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Electoral wardE05011122

Balsall Heath West ward, Birmingham

Balsall Heath West is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 12,153 residents in 3,881 households — 7,680 people per km², the 43rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Ladywood constituency.

Residents, 202112,153council ward average 16,593
Households3,8813.13 residents per household
Density7,680/ km²about 1.58 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+10.3%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 23.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.3% · 882
5–96.7% · 819
10–159.9% · 1,204
16–197.0% · 853
20–249.9% · 1,198
25–3415.7% · 1,908
35–4918.7% · 2,272
50–6414.5% · 1,762
65–745.7% · 693
75–843.0% · 361
85+1.7% · 204

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van42.6% · 1,653
1 car or van40.4% · 1,567
2 cars or vans12.4% · 483
3 or more4.6% · 179
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Birmingham overall: 52.7% owned, 23.5% social rented, 22.6% private rented.

Owned outright22.8% · 883
With mortgage13.1% · 509
Shared ownership0.6% · 24
Social rented41.1% · 1,597
Private rented21.9% · 849
Lives rent free0.5% · 19

Type of home

Detached house6.4% · 250
Semi-detached house21.2% · 821
Terraced house35.2% · 1,368
Purpose-built flat30.6% · 1,186
Converted house4.9% · 192
Other conversion1.0% · 40
Above shop / office0.6% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011122
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
11 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlum Rock7.2% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned28,018BBordesley & Highgate4.8% aged 65+ · 24.1% owned15,058BBordesley Green7.4% aged 65+ · 37.5% owned12,986LLadywood5.1% aged 65+ · 17.5% owned25,738NNechells6.0% aged 65+ · 16.4% owned16,145NNewtown4.8% aged 65+ · 16.5% owned16,290SSoho & Jewellery Quarter6.8% aged 65+ · 27.0% owned25,476

All 69 wards of Birmingham

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.