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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002087

Fordbridge

Fordbridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,297 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
6,297

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,683

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,227

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.4%

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.

Withywood, Bristol, City of5,966 residents · 45.2% owned · 32.5% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carCastle Vale, Birmingham9,935 residents · 34.9% owned · 38.1% no carChalvedon, Basildon7,908 residents · 35.5% owned · 31.0% no carWarndon West, Worcester5,530 residents · 33.1% owned · 38.4% no carFrankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% 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 carSmith's Wood South, Solihull6,746 residents · 50.1% owned · 29.9% no carChelmsley Wood West, Solihull5,923 residents · 38.1% owned · 40.9% no carSmith's Wood North, Solihull5,840 residents · 46.7% owned · 32.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fordbridge

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

Tenure

Owned44.2%
1,186 households
Social rented40.6%
1,088 households
Private rented14.6%
392 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.5%
1,139 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.3%
866 households
Semi-detached20.8%
559 households
Detached4.1%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 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
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
0 households
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,111 households
No cars or vans in household38.4%
1,031 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
118 households
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%
1,444 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
588 households
1 bedroom17.6%
473 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
178 households
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
1,664 households
One-person household33.5%
900 households
Other household types4.5%
120 households
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
900 households
2 people in household27.6%
741 households
3 people in household19.2%
514 households
4 people in household12.6%
338 households
5 people in household5.1%
136 households
6 people in household1.6%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.2%
1,458 residents
15–2919.9%
1,252 residents
30–4419.6%
1,237 residents
45–6423.5%
1,481 residents
65 and over13.8%
870 residents
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.2%
5,430 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
416 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
212 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
198 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
41 residents
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.2%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
655 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
2,664 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,006 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.5%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.7%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
266 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.4%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
2,667 residents
Good health32.4%
2,040 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,049 residents
Bad health6.7%
419 residents
Very bad health1.9%
122 residents
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
4,713 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
1,583 residents
Fordbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
961 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30%
805 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.2%
650 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
253 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
15 households
Fordbridge · 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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