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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002082

Smith's Wood North

Smith's Wood North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,840 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
5,840

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,318

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,312

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.6%

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.

Allens Cross, Birmingham7,894 residents · 46.2% owned · 33.3% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carBloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carPark North & Park South, Swindon8,546 residents · 45.6% owned · 32.0% no carChalvedon, Basildon7,908 residents · 35.5% owned · 31.0% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no car

Most similar within Solihull

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Smith's Wood South, Solihull6,746 residents · 50.1% owned · 29.9% no carFordbridge, Solihull6,297 residents · 44.2% owned · 38.4% no carChelmsley Wood East, Solihull9,583 residents · 42.4% owned · 37.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Smith's Wood North

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

Tenure

Owned46.7%
1,083 households
Social rented38.4%
889 households
Private rented13.9%
323 households
Lives rent free0.6%
13 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.7%
1,316 households
Semi-detached22.3%
517 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.9%
369 households
Detached4.3%
100 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,008 households
No cars or vans in household32.8%
760 households
2 cars or vans in household18.1%
419 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
130 households
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.9%
1,389 households
2 bedrooms17.3%
401 households
1 bedroom13.3%
308 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
219 households
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
1,480 households
One-person household29.1%
673 households
Other household types7%
163 households
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
694 households
1 person in household29%
673 households
3 people in household17%
394 households
4 people in household14%
325 households
5 people in household6.6%
152 households
6 people in household1.8%
42 households
7 people in household1%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.2%
1,356 residents
15–2920.1%
1,173 residents
30–4419%
1,108 residents
45–6423.6%
1,375 residents
65 and over14.1%
825 residents
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.9%
5,019 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
365 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
309 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
103 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
44 residents
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.2%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.1%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.6%
730 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
2,449 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
1,885 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.3%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.7%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
275 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,388 residents
Good health35.8%
2,089 residents
Fair health15.5%
907 residents
Bad health5.8%
337 residents
Very bad health2.1%
122 residents
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.3%
4,400 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.7%
1,440 residents
Smith's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
807 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.7%
711 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.8%
598 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
13 households
Smith's Wood North · 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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