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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001939

Bournville West

Bournville West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,294 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,294

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,102

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,662.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Ingol, Preston5,775 residents · 43.9% owned · 34.5% no carHeeley & Newfield Green, Sheffield7,682 residents · 44.0% owned · 41.9% no carTile Hill, Coventry7,981 residents · 47.7% owned · 33.6% no carPrimrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow, Kirklees6,163 residents · 56.8% owned · 33.6% no carWoodhouse West, Sheffield5,823 residents · 47.2% owned · 36.6% no carSeaforth North, Sefton7,909 residents · 42.8% owned · 41.0% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Turves Green, Birmingham9,128 residents · 35.6% owned · 40.9% no carBuckland End, Birmingham8,341 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bournville West

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

Tenure

Social rented50.9%
1,579 households
Owned35%
1,086 households
Private rented10.7%
331 households
Shared ownership3.3%
101 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.7%
1,385 households
Semi-detached30.1%
932 households
Terraced12.3%
382 households
Detached11.8%
365 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,285 households
No cars or vans in household36.4%
1,131 households
2 cars or vans in household18%
558 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
129 households
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.5%
1,100 households
3 bedrooms27.9%
864 households
1 bedroom23.4%
726 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
412 households
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.3%
1,622 households
One-person household44.4%
1,377 households
Other household types3.3%
103 households
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.4%
1,379 households
2 people in household29.6%
918 households
3 people in household12.4%
386 households
4 people in household9.9%
308 households
5 people in household2.7%
85 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,038 residents
15–2914.1%
887 residents
30–4418.3%
1,153 residents
45–6425.8%
1,626 residents
65 and over25.3%
1,591 residents
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.4%
4,744 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
569 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
414 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
404 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
164 residents
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
1,828 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.3%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
651 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
478 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.6%
2,632 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.6%
2,475 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.7%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
2,619 residents
Good health34.1%
2,145 residents
Fair health15.7%
987 residents
Bad health6.5%
408 residents
Very bad health2.2%
136 residents
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.8%
4,710 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.2%
1,584 residents
Bournville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.8%
1,204 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,063 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
621 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
23 households
Bournville West · 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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