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Electoral wardE05011124

Billesley ward, Birmingham

Billesley is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 21,175 residents in 8,167 households — 4,310 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Selly Oak constituency.

Residents, 202121,175council ward average 16,593
Households8,1672.59 residents per household
Density4,310/ km²about 4.91 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+15.2%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 23.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 1,434
5–97.5% · 1,595
10–159.1% · 1,932
16–195.3% · 1,129
20–245.7% · 1,216
25–3413.0% · 2,757
35–4919.6% · 4,149
50–6417.7% · 3,748
65–748.1% · 1,711
75–844.8% · 1,012
85+2.3% · 488

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.3% · 2,228
1 car or van42.5% · 3,471
2 cars or vans23.6% · 1,931
3 or more6.6% · 537
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright30.0% · 2,447
With mortgage29.0% · 2,366
Shared ownership1.1% · 89
Social rented23.5% · 1,922
Private rented16.0% · 1,311
Lives rent free0.4% · 34

Type of home

Detached house11.0% · 900
Semi-detached house37.8% · 3,086
Terraced house30.7% · 2,510
Purpose-built flat17.4% · 1,417
Converted house1.8% · 147
Other conversion0.2% · 20
Above shop / office1.0% · 82
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011124
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
46 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

BBournbrook & Selly Park6.4% aged 65+ · 34.4% owned22,374BBournville & Cotteridge19.0% aged 65+ · 52.8% owned19,176BBrandwood & King's Heath16.3% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned18,786DDruids Heath & Monyhull15.2% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned11,642HHighter's Heath16.0% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned10,745SStirchley12.6% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned10,122WWeoley & Selly Oak15.5% aged 65+ · 47.1% owned23,510

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.