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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001951

Frankley

Frankley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,433 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
9,433

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,914

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,828.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

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.

Caerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carSt Mellons West, Cardiff6,468 residents · 33.4% owned · 31.9% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carFordbridge, Solihull6,297 residents · 44.2% owned · 38.4% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hawkesley, Birmingham7,581 residents · 40.1% owned · 36.5% no carWoodgate Valley, Birmingham7,654 residents · 48.9% owned · 34.4% no carPerry Common - College Road, Birmingham9,603 residents · 44.1% owned · 35.5% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Frankley

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

Tenure

Social rented46.5%
1,821 households
Owned41.3%
1,618 households
Private rented10.4%
408 households
Shared ownership1%
41 households
Lives rent free0.7%
26 households
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.3%
1,615 households
Semi-detached34.3%
1,344 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.7%
654 households
Detached6.2%
244 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,676 households
No cars or vans in household34.9%
1,367 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
716 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
154 households
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,713 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,112 households
1 bedroom18.1%
708 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
381 households
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,382 households
One-person household32.8%
1,285 households
Other household types6.3%
248 households
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.8%
1,285 households
2 people in household29.1%
1,138 households
3 people in household17.6%
688 households
4 people in household12.1%
474 households
5 people in household4.8%
187 households
6 people in household2.2%
86 households
7 people in household0.9%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.1%
2,181 residents
15–2918.6%
1,757 residents
30–4421.5%
2,027 residents
45–6421.7%
2,050 residents
65 and over15%
1,415 residents
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.7%
7,328 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.4%
887 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
696 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
356 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
166 residents
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.8%
2,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
3,686 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
3,273 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.9%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.4%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.1%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
4,069 residents
Good health31.6%
2,980 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,521 residents
Bad health7%
657 residents
Very bad health2.2%
206 residents
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.5%
7,026 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.5%
2,406 residents
Frankley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,373 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.1%
1,217 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.5%
960 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.6%
337 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
27 households
Frankley · 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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