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Electoral wardE05011152

Longbridge & West Heath ward, Birmingham

Longbridge & West Heath is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 21,649 residents in 9,690 households — 4,204 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Northfield constituency.

Residents, 202121,649council ward average 16,593
Households9,6902.23 residents per household
Density4,204/ km²about 5.15 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+18.0%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.5% · 1,406
5–96.5% · 1,405
10–157.3% · 1,591
16–194.4% · 943
20–245.5% · 1,186
25–3414.6% · 3,171
35–4917.8% · 3,845
50–6419.4% · 4,209
65–749.2% · 1,996
75–846.3% · 1,356
85+2.5% · 541

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van30.5% · 2,951
1 car or van42.2% · 4,093
2 cars or vans21.8% · 2,112
3 or more5.5% · 535
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.3% · 2,844
With mortgage28.0% · 2,710
Shared ownership2.5% · 244
Social rented25.5% · 2,472
Private rented14.2% · 1,378
Lives rent free0.5% · 44

Type of home

Detached house9.1% · 885
Semi-detached house42.3% · 4,101
Terraced house23.5% · 2,274
Purpose-built flat22.7% · 2,205
Converted house1.7% · 169
Other conversion0.1% · 12
Above shop / office0.4% · 40
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011152
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
47 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

AAllens Cross15.2% aged 65+ · 55.8% owned11,122FFrankley Great Park14.7% aged 65+ · 47.9% owned12,657KKing's Norton North19.0% aged 65+ · 60.8% owned11,642KKing's Norton South15.1% aged 65+ · 45.8% owned11,581NNorthfield19.7% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned10,404RRubery & Rednal15.1% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned10,319WWeoley & 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.