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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001945

Allens Cross

Allens Cross is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,894 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,894

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,053

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,908.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.8%

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.

Southmead, Bristol, City of12,667 residents · 48.9% owned · 26.0% no carBushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no carBilborough North, Nottingham6,865 residents · 49.3% owned · 35.2% no carHighfield & New Bury, Bolton8,706 residents · 44.9% owned · 30.0% no carBestwood, Nottingham9,433 residents · 44.7% owned · 36.9% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Weoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no carYardley Wood West, Birmingham6,550 residents · 52.7% owned · 28.5% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carKent's Moat, Birmingham7,181 residents · 54.0% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Allens Cross

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

Tenure

Owned46.2%
1,410 households
Social rented35.1%
1,071 households
Private rented16.5%
503 households
Shared ownership1.6%
50 households
Lives rent free0.6%
19 households
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48%
1,463 households
Terraced37.1%
1,131 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
184 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.5%
138 households
Detached3.5%
108 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,285 households
No cars or vans in household33.3%
1,017 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
603 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
148 households
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.6%
1,848 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
662 households
1 bedroom10.8%
328 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
212 households
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
1,956 households
One-person household27.9%
852 households
Other household types8%
244 households
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.6%
872 households
1 person in household27.9%
852 households
3 people in household18.1%
554 households
4 people in household14.3%
437 households
5 people in household7.3%
222 households
6 people in household2.4%
73 households
7 people in household0.9%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.4%
1,844 residents
15–2920.7%
1,634 residents
30–4420.1%
1,585 residents
45–6423.9%
1,889 residents
65 and over11.9%
941 residents
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.6%
5,969 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.9%
620 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
541 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
540 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
224 residents
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,627 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.8%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
953 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
3,347 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,420 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.2%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
3,441 residents
Good health34.5%
2,721 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,190 residents
Bad health5.1%
402 residents
Very bad health1.8%
143 residents
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
6,151 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,744 residents
Allens Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.1%
1,071 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,043 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.8%
697 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
227 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Allens Cross · 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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