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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001897

Sparkbrook North

Sparkbrook North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,624 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,624

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,887

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,594.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Burngreave & Grimesthorpe, Sheffield12,364 residents · 28.8% owned · 48.3% no carOldham Town North, Oldham9,134 residents · 20.0% owned · 56.4% no carRumworth North, Bolton9,343 residents · 38.3% owned · 41.2% no carToxteth Park, Liverpool9,078 residents · 15.4% owned · 56.7% no carCentral Rochdale & Mandale Park, Rochdale12,014 residents · 35.4% owned · 46.6% no carSmethwick South, Sandwell10,338 residents · 38.5% owned · 43.3% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lozells East, Birmingham8,671 residents · 35.9% owned · 43.1% no carBalsall Heath West & Kingswood Road, Birmingham7,232 residents · 39.4% owned · 43.3% no carNechells, Birmingham7,010 residents · 18.9% owned · 51.1% no carSummerfield, Birmingham10,025 residents · 37.6% owned · 44.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sparkbrook North

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

Tenure

Social rented56.8%
1,640 households
Owned26.1%
754 households
Private rented15.4%
444 households
Lives rent free1.1%
32 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.9%
1,354 households
Terraced27.6%
797 households
Semi-detached14.3%
413 households
Detached5%
145 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
85 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
53 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.2%
1,450 households
1 car or van in household37.6%
1,086 households
2 cars or vans in household9.6%
276 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
75 households
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms29.6%
855 households
1 bedroom29%
838 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
800 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
394 households
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.4%
1,513 households
One-person household36.8%
1,062 households
Other household types10.8%
313 households
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.8%
1,062 households
2 people in household17.3%
499 households
3 people in household12.4%
358 households
4 people in household11.9%
342 households
5 people in household8.5%
246 households
6 people in household6%
174 households
8 or more people in household3.9%
112 households
7 people in household3.2%
93 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.5%
2,203 residents
15–2925%
2,153 residents
30–4420.9%
1,803 residents
45–6420.3%
1,749 residents
65 and over8.4%
721 residents
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh40.6%
3,500 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African28.7%
2,477 residents
Other ethnic group14.1%
1,216 residents
White10.8%
931 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
502 residents
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.2%
2,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
770 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56%
3,510 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.9%
2,561 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed30.7%
1,922 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.5%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.6%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
236 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.3%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,045 residents
Good health31.2%
2,692 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,183 residents
Bad health5.9%
507 residents
Very bad health2.3%
199 residents
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
7,113 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,514 residents
Sparkbrook North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.9%
1,122 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.6%
768 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension21.3%
615 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions12.1%
350 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
31 households
Sparkbrook 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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