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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001880

Glebe Farm

Glebe Farm is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,037 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
10,037

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,434

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,502.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.7%

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.

Walsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no carDarlaston East, Walsall7,550 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.5% no carKingsway, Rochdale11,640 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.9% no carGipton North, Leeds7,815 residents · 41.1% owned · 36.0% no carKates Hill, Dudley7,117 residents · 44.6% owned · 33.2% no carNormanton South, Derby8,533 residents · 45.1% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fox Hollies, Birmingham10,507 residents · 47.6% owned · 30.8% no carKent's Moat, Birmingham7,181 residents · 54.0% owned · 29.0% no carUpper Witton, Birmingham7,320 residents · 48.7% owned · 31.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Glebe Farm

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

Tenure

Owned43.6%
1,496 households
Social rented35.8%
1,229 households
Private rented19.7%
678 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.3%
1,761 households
Terraced36.7%
1,259 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
212 households
Detached4.3%
149 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,526 households
No cars or vans in household31.1%
1,068 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
647 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
191 households
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.3%
1,900 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
985 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
337 households
1 bedroom6.2%
212 households
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
2,277 households
One-person household24.9%
855 households
Other household types8.7%
298 households
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.9%
855 households
2 people in household23.9%
820 households
3 people in household18.4%
630 households
4 people in household15.1%
517 households
5 people in household9.5%
326 households
6 people in household4.5%
154 households
8 or more people in household1.9%
65 households
7 people in household1.8%
63 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.5%
2,760 residents
15–2921.6%
2,172 residents
30–4421.1%
2,120 residents
45–6420.8%
2,086 residents
65 and over8.9%
898 residents
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.1%
4,923 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh31.2%
3,133 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.2%
1,024 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
614 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
339 residents
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.2%
2,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.7%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
3,795 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44%
3,121 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.3%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.4%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.6%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
4,657 residents
Good health32.5%
3,258 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,382 residents
Bad health5.3%
535 residents
Very bad health2%
205 residents
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
8,134 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,903 residents
Glebe Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,189 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.6%
1,017 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25%
859 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.1%
348 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Glebe Farm · 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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