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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002088

Chelmsley Wood East

Chelmsley Wood East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,583 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
9,583

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,139

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,742.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.9%

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.

Castle Vale, Birmingham9,935 residents · 34.9% owned · 38.1% no carWithywood, Bristol, City of5,966 residents · 45.2% owned · 32.5% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carWarndon West, Worcester5,530 residents · 33.1% owned · 38.4% no carChalvedon, Basildon7,908 residents · 35.5% owned · 31.0% no carHough Green, Halton7,312 residents · 45.2% owned · 33.3% no car

Most similar within Solihull

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fordbridge, Solihull6,297 residents · 44.2% owned · 38.4% no carChelmsley Wood West, Solihull5,923 residents · 38.1% owned · 40.9% no carSmith's Wood South, Solihull6,746 residents · 50.1% owned · 29.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chelmsley Wood East

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

Tenure

Owned42.4%
1,756 households
Social rented42%
1,737 households
Private rented14.7%
609 households
Shared ownership0.7%
29 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.6%
1,555 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.2%
1,501 households
Semi-detached22%
910 households
Detached3.7%
153 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,708 households
No cars or vans in household37.6%
1,557 households
2 cars or vans in household16.7%
693 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
182 households
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.1%
1,951 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
1,151 households
1 bedroom19%
785 households
4 or more bedrooms6.1%
253 households
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
2,528 households
One-person household33.7%
1,394 households
Other household types5.3%
218 households
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.7%
1,394 households
2 people in household30%
1,241 households
3 people in household17.6%
731 households
4 people in household12.6%
523 households
5 people in household4.4%
182 households
6 people in household1.1%
47 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,135 residents
15–2919.1%
1,829 residents
30–4419.7%
1,885 residents
45–6423.7%
2,267 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,465 residents
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.9%
8,524 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
534 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%
296 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
203 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
29 residents
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.1%
2,133 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.3%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.9%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
957 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
4,001 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.6%
3,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.8%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.1%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
3,934 residents
Good health33.4%
3,201 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,572 residents
Bad health7.1%
677 residents
Very bad health2.1%
199 residents
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
7,106 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
2,477 residents
Chelmsley Wood East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,488 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.9%
1,279 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.1%
997 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.7%
360 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Chelmsley Wood East · 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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