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Electoral wardE05011142

Handsworth ward, Birmingham

Handsworth is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 11,820 residents in 3,554 households — 7,669 people per km², the 47th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.

Residents, 202111,820council ward average 16,593
Households3,5543.33 residents per household
Density7,669/ km²about 1.54 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+10.0%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 24.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 736
5–97.8% · 920
10–1510.0% · 1,182
16–197.2% · 852
20–247.6% · 895
25–3414.5% · 1,710
35–4921.6% · 2,556
50–6415.1% · 1,788
65–745.7% · 670
75–843.0% · 357
85+1.3% · 154

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van41.8% · 1,485
1 car or van37.6% · 1,336
2 cars or vans14.3% · 507
3 or more6.4% · 226
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.6% · 1,017
With mortgage16.7% · 593
Shared ownership0.6% · 22
Social rented29.8% · 1,061
Private rented23.8% · 846
Lives rent free0.5% · 16

Type of home

Detached house9.9% · 352
Semi-detached house19.8% · 705
Terraced house50.9% · 1,808
Purpose-built flat9.9% · 351
Converted house7.1% · 253
Other conversion0.3% · 12
Above shop / office1.9% · 67
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011142
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
12 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

AAston8.4% aged 65+ · 46.7% owned24,446BBirchfield9.1% aged 65+ · 35.1% owned12,471HHandsworth 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.