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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002102

Blossomfield

Blossomfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,776 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
8,776

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,528

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,046

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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.

Heald Green East, Stockport7,180 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.3% no carRectory Park & New Hall Valley, Birmingham7,931 residents · 78.3% owned · 14.5% no carUpper Penn, Wolverhampton6,568 residents · 81.5% owned · 14.3% no carNorth Lindley & Birchencliffe, Kirklees8,595 residents · 77.7% owned · 17.2% no carLlandough & Cogan, Vale of Glamorgan8,997 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.3% no carLexden, Colchester5,824 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.8% no car

Most similar within Solihull

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shirley East, Solihull9,737 residents · 77.1% owned · 16.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blossomfield

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
2,712 households
Private rented14.5%
513 households
Social rented8%
283 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44%
1,551 households
Detached24.5%
864 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.7%
623 households
Terraced12.8%
453 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,441 households
2 cars or vans in household33%
1,165 households
No cars or vans in household14%
494 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
428 households
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
1,640 households
4 or more bedrooms28.1%
990 households
2 bedrooms19.9%
704 households
1 bedroom5.5%
195 households
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,333 households
One-person household28.7%
1,012 households
Other household types5.2%
184 households
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.5%
1,077 households
1 person in household28.7%
1,012 households
3 people in household17.5%
619 households
4 people in household15.9%
562 households
5 people in household5.3%
188 households
6 people in household1.3%
45 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,620 residents
15–2915.2%
1,337 residents
30–4418.9%
1,661 residents
45–6426.4%
2,321 residents
65 and over20.9%
1,837 residents
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.7%
6,639 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.2%
1,507 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
284 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
237 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
108 residents
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
2,777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
598 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
4,183 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,754 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,671 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
4,373 residents
Good health33.9%
2,977 residents
Fair health12%
1,052 residents
Bad health3.2%
279 residents
Very bad health1.1%
95 residents
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
7,290 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,486 residents
Blossomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.8%
1,863 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,188 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
393 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Blossomfield · 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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