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Electoral wardE05011155

Nechells ward, Birmingham

Nechells is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 16,145 residents in 4,913 households — 2,807 people per km², the 34th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Ladywood constituency.

Residents, 202116,145council ward average 16,593
Households4,9133.29 residents per household
Density2,807/ km²about 5.75 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+6.0%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 23.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.6% · 1,066
5–97.6% · 1,227
10–158.8% · 1,418
16–1915.5% · 2,495
20–2417.6% · 2,848
25–3413.2% · 2,137
35–4915.2% · 2,459
50–649.5% · 1,532
65–743.3% · 535
75–842.0% · 322
85+0.7% · 107

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van55.6% · 2,731
1 car or van35.5% · 1,743
2 cars or vans7.1% · 348
3 or more1.9% · 91
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright9.7% · 477
With mortgage6.7% · 330
Shared ownership0.7% · 34
Social rented58.2% · 2,857
Private rented24.0% · 1,178
Lives rent free0.8% · 37

Type of home

Detached house3.9% · 192
Semi-detached house12.2% · 599
Terraced house19.5% · 960
Purpose-built flat59.7% · 2,933
Converted house2.1% · 104
Other conversion1.3% · 64
Above shop / office1.0% · 49
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011155
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
57 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlum Rock7.2% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned28,018BBalsall Heath West10.3% aged 65+ · 35.9% owned12,153BBordesley & Highgate4.8% aged 65+ · 24.1% owned15,058BBordesley Green7.4% aged 65+ · 37.5% owned12,986LLadywood5.1% aged 65+ · 17.5% owned25,738NNewtown4.8% aged 65+ · 16.5% owned16,290SSoho & Jewellery Quarter6.8% aged 65+ · 27.0% owned25,476

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.