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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001927

Weoley Castle

Weoley Castle is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,669 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,669

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,011

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,043.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.9%

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.

Southmead, Bristol, City of12,667 residents · 48.9% owned · 26.0% no carBrandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no carBilborough North, Nottingham6,865 residents · 49.3% owned · 35.2% no carBilston North East, Wolverhampton7,725 residents · 54.3% owned · 28.7% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Allens Cross, Birmingham7,894 residents · 46.2% owned · 33.3% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carYardley Wood West, Birmingham6,550 residents · 52.7% owned · 28.5% no carBillesley Common, Birmingham8,384 residents · 51.7% owned · 31.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Weoley Castle

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

Tenure

Owned48%
1,444 households
Social rented31.9%
962 households
Private rented18%
542 households
Shared ownership1.6%
48 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.3%
1,423 households
Terraced32.1%
966 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
297 households
Detached6.6%
199 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,308 households
No cars or vans in household32.8%
989 households
2 cars or vans in household18.6%
561 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
153 households
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.9%
1,773 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
711 households
1 bedroom10.2%
306 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
221 households
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
1,852 households
One-person household31.3%
941 households
Other household types7.2%
217 households
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.3%
942 households
2 people in household27.2%
818 households
3 people in household17.2%
519 households
4 people in household14.2%
428 households
5 people in household6.1%
183 households
6 people in household2.7%
82 households
7 people in household0.9%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
1,713 residents
15–2918.9%
1,449 residents
30–4419.8%
1,517 residents
45–6424.6%
1,889 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,102 residents
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.2%
5,542 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
743 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.7%
666 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
458 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
262 residents
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
1,520 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.9%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
864 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
3,237 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.3%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
3,271 residents
Good health35.4%
2,717 residents
Fair health15%
1,147 residents
Bad health5.3%
404 residents
Very bad health1.7%
130 residents
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
5,936 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,733 residents
Weoley Castle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,070 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.5%
1,040 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.1%
664 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
223 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Weoley Castle · 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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