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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001935

Shenley Lane

Shenley Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,080 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,080

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,279

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,105.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

North Sherwood, Nottingham8,058 residents · 63.1% owned · 29.9% no carAylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carBesses, Bury8,602 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.0% no carLyndon South, Solihull7,268 residents · 67.6% owned · 21.0% no carSunny Hill, Derby6,940 residents · 66.1% owned · 19.5% no carTimperley East, Trafford8,401 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.9% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Northfield Victoria Common, Birmingham7,583 residents · 74.4% owned · 23.2% no carQuinton Ridgacre, Birmingham9,569 residents · 69.4% owned · 21.8% no carKing's Norton, Birmingham7,112 residents · 72.9% owned · 22.1% no carKings Heath Park & Stirchley East, Birmingham7,719 residents · 62.2% owned · 28.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shenley Lane

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

Tenure

Owned57.3%
1,880 households
Social rented29.5%
967 households
Private rented11.8%
388 households
Shared ownership1.2%
39 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.8%
1,796 households
Terraced24.2%
793 households
Detached10.3%
336 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
302 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,456 households
2 cars or vans in household25.3%
831 households
No cars or vans in household24.6%
808 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
184 households
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60%
1,969 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
594 households
2 bedrooms15.9%
523 households
1 bedroom5.9%
193 households
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,141 households
One-person household29.9%
980 households
Other household types4.8%
158 households
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.9%
980 households
2 people in household29.8%
976 households
3 people in household17.9%
588 households
4 people in household14%
458 households
5 people in household5.7%
188 households
6 people in household1.9%
63 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,620 residents
15–2916.1%
1,301 residents
30–4419.2%
1,551 residents
45–6424.6%
1,986 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,622 residents
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.3%
5,761 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.4%
919 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%
564 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
441 residents
Other ethnic group4.9%
396 residents
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
2,261 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
610 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
3,512 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,741 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,674 residents
Good health34.9%
2,823 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,073 residents
Bad health4.9%
399 residents
Very bad health1.4%
111 residents
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
6,458 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,622 residents
Shenley Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,463 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,132 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
562 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Shenley Lane · 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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