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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001916

Acocks Green West

Acocks Green West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,897 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
9,897

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,375

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,794.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Kingsway, Rochdale11,640 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.9% no carOldbury & Rood End, Sandwell8,258 residents · 48.3% owned · 34.6% no carPleck, Walsall8,555 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.2% no carScholemoor, Bradford13,334 residents · 64.1% owned · 24.5% no carStaincliffe & Healey, Kirklees7,446 residents · 64.7% owned · 23.2% no carFarley Hill & Stockwood Park, Luton11,613 residents · 44.2% owned · 28.8% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hay Mills & Tyseley, Birmingham7,725 residents · 48.4% owned · 35.8% no carYardley, Birmingham8,822 residents · 66.2% owned · 25.3% no carFox Hollies, Birmingham10,507 residents · 47.6% owned · 30.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Acocks Green West

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

Tenure

Owned54.6%
1,843 households
Private rented24.7%
834 households
Social rented19.3%
651 households
Shared ownership0.9%
30 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.4%
1,296 households
Semi-detached38.2%
1,289 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.6%
323 households
Detached7.8%
264 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4%
136 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,544 households
No cars or vans in household29.7%
1,002 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
640 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
192 households
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,723 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
880 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
458 households
1 bedroom9.4%
316 households
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,133 households
One-person household27.2%
921 households
Other household types9.6%
326 households
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.3%
921 households
2 people in household22.8%
770 households
3 people in household17.3%
584 households
4 people in household13.6%
461 households
5 people in household10.3%
349 households
6 people in household4.9%
167 households
7 people in household2.2%
74 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
52 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.2%
2,495 residents
15–2921.6%
2,142 residents
30–4423.1%
2,289 residents
45–6420%
1,979 residents
65 and over10%
993 residents
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh50.4%
4,988 residents
White34.7%
3,435 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%
582 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
455 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
437 residents
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27%
1,964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
3,740 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.4%
3,302 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.4%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
854 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
4,635 residents
Good health35%
3,465 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,241 residents
Bad health4.1%
410 residents
Very bad health1.5%
146 residents
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
8,359 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,538 residents
Acocks Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,238 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.1%
1,220 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
681 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Acocks Green 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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