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Electoral wardE05011143
Handsworth Wood ward, Birmingham
Handsworth Wood is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 20,399 residents in 6,767 households — 3,335 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.
Residents, 202120,399council ward average 16,593
Households6,7673.01 residents per household
Density3,335/ km²about 6.12 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+13.3%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 1,137
5–96.1% · 1,238
10–157.6% · 1,549
16–195.9% · 1,208
20–247.8% · 1,581
25–3415.5% · 3,164
35–4919.9% · 4,050
50–6418.5% · 3,765
65–747.7% · 1,580
75–843.8% · 767
85+1.8% · 357
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.3% · 1,710
1 car or van39.2% · 2,653
2 cars or vans23.4% · 1,582
3 or more12.2% · 825
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Birmingham overall: 52.7% owned, 23.5% social rented, 22.6% private rented.
Owned outright32.4% · 2,195
With mortgage27.1% · 1,834
Shared ownership0.3% · 19
Social rented13.7% · 928
Private rented26.0% · 1,760
Lives rent free0.4% · 30
Type of home
Detached house21.0% · 1,421
Semi-detached house43.7% · 2,961
Terraced house13.7% · 930
Purpose-built flat18.3% · 1,240
Converted house2.2% · 148
Other conversion0.5% · 32
Above shop / office0.4% · 29
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011143- Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 55 of 69
Other wards in the same constituency
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.