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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001942

Cotteridge

Cotteridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,780 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,780

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,007

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,873.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.2%

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.

Olton & Kineton Green, Solihull6,691 residents · 65.3% owned · 21.1% no carStretford East, Trafford8,356 residents · 61.6% owned · 28.5% no carLostock & Stretford Meadows, Trafford6,924 residents · 55.9% owned · 27.6% no carOakes & South Lindley, Kirklees6,638 residents · 61.5% owned · 25.8% no carPrestwich East, Bury7,731 residents · 62.6% owned · 27.1% no carStourbridge Town & Old Quarter, Dudley8,168 residents · 61.6% owned · 24.0% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chester Road, Birmingham9,715 residents · 63.7% owned · 25.7% no carLifford & Walkers Heath, Birmingham6,161 residents · 57.3% owned · 28.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cotteridge

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

Tenure

Owned55%
1,653 households
Social rented22.4%
674 households
Private rented20.3%
611 households
Shared ownership2.1%
62 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30%
904 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.8%
897 households
Terraced25.3%
762 households
Detached7.5%
226 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.8%
143 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
56 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,305 households
No cars or vans in household32.3%
971 households
2 cars or vans in household18.8%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
165 households
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
1,147 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
901 households
4 or more bedrooms16.7%
502 households
1 bedroom15.3%
459 households
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
1,756 households
One-person household36.8%
1,107 households
Other household types4.8%
145 households
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.8%
1,107 households
2 people in household30.2%
909 households
3 people in household15.8%
477 households
4 people in household10.6%
320 households
5 people in household4.8%
145 households
6 people in household1.1%
33 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,255 residents
15–2917.5%
1,186 residents
30–4420.6%
1,396 residents
45–6425.4%
1,724 residents
65 and over18%
1,220 residents
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.3%
5,378 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.5%
509 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
389 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
348 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
155 residents
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.2%
2,243 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
645 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
3,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,155 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,195 residents
Good health33.8%
2,288 residents
Fair health13.3%
903 residents
Bad health4.5%
304 residents
Very bad health1.3%
89 residents
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
5,445 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,335 residents
Cotteridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,001 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
516 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
120 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Cotteridge · 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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