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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001877

Saltley East

Saltley East is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,396 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
12,396

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,156

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,981.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.4%

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.

Barkerend East, Bradford10,842 residents · 53.9% owned · 37.7% no carBusk, Oldham9,434 residents · 47.6% owned · 38.1% no carCanterbury, Bradford9,776 residents · 49.3% owned · 38.4% no carBrown Royd, Bradford7,845 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.1% no carGirlington, Bradford8,291 residents · 55.1% owned · 37.3% no carAlexandra Park, Oldham12,317 residents · 54.7% owned · 27.1% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Washwood Heath, Birmingham9,962 residents · 46.7% owned · 33.8% no carSmall Heath Park, Birmingham10,160 residents · 48.3% owned · 38.8% no carBordesley, Birmingham15,720 residents · 48.7% owned · 36.0% no carSparkbrook South, Birmingham8,076 residents · 44.8% owned · 39.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Saltley East

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

Tenure

Owned45.6%
1,439 households
Social rented30.7%
970 households
Private rented22.9%
723 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45%
1,419 households
Semi-detached29.8%
940 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%
327 households
Detached9.6%
304 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
59 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
50 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,319 households
No cars or vans in household36.9%
1,164 households
2 cars or vans in household15%
472 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
199 households
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,580 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
649 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
561 households
1 bedroom11.5%
364 households
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,985 households
One-person household18.8%
592 households
Other household types18.4%
580 households
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household18.8%
592 households
2 people in household15.5%
488 households
4 people in household15.2%
479 households
5 people in household14.4%
453 households
3 people in household12.4%
391 households
6 people in household10.7%
336 households
8 or more people in household6.6%
209 households
7 people in household6.5%
206 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.5%
3,414 residents
15–2926.6%
3,303 residents
30–4421.2%
2,626 residents
45–6417.3%
2,146 residents
65 and over7.3%
907 residents
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh73.8%
9,146 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11%
1,359 residents
White7.3%
902 residents
Other ethnic group5.5%
677 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
311 residents
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications37.4%
3,270 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.4%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56.2%
4,915 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40%
3,498 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.8%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed32.9%
2,872 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.7%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.5%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.3%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
6,003 residents
Good health33.2%
4,121 residents
Fair health12%
1,482 residents
Bad health4.8%
599 residents
Very bad health1.5%
191 residents
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
10,702 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,694 residents
Saltley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.2%
1,236 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.7%
811 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension22.2%
699 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.9%
376 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
32 households
Saltley East · 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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