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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001901

Harborne East

Harborne East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,142 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,142

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,750

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,871.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

64.5%

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.

Didsbury Village, Manchester9,281 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.3% no carChapel Allerton North, Leeds7,035 residents · 63.4% owned · 21.4% no carBeech Road & Chorlton Meadows, Manchester6,306 residents · 62.9% owned · 22.6% no carPutney West, Wandsworth8,867 residents · 53.2% owned · 39.5% no carLeamington West & Milverton, Warwick9,357 residents · 59.2% owned · 20.1% no carQueen's Road, Richmond upon Thames6,301 residents · 50.4% owned · 37.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harborne East

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

Tenure

Owned57.7%
2,163 households
Private rented31.8%
1,192 households
Social rented9.8%
366 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.1%
1,580 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.6%
923 households
Semi-detached21.4%
801 households
Detached6.7%
250 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
111 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
56 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,698 households
No cars or vans in household26.6%
999 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
860 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
193 households
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.1%
1,353 households
3 bedrooms28.3%
1,062 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
833 households
1 bedroom13.4%
502 households
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.5%
2,080 households
One-person household36.4%
1,365 households
Other household types8.1%
305 households
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
1,365 households
2 people in household33.6%
1,260 households
3 people in household14.6%
546 households
4 people in household11.3%
422 households
5 people in household3%
114 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,299 residents
15–2920.5%
1,668 residents
30–4427.1%
2,204 residents
45–6422.1%
1,800 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,171 residents
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.4%
5,978 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.7%
1,037 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
471 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%
339 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
317 residents
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above64.5%
4,383 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.2%
764 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.1%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.2%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65%
4,423 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32%
2,174 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations32.2%
2,188 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,716 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.3%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.2%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.2%
4,739 residents
Good health29.3%
2,389 residents
Fair health9.2%
747 residents
Bad health2.5%
204 residents
Very bad health0.8%
63 residents
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
7,038 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,104 residents
Harborne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.8%
2,391 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.4%
952 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
309 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Harborne East · 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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