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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001905

Edgbaston South & University

Edgbaston South & University is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,274 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
10,274

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,647

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,336.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.6%

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.

Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down, Bath and North East Somerset11,773 residents · 64.3% owned · 26.3% no carEndcliffe & Ranmoor, Sheffield8,238 residents · 74.4% owned · 15.6% no carEddington & Castle, Cambridge12,981 residents · 43.4% owned · 40.2% no carEnglefield Green & University, Runnymede11,826 residents · 49.7% owned · 19.1% no carLenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park, Nottingham16,920 residents · 64.3% owned · 24.1% no carGabalfa, Cardiff9,415 residents · 47.2% owned · 26.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edgbaston South & University

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

Tenure

Owned55.3%
1,463 households
Private rented38.7%
1,025 households
Social rented5.5%
145 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.2%
1,119 households
Detached25.4%
673 households
Terraced20.3%
539 households
Semi-detached8.8%
233 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,154 households
No cars or vans in household25.7%
681 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
607 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
207 households
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.4%
857 households
4 or more bedrooms31%
822 households
3 bedrooms22.4%
592 households
1 bedroom14.2%
377 households
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%
1,429 households
One-person household34.1%
904 households
Other household types11.9%
315 households
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.1%
904 households
2 people in household32.3%
856 households
3 people in household14.5%
383 households
4 people in household11%
292 households
5 people in household4.6%
122 households
6 people in household1.8%
49 households
7 people in household0.9%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.9%
1,013 residents
15–2951.2%
5,265 residents
30–4415%
1,541 residents
45–6413.2%
1,361 residents
65 and over10.7%
1,095 residents
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.3%
5,888 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.7%
2,847 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
549 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
497 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
493 residents
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications41.6%
3,825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above40.6%
3,730 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.2%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.4%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.4%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship0.9%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive58.6%
5,386 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)32.1%
2,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9.3%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students50.8%
4,669 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.5%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.3%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations2.7%
244 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations2.5%
231 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.2%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.6%
5,817 residents
Good health33.3%
3,418 residents
Fair health7.8%
801 residents
Bad health1.8%
187 residents
Very bad health0.5%
52 residents
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
9,017 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
1,257 residents
Edgbaston South & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.7%
1,634 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
796 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.9%
183 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
34 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Edgbaston South & University · 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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