Birmingham City Council

Hodge Hill Ward

Hodge Hill lies seven kilometres to the east of Birmingham City Centre. It is one of the four wards which make up Hodge Hill District, along with Shard End, Washwood Heath and Bordesley Green. It is an extremely diverse ward in terms of ethnicity of residents, housing stock, levels of crime and service provision. Deprivation is below the Birmingham average, which masks high levels of disadvantage in some of the Ward's neighbourhoods.

The ward's northen boundary is set M6 and the A47 (Heartlands Parkway). Washwood Heath Road, Stechford Lane and the River Cole mark its western and southern edges. The 'Outer Circle' (A4040) provides a major north-south division seperating the Ward's (western) Ward End neighbourhood, from those of Hodge Hill and the Bromford and Firs Estate to the east and south.

The Fox and Goose retail area provides a social and commercial focus for the Ward. The Washwood Heath Road shopping area also serves many residents.

Hodge Hill is lucky to have a number of important areas of public space, including the Cole Valley (Nature Conservation Area) and Hodge Hill Common.

Ward End Library

2001 Census of Population: Key Statistics
  • According to the 2001 Population Census there were 24,825 people resident in Hodge Hill.
  • The area is 5.4 square KM in size, with a population density of 4,566 people per square KM, this compares with 3,649 people per square KM for Birmingham.
  • 24% of people were aged under 16, 55.4% were aged between 16 and 59, while 20.6% were aged over 60. The average age was 37.4, compared with 36 years for Birmingham.
  • The minority ethnic population made up 13.9% (3,442) of the wards population, compared with 29.6% for Birmingham.
  • 63.5% of households were owner occupied and 30.1% were rented from either the local authority, housing association or other registered social landlord. The remaining 6.3% of households rented privately or lived rent free.
  • The Census found that 10,735 (63.4%) of the population aged 16 to 74 were working or seeking work, this compared with 60.4% for Birmingham.

There is further Census information available about Birmingham wards and other areas on our Key Statistics Pages and also on the Birmingham Economy web pages.

Source: Census 2001, Crown Copyright.

Public Transport

Rail: Stechford Station (Coventry - New Street Line, occasional service to Walsall via Aston)

Related links

Councillors Advice Bureaux - Hodge Hill Ward
Millstream Project - Southern Cole Valley
Transport Information

Hodge Hill Ward Map-pdf

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