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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006896

Digbeth

Digbeth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,124 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
6,124

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,158

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,862.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.0%

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.

Temple Meads, Bristol, City of10,108 residents · 17.2% owned · 55.2% no carCentral Reading South, Reading8,240 residents · 24.4% owned · 51.3% no carLambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank, Lambeth8,567 residents · 20.7% owned · 73.2% no carEast End Park & Richmond Hill, Leeds10,987 residents · 22.4% owned · 53.0% no carCubitt Town, Tower Hamlets7,565 residents · 22.8% owned · 68.4% no carBorough & Southwark Street, Southwark10,168 residents · 21.3% owned · 75.4% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Attwood Green & Park Central, Birmingham9,361 residents · 17.4% owned · 55.1% no carFive Ways North, Birmingham8,455 residents · 12.2% owned · 61.0% no carLadywood - Summer Hill, Birmingham7,904 residents · 20.9% owned · 48.5% no carEdgbaston North, Birmingham9,976 residents · 37.7% owned · 38.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Digbeth

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

Tenure

Private rented56.8%
1,794 households
Social rented26.8%
846 households
Owned14.8%
468 households
Shared ownership1.5%
47 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement87.7%
2,767 households
Terraced3.4%
108 households
Semi-detached3.2%
102 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
46 households
Detached1%
33 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.8%
1,921 households
1 car or van in household33.2%
1,049 households
2 cars or vans in household5.3%
166 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
24 households
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.1%
1,456 households
1 bedroom45.8%
1,447 households
3 bedrooms5.3%
168 households
4 or more bedrooms2.8%
87 households
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50.4%
1,593 households
Single family household38.9%
1,228 households
Other household types10.7%
337 households
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50.5%
1,593 households
2 people in household33.6%
1,060 households
3 people in household8.9%
281 households
4 people in household4.4%
139 households
5 people in household1.5%
47 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.4%
697 residents
15–2940.6%
2,486 residents
30–4429.9%
1,830 residents
45–6413.1%
805 residents
65 and over5%
306 residents
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White38.4%
2,352 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.5%
1,806 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.1%
1,108 residents
Other ethnic group7.5%
461 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
399 residents
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53%
2,860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
753 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
729 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
3,149 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
1,790 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student8.6%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students21.5%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
3,182 residents
Good health33.2%
2,033 residents
Fair health10.2%
626 residents
Bad health3.6%
220 residents
Very bad health1%
63 residents
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
5,322 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
802 residents
Digbeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,523 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,100 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
396 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Digbeth · 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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