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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002103

Shirley Heath

Shirley Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,082 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
6,082

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,541

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,890.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

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.

Putnoe, Bedford8,061 residents · 81.9% owned · 12.2% no carHalesowen East, Dudley6,115 residents · 84.7% owned · 13.4% no carPrettygate & Westlands, Colchester7,498 residents · 83.8% owned · 13.9% no carHereford East, Herefordshire, County of5,797 residents · 82.3% owned · 12.4% no carHollywood & Drakes Cross, Bromsgrove5,920 residents · 78.7% owned · 11.2% no carHayley Green, Dudley8,028 residents · 85.5% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shirley Heath

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

Tenure

Owned84.4%
2,144 households
Social rented8.1%
205 households
Private rented7.3%
186 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.2%
1,224 households
Detached34.1%
866 households
Terraced10.6%
269 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
135 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.1%
968 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
933 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
332 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
308 households
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.6%
1,310 households
4 or more bedrooms31.4%
798 households
2 bedrooms10.2%
260 households
1 bedroom6.8%
173 households
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
1,742 households
One-person household27.1%
690 households
Other household types4.4%
113 households
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.6%
929 households
1 person in household27.2%
690 households
3 people in household15.7%
399 households
4 people in household15.2%
386 households
5 people in household4%
101 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
905 residents
15–2913.4%
815 residents
30–4417%
1,034 residents
45–6426.9%
1,634 residents
65 and over27.8%
1,692 residents
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
5,200 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.3%
625 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
131 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
78 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
51 residents
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
1,787 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
2,797 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,261 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
56 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
240 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
2,756 residents
Good health35.4%
2,153 residents
Fair health14.2%
863 residents
Bad health3.9%
239 residents
Very bad health1.2%
71 residents
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
5,024 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,058 residents
Shirley Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,328 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
832 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
318 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Shirley Heath · 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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