households
Semi-detached21.5%
857 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.3%
569 households
Detached8.6%
344 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
148 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
29 households
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.5%
1,893 households
1 car or van in household38.2%
1,522 households
2 cars or vans in household11.5%
458 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%
109 households
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.3%
1,606 households
2 bedrooms33.6%
1,336 households
1 bedroom13.1%
520 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
519 households
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
2,259 households
One-person household30.5%
1,214 households
Other household types12.8%
510 households
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.5%
1,214 households
2 people in household21.1%
840 households
3 people in household16.8%
667 households
4 people in household14.2%
566 households
5 people in household9.3%
371 households
6 people in household4.3%
172 households
7 people in household2.1%
84 households
8 or more people in household1.7%
66 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.3%
2,772 residents
15–2923.7%
2,702 residents
30–4423.5%
2,671 residents
45–6420.4%
2,321 residents
65 and over8.1%
920 residents
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh38.7%
4,409 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African29.6%
3,364 residents
White18.5%
2,103 residents
Other ethnic group7.2%
819 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
687 residents
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.5%
2,572 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.6%
2,075 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.4%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.2%
4,058 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.4%
3,991 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed24.5%
2,061 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,449 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.1%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.9%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
5,506 residents
Good health32.2%
3,667 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,539 residents
Bad health4.4%
498 residents
Very bad health1.6%
177 residents
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
9,632 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,754 residents
Winson Green & Gib Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38%
1,511 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.6%
1,258 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.3%
929 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
258 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
25 households
Winson Green & Gib Heath · 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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