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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001899

Harborne West

Harborne West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,534 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,534

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,548

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,709

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.0%

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.

Primley Park & Wigton Moor, Leeds7,805 residents · 76.1% owned · 15.7% no carLode Heath, Solihull10,375 residents · 74.7% owned · 17.1% no carMoortown, Leeds7,811 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.3% no carOakleigh Park, Barnet8,331 residents · 66.3% owned · 21.4% no carKnighton, Leicester7,324 residents · 78.6% owned · 13.3% no carCompton Acres & Lutterell, Rushcliffe9,336 residents · 77.5% owned · 15.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harborne West

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,587 households
Private rented16%
567 households
Social rented8%
283 households
Shared ownership3%
106 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.8%
1,199 households
Detached28.5%
1,013 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%
679 households
Terraced16.5%
587 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,458 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
1,047 households
No cars or vans in household19.8%
703 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
340 households
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.1%
1,316 households
4 or more bedrooms32.6%
1,157 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
716 households
1 bedroom10.1%
359 households
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,089 households
One-person household32.6%
1,159 households
Other household types8.5%
302 households
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.6%
1,157 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,102 households
3 people in household14.8%
526 households
4 people in household13.4%
476 households
5 people in household4.8%
172 households
6 people in household2%
71 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,491 residents
15–2913.1%
1,118 residents
30–4421.9%
1,867 residents
45–6424%
2,045 residents
65 and over23.6%
2,012 residents
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.5%
4,654 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh31.4%
2,681 residents
Other ethnic group6.2%
529 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4%
341 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
330 residents
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54%
3,750 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.5%
731 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.7%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,986 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,845 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
1,858 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
4,357 residents
Good health33.4%
2,852 residents
Fair health11.4%
971 residents
Bad health3.2%
276 residents
Very bad health0.9%
77 residents
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
7,252 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,284 residents
Harborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.5%
2,040 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.7%
1,019 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
403 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Harborne West · 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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