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Electoral wardE05011160

Perry Barr ward, Birmingham

Perry Barr is one of 69 electoral wards of Birmingham City Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 20,609 residents in 7,783 households — 2,805 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.

Residents, 202120,609council ward average 16,593
Households7,7832.65 residents per household
Density2,805/ km²about 7.35 km² · Birmingham 4,275
Aged 65+15.1%Birmingham: 13.1% · under 16: 21.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.6% · 1,358
5–96.5% · 1,334
10–158.3% · 1,708
16–195.0% · 1,028
20–246.5% · 1,335
25–3413.6% · 2,795
35–4919.3% · 3,984
50–6419.2% · 3,958
65–747.5% · 1,551
75–845.6% · 1,149
85+2.0% · 409

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.6% · 1,685
1 car or van45.0% · 3,500
2 cars or vans25.4% · 1,975
3 or more8.0% · 623
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.0% · 2,725
With mortgage34.8% · 2,710
Shared ownership0.4% · 32
Social rented6.9% · 538
Private rented22.7% · 1,765
Lives rent free0.2% · 14

Type of home

Detached house5.9% · 461
Semi-detached house69.6% · 5,417
Terraced house15.4% · 1,196
Purpose-built flat7.3% · 570
Converted house0.6% · 43
Other conversion0.2% · 16
Above shop / office1.0% · 75
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011160
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
58 of 69

Other wards in the same constituency

AAston8.4% aged 65+ · 46.7% owned24,446BBirchfield9.1% aged 65+ · 35.1% owned12,471HHandsworth10.0% aged 65+ · 45.3% owned11,820HHandsworth 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% owned20,566

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.