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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002105

Balsall Common

Balsall Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,265 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
8,265

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,340

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

360.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.7%

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.

Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell, Welwyn Hatfield6,202 residents · 85.8% owned · 6.3% no carKnotty Green & Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire8,935 residents · 83.7% owned · 6.5% no carGreat Missenden & Prestwood, Buckinghamshire9,825 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.7% no carGoring, Woodcote & Whitchurch, South Oxfordshire8,234 residents · 78.5% owned · 7.2% no carDuffield, Quarndon & Kirk Langley, Amber Valley9,119 residents · 79.6% owned · 9.9% no carChalfont Common & St Peter East, Buckinghamshire7,560 residents · 82.6% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Balsall Common

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

Tenure

Owned84.1%
2,810 households
Private rented11.1%
371 households
Social rented4.1%
138 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.6%
2,057 households
Semi-detached18.9%
631 households
Terraced9.3%
310 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
252 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.2%
1,376 households
1 car or van in household32.4%
1,082 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.7%
626 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
258 households
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms55.8%
1,864 households
3 bedrooms24.2%
810 households
2 bedrooms14.1%
472 households
1 bedroom5.8%
195 households
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.7%
2,396 households
One-person household24.1%
804 households
Other household types4.2%
141 households
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,251 households
1 person in household24.1%
804 households
4 people in household16.8%
562 households
3 people in household15.5%
517 households
5 people in household4.5%
152 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,376 residents
15–2913.9%
1,149 residents
30–4414.8%
1,221 residents
45–6429.6%
2,445 residents
65 and over25.1%
2,073 residents
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.1%
7,530 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
434 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
199 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
53 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
48 residents
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.7%
3,172 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
871 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,909 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,754 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,767 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,714 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.3%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.9%
4,456 residents
Good health32.2%
2,658 residents
Fair health10.2%
842 residents
Bad health3.1%
254 residents
Very bad health0.7%
55 residents
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
7,065 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,200 residents
Balsall Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.2%
2,010 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
1,005 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
283 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Balsall Common · 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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