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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001925

Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill

Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,736 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,736

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,839

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,048.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.2%

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.

Beeston North, Broxtowe8,112 residents · 61.3% owned · 24.0% no carStapleton, Bristol, City of6,678 residents · 61.8% owned · 19.1% no carFishponds, Bristol, City of10,014 residents · 56.3% owned · 24.4% no carStretford East, Trafford8,356 residents · 61.6% owned · 28.5% no carHollybrook, Southampton6,070 residents · 58.4% owned · 19.8% no carOlton & Kineton Green, Solihull6,691 residents · 65.3% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stirchley North & Selly Park, Birmingham7,828 residents · 54.3% owned · 29.3% no carCotteridge, Birmingham6,780 residents · 55.0% owned · 32.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill

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

Tenure

Owned57.7%
1,638 households
Private rented21.9%
621 households
Social rented20.1%
571 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51%
1,443 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.1%
568 households
Terraced14.7%
415 households
Detached11%
312 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,257 households
No cars or vans in household30.5%
865 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
562 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
150 households
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,253 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
662 households
4 or more bedrooms19.7%
558 households
1 bedroom12.8%
364 households
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.3%
1,569 households
One-person household34.9%
991 households
Other household types9.7%
276 households
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35%
992 households
2 people in household29.9%
848 households
3 people in household14.4%
409 households
4 people in household12.5%
355 households
5 people in household5.8%
165 households
6 people in household1.5%
42 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,175 residents
15–2921.5%
1,447 residents
30–4419.3%
1,301 residents
45–6422.9%
1,540 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,270 residents
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68%
4,583 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17%
1,147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
409 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
353 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
243 residents
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.2%
2,483 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
948 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.8%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%
2,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.4%
2,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.6%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,278 residents
Good health33.5%
2,258 residents
Fair health12.8%
861 residents
Bad health3.8%
255 residents
Very bad health1.2%
84 residents
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,476 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,260 residents
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%
1,400 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
955 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill · 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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