Logo of PostcodeInfo website

Administrative Areas

Ward
Handsworth Wood
Local Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Region
West Midlands
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban major conurbation
Households
139
Population
456
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
109
England❚B20 2LE❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
29
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
27
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
26

Age Groups

Population
456
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
70%
65 or over
12%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
23%
30 - 44
20%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
12%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
376
Single
131
Married
195
Separated
8
Divorced
20
Widowed
22

Health

Population
456
Very good
215
Good
164
Fair
52
Bad
20
Very bad
20

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
376
England❚B20 2LE❚
Degree or above
51
2+ A Levels or equivalent
6
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
53
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
36
Apprenticeship
122
Other qualifications
43
No qualifications
65

Ethnicity

Population
456
White British
65
White Irish
9
White Gypsy
1
White Other
14
Mixed Black Caribbean
4
Mixed Black African
4
Mixed Asian
1
Mixed Other
3
Asian Indian
202
Asian Pakistani
38
Asian Bangladeshi
16
Asian Chinese
2
Asian Other
26
Black African
7
Black Caribbean
32
Black Other
10
Other
22

Country of Birth

Population
456
England
298
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
1
Ireland
4
France
1
Poland
7
Kenya
7
Somalia
1
Zimbabwe
6
Middle East
1
China
2
Hong Kong
1
Bangladesh
7
India
78
Pakistan
17
Carribean
11

Religion

Population
456
Christian
119
Buddhist
3
Hindu
55
Muslim
55
Sikh
157
Other
10
No religion
25
Not stated
32

Industry

Population
236
Manufacturing
25
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
2
Construction
10
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
36
Transport and storage
15
Accommodation and food
8
Information and communication
8
Financial and insurance
17
Professional, scientific and technical
16
Administrative and support
8
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
19
Education
28
Human health and social work
36

Economic Activity

Population
346
England❚B20 2LE❚
Full-Time employee
154
Part-Time employee
41
Self employed
36
Unemployed
13
Retired
29
Looking after home/family
16
Long-term sick/disabled
9
Student
41
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
4
Unemployed - never worked
3
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
139
Owned outright
66
Owned with mortgage
62
Rented - private landlord
10
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
141
Occupied
139
Unoccupied
2
Detached
18
Semi detached
119
Terraced
2
Flat - purpose built
2

Household Size

All categoies
139
One person
27
Two people
32
Three people
19
Four people
28
Five people
19
Six people
5
Seven people
6
Eight or over
3

Nearby postcodes

B20 2LL B20 2LD B20 2LZ B20 2LP B20 2LA B20 2JY B20 2JZ

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019