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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001943

Brandwood East

Brandwood East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,475 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,475

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,642

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,854.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.3%

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 carShell Corner & Hurst Green, Dudley8,896 residents · 66.8% owned · 19.9% no carLangley Green, Sandwell8,921 residents · 62.1% owned · 24.4% no carWalsgrave & Woodway Park, Coventry8,080 residents · 64.5% owned · 21.2% no carAylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carOld Basford, Nottingham7,932 residents · 56.1% owned · 30.7% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brandwood End, Birmingham8,068 residents · 63.9% owned · 23.3% no carKings Heath Park & Stirchley East, Birmingham7,719 residents · 62.2% owned · 28.7% no carReddicap Heath, Birmingham10,683 residents · 59.8% owned · 23.2% no carRubery East, Birmingham6,848 residents · 67.6% owned · 22.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brandwood East

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

Tenure

Owned62.2%
1,643 households
Social rented19%
502 households
Private rented15.4%
406 households
Shared ownership3%
79 households
Lives rent free0.5%
12 households
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.3%
1,090 households
Terraced34.4%
907 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.5%
303 households
Detached10.9%
287 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,157 households
No cars or vans in household25.2%
664 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
657 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
161 households
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.3%
1,459 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
698 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
308 households
1 bedroom6.6%
174 households
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
1,633 households
One-person household31.5%
831 households
Other household types6.6%
174 households
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.5%
831 households
2 people in household29.7%
784 households
3 people in household15.6%
413 households
4 people in household14.3%
378 households
5 people in household5.9%
156 households
6 people in household1.7%
45 households
7 people in household0.8%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,264 residents
15–2917.1%
1,106 residents
30–4420.9%
1,356 residents
45–6427.1%
1,751 residents
65 and over15.4%
996 residents
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.6%
4,634 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.3%
926 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
412 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
342 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
162 residents
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.3%
1,605 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
2,998 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,055 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
2,964 residents
Good health34.3%
2,223 residents
Fair health13.8%
892 residents
Bad health4.9%
316 residents
Very bad health1.2%
80 residents
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
5,197 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,278 residents
Brandwood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,164 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
855 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Brandwood East · 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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