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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002086

Chelmsley Wood West

Chelmsley Wood West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,923 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
5,923

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,651

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,046

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.5%

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.

Warndon West, Worcester5,530 residents · 33.1% owned · 38.4% no carCastle Vale, Birmingham9,935 residents · 34.9% owned · 38.1% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carGreenhill & Lowedges, Sheffield6,323 residents · 49.0% owned · 36.4% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carWeston, Southampton6,201 residents · 36.0% owned · 31.7% no car

Most similar within Solihull

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chelmsley Wood East, Solihull9,583 residents · 42.4% owned · 37.6% no carFordbridge, Solihull6,297 residents · 44.2% owned · 38.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chelmsley Wood West

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

Tenure

Social rented51.1%
1,354 households
Owned38.1%
1,009 households
Private rented10.2%
271 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.3%
1,041 households
Terraced33.9%
899 households
Semi-detached21.1%
560 households
Detached4.3%
114 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,089 households
No cars or vans in household40.9%
1,083 households
2 cars or vans in household13.6%
360 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
117 households
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41%
1,087 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
836 households
1 bedroom20%
531 households
4 or more bedrooms7.4%
196 households
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
1,503 households
One-person household38.8%
1,030 households
Other household types4.5%
119 households
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,031 households
2 people in household28%
741 households
3 people in household16.1%
427 households
4 people in household10.4%
277 households
5 people in household4.6%
122 households
6 people in household1.2%
31 households
7 people in household0.6%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,270 residents
15–2920%
1,182 residents
30–4417.5%
1,037 residents
45–6424.7%
1,462 residents
65 and over16.4%
973 residents
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.9%
5,208 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
320 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
198 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
161 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
37 residents
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.3%
1,391 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.8%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.5%
758 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.6%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
620 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
2,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
2,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.6%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.9%
270 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
248 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
2,620 residents
Good health31.7%
1,875 residents
Fair health15.6%
926 residents
Bad health6.5%
386 residents
Very bad health2%
116 residents
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.2%
4,451 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.8%
1,471 residents
Chelmsley Wood West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34%
901 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32%
848 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.2%
641 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.5%
251 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Chelmsley Wood 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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