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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001895

Sheldon North

Sheldon North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,955 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,955

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,536

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,635.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.9%

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.

East Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carCaerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carBushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carScotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne5,688 residents · 48.7% owned · 38.6% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carWeoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no carPerry Common - College Road, Birmingham9,603 residents · 44.1% owned · 35.5% no carShard End & Kingfisher, Birmingham7,423 residents · 48.8% owned · 31.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sheldon North

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

Tenure

Owned50.5%
1,785 households
Social rented34.7%
1,226 households
Private rented13.3%
472 households
Shared ownership0.9%
33 households
Lives rent free0.6%
20 households
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.5%
1,894 households
Terraced25.4%
899 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.1%
500 households
Detached4.9%
175 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,522 households
No cars or vans in household31.9%
1,127 households
2 cars or vans in household19.6%
694 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
190 households
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.9%
1,764 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,083 households
1 bedroom10.9%
386 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
303 households
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,183 households
One-person household31.2%
1,102 households
Other household types7.1%
250 households
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.2%
1,102 households
2 people in household28.6%
1,011 households
3 people in household17%
600 households
4 people in household12.7%
450 households
5 people in household6.4%
227 households
6 people in household2.5%
89 households
7 people in household1%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,931 residents
15–2919.9%
1,785 residents
30–4419%
1,700 residents
45–6423.7%
2,119 residents
65 and over15.8%
1,418 residents
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.8%
6,344 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.5%
1,300 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
584 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
512 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
216 residents
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.6%
2,042 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.3%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.9%
3,659 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.7%
3,087 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.8%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,850 residents
Good health33.3%
2,979 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,366 residents
Bad health6.4%
575 residents
Very bad health2.1%
185 residents
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.3%
6,925 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.7%
2,030 residents
Sheldon North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,240 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33%
1,166 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23%
813 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
282 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
35 households
Sheldon 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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