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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001893

Yardley

Yardley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,822 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,822

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,159

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,488.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Allerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carThe Delves, Walsall6,425 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.0% no carHeckmondwike North, Kirklees11,657 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.2% no carThurnby Lodge, Leicester11,793 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.6% no carScholemoor, Bradford13,334 residents · 64.1% owned · 24.5% no carColchester Road, Leicester8,516 residents · 61.2% owned · 21.7% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hall Green East, Birmingham7,077 residents · 63.3% owned · 24.1% no carBirches Green & Bromford East, Birmingham13,692 residents · 52.3% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Yardley

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

Tenure

Owned66.2%
2,091 households
Private rented18.9%
597 households
Social rented14.2%
448 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.3%
1,620 households
Terraced19.5%
617 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.4%
519 households
Detached8.9%
280 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,356 households
No cars or vans in household25.3%
800 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
741 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
262 households
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.4%
1,814 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
530 households
4 or more bedrooms15.6%
493 households
1 bedroom10.2%
323 households
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,952 households
One-person household28.5%
901 households
Other household types9.8%
309 households
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.5%
901 households
2 people in household26.4%
834 households
3 people in household15.6%
492 households
4 people in household12.9%
409 households
5 people in household8.9%
282 households
6 people in household4.1%
130 households
7 people in household2.1%
65 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
49 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,780 residents
15–2920.1%
1,778 residents
30–4419.4%
1,708 residents
45–6424.3%
2,145 residents
65 and over16%
1,415 residents
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45.9%
4,051 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh40.6%
3,583 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.9%
607 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
306 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
277 residents
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
1,849 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26%
1,787 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.6%
3,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.7%
3,077 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.7%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
4,061 residents
Good health33%
2,913 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,256 residents
Bad health5%
444 residents
Very bad health1.7%
146 residents
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
7,228 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,594 residents
Yardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,218 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,106 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
645 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
181 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Yardley · 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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