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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001882

Stechford

Stechford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,913 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,913

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,161

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,702.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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 West, Walsall7,981 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.0% no carOldbury & Rood End, Sandwell8,258 residents · 48.3% owned · 34.6% no carNormanton South, Derby8,533 residents · 45.1% owned · 36.8% no carGreat Horton & Brackenhill, Bradford7,318 residents · 48.1% owned · 39.8% no carWest Bromwich North, Sandwell11,792 residents · 48.6% owned · 37.2% no carKingsway, Rochdale11,640 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.9% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Billesley Common, Birmingham8,384 residents · 51.7% owned · 31.7% no carYardley, Birmingham8,822 residents · 66.2% owned · 25.3% no carHay Mills & Tyseley, Birmingham7,725 residents · 48.4% owned · 35.8% no carStockland Green - Marsh Hill, Birmingham7,030 residents · 53.9% owned · 36.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stechford

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

Tenure

Owned51.1%
1,614 households
Social rented25.2%
797 households
Private rented22%
696 households
Shared ownership1.5%
46 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.4%
1,308 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
790 households
Terraced20.8%
657 households
Detached6.5%
205 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%
154 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,290 households
No cars or vans in household34%
1,075 households
2 cars or vans in household17%
539 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
259 households
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.7%
1,414 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
689 households
1 bedroom18%
569 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
491 households
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
1,736 households
One-person household33.8%
1,070 households
Other household types11.4%
360 households
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.9%
1,073 households
2 people in household22.9%
724 households
3 people in household14.3%
453 households
4 people in household11.6%
367 households
5 people in household6.7%
212 households
6 people in household5%
157 households
8 or more people in household3.3%
105 households
7 people in household2.3%
74 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.7%
2,110 residents
15–2921.7%
1,938 residents
30–4420.4%
1,819 residents
45–6421.1%
1,877 residents
65 and over13.1%
1,170 residents
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh45.4%
4,049 residents
White36.6%
3,258 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.9%
793 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
448 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
363 residents
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.5%
1,967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,602 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
787 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.7%
3,316 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
3,160 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.5%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.3%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
4,003 residents
Good health32.9%
2,930 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,369 residents
Bad health5.1%
457 residents
Very bad health1.7%
155 residents
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
7,213 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,700 residents
Stechford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,153 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
1,059 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
688 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
244 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Stechford · 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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