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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001932

Bartley Green & Shenley Fields

Bartley Green & Shenley Fields is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,425 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,425

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,073

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,230.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

East Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carHollin Park & Fearnville, Leeds7,977 residents · 43.7% owned · 35.3% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carBilborough North, Nottingham6,865 residents · 49.3% owned · 35.2% no carMeanwood South & Sugarwell, Leeds6,423 residents · 36.4% owned · 41.3% no carBoothroyden & Higher Blackley, Manchester8,434 residents · 41.6% owned · 36.5% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Buckland End, Birmingham8,341 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.3% no carShard End & Kingfisher, Birmingham7,423 residents · 48.8% owned · 31.9% no carWeoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no carFrankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bartley Green & Shenley Fields

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

Tenure

Social rented42.9%
1,317 households
Owned41.3%
1,268 households
Private rented11.3%
348 households
Shared ownership4%
122 households
Lives rent free0.6%
18 households
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44%
1,351 households
Terraced28.1%
863 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.8%
578 households
Detached7.3%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,337 households
No cars or vans in household33.8%
1,039 households
2 cars or vans in household18.4%
565 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
132 households
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,408 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
937 households
1 bedroom13.8%
425 households
4 or more bedrooms9.9%
303 households
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
1,852 households
One-person household34.6%
1,063 households
Other household types5.2%
160 households
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.6%
1,062 households
2 people in household27.2%
837 households
3 people in household15.9%
490 households
4 people in household14.4%
441 households
5 people in household5.1%
158 households
6 people in household1.9%
59 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.7%
1,758 residents
15–2919%
1,412 residents
30–4421.6%
1,605 residents
45–6422.5%
1,670 residents
65 and over13.2%
980 residents
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.3%
5,298 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.1%
747 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.5%
632 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
559 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
193 residents
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.8%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
3,002 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,405 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.6%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
3,308 residents
Good health32.3%
2,399 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,162 residents
Bad health5.6%
417 residents
Very bad health1.9%
142 residents
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
5,747 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,676 residents
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.4%
1,120 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,016 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
636 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.2%
283 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
20 households
Bartley Green & Shenley Fields · 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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