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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002081

Castle Bromwich West

Castle Bromwich West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,434 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
5,434

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,363

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,909.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Parson's Heath, Colchester14,114 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.7% no carAldridge North, Walsall6,755 residents · 79.5% owned · 13.0% no carTuffley, Gloucester6,173 residents · 66.2% owned · 18.8% no carWombourne Inner, South Staffordshire7,121 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.5% no carEastwood, Southend-on-Sea10,581 residents · 70.9% owned · 17.8% no carAlmondbury & Waterloo, Kirklees5,883 residents · 73.9% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castle Bromwich West

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

Tenure

Owned73.8%
1,745 households
Social rented16.3%
385 households
Private rented9.1%
214 households
Shared ownership0.8%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.3%
785 households
Detached32.5%
767 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19%
448 households
Terraced14.3%
337 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
934 households
2 cars or vans in household30.8%
729 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
446 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
255 households
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.1%
1,112 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
530 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
525 households
1 bedroom8.3%
196 households
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,502 households
One-person household31.5%
746 households
Other household types4.9%
117 households
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.4%
836 households
1 person in household31.6%
747 households
3 people in household15.7%
370 households
4 people in household11.2%
264 households
5 people in household3.7%
87 households
6 people in household1.8%
42 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
791 residents
15–2915.1%
819 residents
30–4415.8%
860 residents
45–6428.3%
1,537 residents
65 and over26.3%
1,428 residents
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.6%
4,541 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
488 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
211 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
145 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
49 residents
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.5%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
807 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
2,476 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
2,059 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
2,395 residents
Good health34.9%
1,897 residents
Fair health15.6%
845 residents
Bad health4.3%
233 residents
Very bad health1.2%
63 residents
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
4,440 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
994 residents
Castle Bromwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.4%
1,050 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
873 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
359 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
6 households
Castle Bromwich West · 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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