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Electoral wardE05011125

Birchfield ward, Birmingham

Birchfield is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 12,471 residents in 3,989 households — 8,721 people per km², the 41st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.

Residents, 202112,471council ward average 16,593
Households3,9893.13 residents per household
Density8,721/ km²about 1.43 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+9.1%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 24.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.2% · 898
5–97.5% · 941
10–159.8% · 1,227
16–197.5% · 936
20–247.7% · 960
25–3415.0% · 1,871
35–4920.9% · 2,609
50–6415.2% · 1,891
65–744.9% · 606
75–842.8% · 354
85+1.4% · 179

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van44.5% · 1,774
1 car or van34.8% · 1,389
2 cars or vans14.7% · 585
3 or more6.1% · 242
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright21.1% · 843
With mortgage14.0% · 558
Shared ownership0.9% · 34
Social rented42.3% · 1,686
Private rented21.3% · 848
Lives rent free0.4% · 17

Type of home

Detached house10.9% · 435
Semi-detached house24.6% · 983
Terraced house28.9% · 1,151
Purpose-built flat23.0% · 917
Converted house11.4% · 453
Other conversion0.4% · 15
Above shop / office0.7% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011125
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
5 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

AAston8.4% aged 65+ · 46.7% owned24,446HHandsworth10.0% aged 65+ · 45.3% owned11,820HHandsworth Wood13.3% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned20,399HHolyhead9.8% aged 65+ · 42.5% owned11,316LLozells6.9% aged 65+ · 37.8% owned12,121OOscott15.4% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned20,566PPerry Barr15.1% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned20,609

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.