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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001896

Small Heath Park

Small Heath Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,160 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
10,160

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,571

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,062.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

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.

Barkerend East, Bradford10,842 residents · 53.9% owned · 37.7% no carBrown Royd, Bradford7,845 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.1% no carLongsight East, Manchester9,280 residents · 35.5% owned · 35.6% no carBusk, Oldham9,434 residents · 47.6% owned · 38.1% no carGirlington, Bradford8,291 residents · 55.1% owned · 37.3% no carAlexandra Park, Oldham12,317 residents · 54.7% owned · 27.1% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sparkhill North, Birmingham8,953 residents · 55.8% owned · 34.2% no carBordesley, Birmingham15,720 residents · 48.7% owned · 36.0% no carSaltley East, Birmingham12,396 residents · 45.6% owned · 36.9% no carGreet & Mid Sparkhill, Birmingham8,307 residents · 55.8% owned · 31.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Small Heath Park

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

Tenure

Owned48.3%
1,242 households
Private rented34.3%
881 households
Social rented17%
438 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced57.9%
1,491 households
Semi-detached15.8%
406 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%
249 households
Detached9%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
121 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
67 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 households
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,004 households
No cars or vans in household38.8%
996 households
2 cars or vans in household16.1%
413 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
155 households
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,153 households
4 or more bedrooms24.8%
637 households
2 bedrooms19.4%
500 households
1 bedroom11%
283 households
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.3%
1,523 households
Other household types21.9%
562 households
One-person household18.8%
484 households
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household18.8%
484 households
2 people in household14.5%
373 households
5 people in household14.5%
373 households
4 people in household14.2%
366 households
3 people in household13.3%
343 households
6 people in household11%
282 households
8 or more people in household7.9%
202 households
7 people in household5.8%
148 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.4%
2,787 residents
15–2924.8%
2,516 residents
30–4421.4%
2,178 residents
45–6418.3%
1,855 residents
65 and over8.1%
823 residents
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh75.2%
7,636 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.6%
1,081 residents
Other ethnic group7.1%
718 residents
White4.7%
478 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
248 residents
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.7%
2,502 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55%
3,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)41.4%
2,982 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed31.7%
2,287 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.3%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.4%
245 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
4,673 residents
Good health34.5%
3,509 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,332 residents
Bad health4.7%
478 residents
Very bad health1.7%
168 residents
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
8,706 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,454 residents
Small Heath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.5%
992 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension25.7%
661 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25%
643 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.1%
261 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
17 households
Small Heath Park · 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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