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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001890

Edgbaston North

Edgbaston North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,976 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
9,976

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,406

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,011.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.9%

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.

Mapperley Park, Nottingham8,745 residents · 45.7% owned · 35.8% no carWhalley Range North, Manchester8,939 residents · 37.1% owned · 36.6% no carEdgerton & Marsh, Kirklees6,535 residents · 44.6% owned · 38.5% no carWest Park, Wolverhampton7,893 residents · 37.1% owned · 40.2% no carBanister Park & Howard Road, Southampton8,266 residents · 42.3% owned · 29.0% no carChapel Allerton South & Chapeltown, Leeds10,558 residents · 41.6% owned · 41.4% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Moseley Village, Birmingham8,651 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.2% no carFive Ways South & Calthorpe Park, Birmingham6,710 residents · 35.6% owned · 40.3% no carMetchley, Birmingham7,442 residents · 33.9% owned · 43.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edgbaston North

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

Tenure

Private rented45.6%
2,008 households
Owned37.7%
1,663 households
Social rented16.2%
713 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement43.2%
1,904 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.9%
787 households
Detached16.5%
725 households
Terraced11.6%
510 households
Semi-detached9.1%
401 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,743 households
No cars or vans in household38.2%
1,682 households
2 cars or vans in household16.5%
726 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
255 households
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom34.8%
1,533 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
1,213 households
4 or more bedrooms23.9%
1,052 households
3 bedrooms13.8%
608 households
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44.8%
1,970 households
Single family household43.8%
1,926 households
Other household types11.5%
506 households
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.7%
1,970 households
2 people in household27.3%
1,204 households
3 people in household12.6%
557 households
4 people in household8.2%
362 households
5 people in household3.8%
167 households
6 people in household1.6%
72 households
7 people in household1%
44 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,388 residents
15–2927.3%
2,721 residents
30–4424.7%
2,467 residents
45–6420.6%
2,050 residents
65 and over13.5%
1,349 residents
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White46.1%
4,598 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.1%
2,701 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14%
1,401 residents
Other ethnic group7.3%
725 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
551 residents
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.9%
4,331 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.3%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
4,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
3,312 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.7%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,665 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,495 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.5%
1,401 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
5,084 residents
Good health33.6%
3,352 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,070 residents
Bad health3.6%
360 residents
Very bad health1.1%
110 residents
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
8,429 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,547 residents
Edgbaston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
2,177 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,439 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
603 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
159 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
28 households
Edgbaston North · 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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