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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007038

Birches Green & Bromford East

Birches Green & Bromford East is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,692 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
13,692

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,266

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,177.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.5%

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.

Blackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carBrandhall, Sandwell8,659 residents · 62.4% owned · 25.0% no carStone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carBestwood, Nottingham9,433 residents · 44.7% owned · 36.9% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Short Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carBillesley Common, Birmingham8,384 residents · 51.7% owned · 31.7% no carUpper Witton, Birmingham7,320 residents · 48.7% owned · 31.4% no carWeoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Birches Green & Bromford East

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

Tenure

Owned52.3%
2,754 households
Social rented29.4%
1,546 households
Private rented17%
894 households
Shared ownership0.8%
44 households
Lives rent free0.5%
28 households
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.3%
2,335 households
Terraced25.4%
1,339 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
1,071 households
Detached6.6%
350 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
129 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
2,330 households
No cars or vans in household31.2%
1,643 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
1,035 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%
256 households
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.6%
3,191 households
2 bedrooms18.7%
982 households
1 bedroom10.6%
556 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
535 households
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
3,223 households
One-person household31%
1,633 households
Other household types7.8%
409 households
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31%
1,633 households
2 people in household26.6%
1,398 households
3 people in household15.5%
818 households
4 people in household14.2%
746 households
5 people in household7.8%
409 households
6 people in household3.3%
172 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
45 households
7 people in household0.8%
43 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.2%
3,183 residents
15–2918.7%
2,567 residents
30–4421.2%
2,898 residents
45–6423.6%
3,235 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,810 residents
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.4%
7,590 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.8%
2,847 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.9%
2,039 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
825 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
389 residents
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.9%
2,769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.5%
2,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
5,675 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
4,387 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16%
1,647 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.5%
1,593 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
1,490 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
6,313 residents
Good health33.7%
4,615 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,895 residents
Bad health4.8%
652 residents
Very bad health1.6%
217 residents
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
11,217 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
2,475 residents
Birches Green & Bromford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.7%
1,932 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,905 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%
1,079 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
328 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
20 households
Birches Green & Bromford East · 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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