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Electoral wardE05011126
Bordesley & Highgate ward, Birmingham
Bordesley & Highgate is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 15,058 residents in 5,523 households — 3,845 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Ladywood constituency.
Residents, 202115,058council ward average 16,593
Households5,5232.73 residents per household
Density3,845/ km²about 3.92 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+4.8%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 25.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.3% · 1,257
5–98.2% · 1,235
10–159.1% · 1,371
16–196.3% · 950
20–2411.8% · 1,779
25–3420.9% · 3,147
35–4919.9% · 2,994
50–6410.7% · 1,606
65–742.8% · 418
75–841.4% · 211
85+0.6% · 92
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van50.0% · 2,759
1 car or van39.1% · 2,161
2 cars or vans8.8% · 484
3 or more2.2% · 119
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Birmingham overall: 52.7% owned, 23.5% social rented, 22.6% private rented.
Owned outright11.2% · 619
With mortgage12.9% · 710
Shared ownership0.8% · 46
Social rented33.4% · 1,842
Private rented41.3% · 2,279
Lives rent free0.5% · 27
Type of home
Detached house4.5% · 246
Semi-detached house12.5% · 688
Terraced house17.6% · 970
Purpose-built flat61.2% · 3,382
Converted house1.2% · 64
Other conversion1.6% · 90
Above shop / office1.4% · 79
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011126- Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 52 of 69
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlum Rock7.2% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned28,018BBalsall Heath West10.3% aged 65+ · 35.9% owned12,153BBordesley 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
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.