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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001953

King's Norton

King's Norton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,112 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
7,112

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,922

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,271.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

Aylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carNorton North, Dudley5,923 residents · 76.2% owned · 15.0% no carChilwell West, Broxtowe7,591 residents · 65.8% owned · 25.4% no carMerryhill South, Wolverhampton7,841 residents · 60.5% owned · 24.9% no carParson's Heath, Colchester14,114 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.7% no carLyndon South, Solihull7,268 residents · 67.6% owned · 21.0% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Northfield Victoria Common, Birmingham7,583 residents · 74.4% owned · 23.2% no carReddicap Heath, Birmingham10,683 residents · 59.8% owned · 23.2% no carLongbridge North, Birmingham8,569 residents · 68.9% owned · 23.8% no carRubery East, Birmingham6,848 residents · 67.6% owned · 22.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in King's Norton

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,129 households
Social rented14.9%
435 households
Private rented11.2%
327 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.2%
1,204 households
Terraced24.8%
723 households
Detached20.1%
586 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13%
380 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 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
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,189 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
836 households
No cars or vans in household22.1%
645 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
254 households
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.5%
1,681 households
4 or more bedrooms19.6%
574 households
2 bedrooms13.9%
407 households
1 bedroom8.9%
260 households
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
1,926 households
One-person household28.7%
840 households
Other household types5.4%
158 households
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,037 households
1 person in household28.8%
840 households
3 people in household15.2%
444 households
4 people in household13.6%
397 households
5 people in household4.5%
131 households
6 people in household1.5%
44 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,221 residents
15–2915.9%
1,133 residents
30–4419%
1,354 residents
45–6425.1%
1,786 residents
65 and over22.8%
1,618 residents
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.3%
5,925 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
366 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
342 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
337 residents
Other ethnic group2%
139 residents
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
1,828 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
141 residents aged 16 and over
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,212 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,472 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
103 residents aged 16 and over
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
337 residents aged 16 and over
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,234 residents
Good health34.6%
2,459 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,005 residents
Bad health4.3%
306 residents
Very bad health1.5%
108 residents
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,698 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,414 residents
King's Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,323 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,020 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
455 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
115 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
King's Norton · 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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