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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002084

Smith's Wood South

Smith's Wood South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,746 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
6,746

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,756

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,625.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.2%

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.

Bloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carHighridge, Bristol, City of6,266 residents · 46.9% owned · 26.0% no carRowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no carRibbleton, Preston10,272 residents · 45.5% owned · 34.8% no carSwanley West, Sevenoaks9,913 residents · 48.9% owned · 23.9% no carWithywood, Bristol, City of5,966 residents · 45.2% owned · 32.5% no car

Most similar within Solihull

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kingshurst, Solihull6,659 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.3% no carFordbridge, Solihull6,297 residents · 44.2% owned · 38.4% no carSmith's Wood North, Solihull5,840 residents · 46.7% owned · 32.8% no carChelmsley Wood East, Solihull9,583 residents · 42.4% owned · 37.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Smith's Wood South

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

Tenure

Owned50.1%
1,380 households
Social rented39.4%
1,085 households
Private rented9.7%
268 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.3%
1,027 households
Semi-detached35%
965 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.6%
623 households
Detached4.2%
117 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,208 households
No cars or vans in household29.9%
823 households
2 cars or vans in household20.4%
563 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
163 households
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.9%
1,678 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
532 households
1 bedroom12.6%
346 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
200 households
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,777 households
One-person household30.1%
830 households
Other household types5.4%
150 households
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.1%
830 households
2 people in household29%
800 households
3 people in household19.6%
542 households
4 people in household12.8%
353 households
5 people in household5.9%
163 households
6 people in household1.8%
50 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.1%
1,557 residents
15–2918.9%
1,275 residents
30–4419.6%
1,320 residents
45–6423.2%
1,567 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,026 residents
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.7%
5,783 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
362 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
301 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%
233 residents
Other ethnic group1%
66 residents
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.8%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.2%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
792 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
2,861 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,164 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.7%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.1%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
2,953 residents
Good health33.4%
2,251 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,041 residents
Bad health5.7%
387 residents
Very bad health1.7%
114 residents
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
5,197 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,549 residents
Smith's Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
982 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.7%
958 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%
619 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Smith's Wood South · 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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