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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001876

North Central & Dartmouth Circus

North Central & Dartmouth Circus is a Census neighbourhood of about 16,085 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
16,085

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,664

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,024.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.7%

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.

Portsea, Portsmouth10,275 residents · 13.2% owned · 59.2% no carLeicester City South, Leicester10,114 residents · 11.2% owned · 61.7% no carSt Ann's West, Nottingham11,560 residents · 17.8% owned · 61.9% no carWoodhouse & Little London, Leeds12,480 residents · 14.7% owned · 60.4% no carCentral Coventry, Coventry11,152 residents · 23.2% owned · 55.7% no carRadford, Nottingham13,952 residents · 20.5% owned · 52.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Central & Dartmouth Circus

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

Tenure

Social rented50.5%
1,852 households
Private rented35%
1,282 households
Owned12.7%
464 households
Lives rent free1%
36 households
Shared ownership0.8%
30 households
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement72.9%
2,675 households
Terraced12.4%
455 households
Semi-detached5.9%
218 households
Detached2.8%
102 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
90 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.2%
2,173 households
1 car or van in household32.7%
1,201 households
2 cars or vans in household6.5%
237 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
59 households
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom39.1%
1,434 households
2 bedrooms35.1%
1,288 households
3 bedrooms19.5%
714 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
230 households
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.7%
1,712 households
One-person household42.7%
1,565 households
Other household types10.7%
392 households
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.7%
1,565 households
2 people in household24.2%
887 households
3 people in household11.3%
413 households
4 people in household9.1%
332 households
5 people in household5.2%
190 households
6 people in household3.7%
137 households
7 people in household2%
75 households
8 or more people in household1.9%
68 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
2,263 residents
15–2960.5%
9,728 residents
30–4413.5%
2,173 residents
45–648.8%
1,418 residents
65 and over3.1%
502 residents
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African35.1%
5,643 residents
White27.5%
4,416 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.7%
4,293 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
906 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
827 residents
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications45%
6,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.7%
3,527 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.4%
1,700 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.4%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.5%
201 residents aged 16 and over
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56.8%
7,786 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)24.9%
3,414 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student18.3%
2,502 residents aged 16 and over
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students60.3%
8,266 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
1,467 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.9%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.6%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers3.2%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.5%
203 residents aged 16 and over
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.3%
8,899 residents
Good health32.8%
5,270 residents
Fair health9%
1,447 residents
Bad health2.3%
371 residents
Very bad health0.6%
97 residents
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
14,164 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
1,918 residents
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,312 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,276 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.3%
819 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
244 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
North Central & Dartmouth Circus · 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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