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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006808

Shirley West

Shirley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,732 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
6,732

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,671

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,802.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Southlake, Wokingham8,774 residents · 86.2% owned · 9.6% no carTettenhall North, Wolverhampton7,825 residents · 76.3% owned · 15.1% no carBirstall Central, Charnwood5,259 residents · 80.4% owned · 13.7% no carYardley Wood East, Birmingham8,210 residents · 80.3% owned · 13.8% no carTrafford Park East & Sevenways, Trafford8,655 residents · 75.8% owned · 15.4% no carAcklam, Middlesbrough6,236 residents · 83.2% owned · 14.3% no car

Most similar within Solihull

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lyndon North, Solihull5,962 residents · 83.6% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shirley West

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

Tenure

Owned80.3%
2,145 households
Private rented13.8%
369 households
Social rented4.6%
122 households
Shared ownership1.2%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached72.5%
1,938 households
Detached11.3%
301 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
232 households
Terraced4.5%
120 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
51 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,099 households
2 cars or vans in household33.4%
892 households
No cars or vans in household14%
373 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
308 households
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms65.1%
1,738 households
4 or more bedrooms17.5%
468 households
2 bedrooms13%
348 households
1 bedroom4.4%
117 households
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
1,799 households
One-person household27.5%
735 households
Other household types5.2%
138 households
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.9%
800 households
1 person in household27.5%
736 households
4 people in household17.9%
479 households
3 people in household16.7%
447 households
5 people in household5.5%
147 households
6 people in household1.8%
48 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,297 residents
15–2917%
1,142 residents
30–4422%
1,479 residents
45–6425%
1,684 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,128 residents
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76%
5,117 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.8%
1,199 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
194 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
122 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
98 residents
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
1,926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
971 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
3,424 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
1,818 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
3,464 residents
Good health34%
2,291 residents
Fair health10.8%
729 residents
Bad health2.9%
192 residents
Very bad health0.9%
58 residents
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
5,809 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
923 residents
Shirley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.5%
1,483 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
848 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
296 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Shirley West · 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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