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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001937

Billesley Common

Billesley Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,384 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
8,384

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,260

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,567.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Bankfoot, Bradford6,453 residents · 52.4% owned · 35.4% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carCrosland Moor, Kirklees7,484 residents · 58.6% owned · 31.6% no carHurstead & Smallbridge, Rochdale8,403 residents · 42.4% owned · 35.6% no carSpotland Bridge, Rochdale8,149 residents · 56.5% owned · 26.4% no carChadderton Central, Oldham8,847 residents · 56.8% owned · 31.3% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Yardley Wood West, Birmingham6,550 residents · 52.7% owned · 28.5% no carBirches Green & Bromford East, Birmingham13,692 residents · 52.3% owned · 31.2% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carWeoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Billesley Common

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

Tenure

Owned51.7%
1,686 households
Social rented30.2%
983 households
Private rented15.9%
519 households
Shared ownership1.7%
57 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.6%
1,096 households
Semi-detached33.5%
1,092 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.9%
748 households
Detached7%
228 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,405 households
No cars or vans in household31.7%
1,034 households
2 cars or vans in household19.6%
639 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
183 households
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.5%
1,677 households
2 bedrooms25%
816 households
1 bedroom12.3%
401 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
365 households
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.9%
1,921 households
One-person household33.3%
1,084 households
Other household types7.8%
254 households
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.3%
1,085 households
2 people in household25%
815 households
3 people in household15.8%
516 households
4 people in household13%
425 households
5 people in household7.5%
244 households
6 people in household3.4%
112 households
7 people in household1.2%
40 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
1,918 residents
15–2919%
1,590 residents
30–4421.8%
1,831 residents
45–6422.9%
1,922 residents
65 and over13.4%
1,123 residents
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.7%
4,671 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29%
2,431 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
482 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.7%
478 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
327 residents
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26.5%
1,681 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%
3,364 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
2,866 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.6%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
3,723 residents
Good health33.6%
2,819 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,263 residents
Bad health5.3%
441 residents
Very bad health1.7%
139 residents
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
6,688 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,696 residents
Billesley Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.3%
1,183 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,153 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
672 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
240 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Billesley Common · 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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