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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001936

Brandwood North

Brandwood North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,387 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,387

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,553

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,176.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.7%

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.

Shirley East, Solihull9,737 residents · 77.1% owned · 16.4% no carBlossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no carCarr Manor, Leeds8,208 residents · 66.8% owned · 22.3% no carCompton & Merryhill North, Wolverhampton8,808 residents · 80.9% owned · 14.3% no carWollaton Vale, Nottingham7,939 residents · 78.4% owned · 17.1% no carUpper Penn, Wolverhampton6,568 residents · 81.5% owned · 14.3% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Oscott, Birmingham9,102 residents · 81.8% owned · 13.7% no carNorthfield Victoria Common, Birmingham7,583 residents · 74.4% owned · 23.2% no carHill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brandwood North

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%
1,921 households
Social rented12.6%
322 households
Private rented11.4%
292 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.5%
1,365 households
Detached21%
535 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
433 households
Terraced5.7%
146 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
53 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,060 households
2 cars or vans in household30.6%
780 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
534 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
179 households
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,246 households
4 or more bedrooms29.1%
743 households
2 bedrooms14.1%
359 households
1 bedroom8%
205 households
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
1,676 households
One-person household27.8%
712 households
Other household types6.6%
169 households
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.6%
807 households
1 person in household27.8%
710 households
4 people in household16.9%
431 households
3 people in household16.1%
410 households
5 people in household5.3%
135 households
6 people in household1.6%
42 households
7 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,188 residents
15–2914.7%
941 residents
30–4418.9%
1,204 residents
45–6426.7%
1,705 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,348 residents
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.4%
4,239 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.8%
1,328 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.2%
335 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
328 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
156 residents
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.7%
2,387 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.9%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
678 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
2,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,163 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
3,158 residents
Good health33.2%
2,120 residents
Fair health12.7%
811 residents
Bad health3.4%
220 residents
Very bad health1.2%
75 residents
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
5,294 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,090 residents
Brandwood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,297 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
840 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
339 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Brandwood North · 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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