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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001941

Yardley Wood West

Yardley Wood West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,550 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,550

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,524

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,677.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Brandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carBilston North East, Wolverhampton7,725 residents · 54.3% owned · 28.7% no carSouthmead, Bristol, City of12,667 residents · 48.9% owned · 26.0% no carLlanrumney North, Cardiff6,996 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.5% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carStone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Billesley Common, Birmingham8,384 residents · 51.7% owned · 31.7% no carWeoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no carAllens Cross, Birmingham7,894 residents · 46.2% owned · 33.3% no carKent's Moat, Birmingham7,181 residents · 54.0% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Yardley Wood West

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
1,331 households
Social rented28.8%
727 households
Private rented17%
429 households
Shared ownership0.9%
22 households
Lives rent free0.6%
15 households
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.8%
1,103 households
Terraced33.9%
854 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.4%
338 households
Detached4.8%
121 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
69 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,130 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
718 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
543 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
131 households
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.3%
1,597 households
2 bedrooms18.3%
461 households
1 bedroom11.4%
287 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
177 households
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
1,558 households
One-person household30.6%
772 households
Other household types7.6%
192 households
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.6%
772 households
2 people in household27.2%
685 households
3 people in household18.3%
461 households
4 people in household12%
302 households
5 people in household7.1%
178 households
6 people in household3.1%
79 households
7 people in household1%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.7%
1,553 residents
15–2919.3%
1,264 residents
30–4420.6%
1,348 residents
45–6421.8%
1,428 residents
65 and over14.6%
957 residents
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.4%
4,024 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.2%
1,517 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%
355 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
331 residents
Other ethnic group4.9%
324 residents
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.4%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.4%
2,607 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
2,191 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
2,785 residents
Good health34.3%
2,245 residents
Fair health14.8%
971 residents
Bad health6.4%
418 residents
Very bad health2%
132 residents
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,129 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,422 residents
Yardley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.4%
942 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
852 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
546 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Yardley Wood 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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