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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001881

Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road

Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,495 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
10,495

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,893

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,098.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.3%

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.

Thornbury, Bradford9,674 residents · 59.0% owned · 28.9% no carPalfrey, Walsall10,264 residents · 47.0% owned · 34.2% no carCanterbury, Bradford9,776 residents · 49.3% owned · 38.4% no carAudley, Blackburn with Darwen8,576 residents · 51.2% owned · 33.0% no carBrown Royd, Bradford7,845 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.1% no carLever Edge, Bolton9,156 residents · 41.3% owned · 31.7% 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 carBordesley, Birmingham15,720 residents · 48.7% owned · 36.0% no carYardley Fields, Birmingham11,587 residents · 47.3% owned · 32.3% no carLittle Bromwich, Birmingham9,053 residents · 53.9% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road

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

Tenure

Owned51.8%
1,498 households
Social rented26.9%
779 households
Private rented20.5%
592 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.4%
1,168 households
Semi-detached39.3%
1,136 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%
289 households
Detached6.5%
189 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,310 households
No cars or vans in household31.5%
911 households
2 cars or vans in household17.6%
510 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
162 households
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.7%
1,872 households
4 or more bedrooms13.7%
396 households
2 bedrooms12.4%
359 households
1 bedroom9.2%
266 households
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
1,855 households
One-person household21.3%
618 households
Other household types14.6%
422 households
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household21.4%
618 households
2 people in household17.2%
496 households
5 people in household14%
404 households
4 people in household13.9%
402 households
3 people in household13.2%
382 households
6 people in household10.3%
297 households
7 people in household5.5%
159 households
8 or more people in household4.6%
132 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.9%
2,925 residents
15–2925%
2,619 residents
30–4421.3%
2,234 residents
45–6418.6%
1,950 residents
65 and over7.3%
768 residents
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh66.6%
6,992 residents
White15.1%
1,585 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
875 residents
Other ethnic group7%
731 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
313 residents
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35.3%
2,586 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.3%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.9%
3,802 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.4%
3,258 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed27%
1,982 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.2%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
241 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.9%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
5,112 residents
Good health32.4%
3,397 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,317 residents
Bad health4.7%
491 residents
Very bad health1.7%
178 residents
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
8,908 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,587 residents
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,071 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.2%
758 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.5%
737 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.6%
307 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
20 households
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road · 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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