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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001978

Barras Heath

Barras Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,810 residents in Coventry. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Coventry
6,810

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,584

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,821.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

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.

Chatham South West, Medway6,217 residents · 58.9% owned · 23.0% no carGillingham South, Medway6,878 residents · 51.8% owned · 27.8% no carGillingham East, Medway7,766 residents · 62.6% owned · 24.9% no carPerry Street, Gravesham8,007 residents · 52.4% owned · 23.5% no carBeeston East, Leeds8,370 residents · 60.0% owned · 32.9% no carRochester East, Medway6,782 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.8% no car

Most similar within Coventry

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Radford East, Coventry7,959 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.1% no carCopsewood, Coventry10,467 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.9% no carHolbrooks, Coventry9,083 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.6% no carRavensdale, Coventry7,637 residents · 74.9% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barras Heath

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

Tenure

Owned64.8%
1,674 households
Private rented31.5%
814 households
Social rented3.4%
87 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced68.5%
1,771 households
Semi-detached16.6%
428 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
192 households
Detached5.5%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,172 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
627 households
No cars or vans in household23.5%
607 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
179 households
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.2%
1,581 households
2 bedrooms22.9%
591 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
287 households
1 bedroom4.8%
125 households
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,684 households
One-person household26%
672 households
Other household types8.8%
228 households
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.5%
762 households
1 person in household26%
672 households
3 people in household18%
464 households
4 people in household16.1%
415 households
5 people in household6%
155 households
6 people in household2.2%
56 households
7 people in household1.7%
45 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
1,399 residents
15–2919.8%
1,350 residents
30–4421.5%
1,465 residents
45–6424.2%
1,645 residents
65 and over14%
951 residents
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.1%
4,093 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.4%
1,659 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.9%
607 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
255 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
195 residents
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
729 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
3,285 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.7%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
3,300 residents
Good health35.2%
2,394 residents
Fair health11.6%
790 residents
Bad health3.4%
234 residents
Very bad health1.4%
92 residents
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
5,761 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,049 residents
Barras Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
1,208 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
875 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Barras 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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