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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001949

Lifford & Walkers Heath

Lifford & Walkers Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,161 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,161

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,653

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,234.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Fairwater North, Cardiff6,641 residents · 57.9% owned · 27.8% no carBasford Park Lane, Nottingham8,436 residents · 45.0% owned · 36.7% no carHenbury & Brentry, Bristol, City of12,095 residents · 51.5% owned · 23.7% no carOld Basford, Nottingham7,932 residents · 56.1% owned · 30.7% no carLostock & Stretford Meadows, Trafford6,924 residents · 55.9% owned · 27.6% no carBaguley West & Brooklands, Manchester8,384 residents · 54.6% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pype Hayes Park, Birmingham9,083 residents · 57.1% owned · 26.4% no carRubery East, Birmingham6,848 residents · 67.6% owned · 22.5% no carReddicap Heath, Birmingham10,683 residents · 59.8% owned · 23.2% no carBrandwood End, Birmingham8,068 residents · 63.9% owned · 23.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lifford & Walkers Heath

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

Tenure

Owned57.3%
1,521 households
Social rented23.7%
630 households
Private rented17.5%
465 households
Shared ownership1.1%
30 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.5%
1,075 households
Terraced25.8%
684 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.7%
630 households
Detached7.8%
207 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,201 households
No cars or vans in household28.4%
752 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
573 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
126 households
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
1,273 households
2 bedrooms34.2%
907 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
265 households
1 bedroom7.8%
207 households
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
1,653 households
One-person household32.9%
871 households
Other household types4.8%
126 households
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
882 households
1 person in household32.9%
872 households
3 people in household16.4%
434 households
4 people in household10.7%
283 households
5 people in household4%
106 households
6 people in household1.8%
49 households
7 people in household0.6%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
1,364 residents
15–2918.5%
1,139 residents
30–4420.5%
1,265 residents
45–6423.7%
1,458 residents
65 and over15.1%
931 residents
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.4%
4,646 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.2%
505 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%
493 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
454 residents
Other ethnic group1%
63 residents
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
695 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.8%
2,880 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
1,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
2,881 residents
Good health33.5%
2,062 residents
Fair health13.2%
813 residents
Bad health4.6%
285 residents
Very bad health1.9%
119 residents
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
4,926 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,240 residents
Lifford & Walkers Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,179 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
911 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
439 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Lifford & Walkers Heath · 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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