changing places Birmingham case study

1166

Local lord granted permission to hold market at site that would later become the Bullring

1538

Manufacturing of iron goods became an important part of the Birmingham economy

1166

Local lord granted permission to hold market at site that would later become the Bullring

1538

Manufacturing of iron goods became an important part of the Birmingham economy

1760-1850

The industrial revolution transforms Birmingham

1765

Soho manufacturing built largest manufacturing unit in Europe

1766

Lloyds bank founded in city, Birmingham grew as a financial centre

1820s

Birmingham canals are constructed

1900

University of Birmingham founded

1940

city heavily bombed during the blitz

1950s and 1960s

In the early 1960s the first Bullring shopping centre was built.

It cost about £8 million and was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh.

1970s-1980s

Deindustrialisation

Birminghams industry declines, including the loss of the motor industry.

2000s - 2010s

Birmingham is rebuilt with development of the Bullring and New st station

2023

Birmingham city council goes bankrupt

Location

Birmingham is a city and Metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands. It is the 2nd largest city in the UK with a population of 1.145 million and is often referred to as Britain’s 2nd city

Demographic

are statistics that describe population and their characteristics. Demographic analysis is the study of a population-based on factors such as age, race and sex.

• sources of data

  census carried out every 10 years.

Health summary for Birmingham

2014-16

• Life expectancy at birth (male) - Bir 77.2 Eng 79.5

• Life expectancy at birth (female) - Bir 81.9 Eng 83.1

• Infant mortality rate - Bir 7.9 Eng 3.9

  2015

• children in low income families (under 16) - Bir 26.8 Eng 16.8

  2015/16

• GCSEs achieved - Bir 52.3 Eng 57.8

  2016/17

• Employment rate (aged 16-64) - Bir 64.5 Eng - 74.4

• Violent crimes - Bir 19.4 Eng - 20.0

Birmingham Social characteristics Data (Health)

City centre (B1)

• Life expectancy is 79 years slightly above the national average (ONS,2021)

  Sutton Coldfield(B73)

• Life expectancy 84 years (ONS 2021)

  Aston (B6)

• lower life expectancy 77 years (ONS 2021)

Birmingham Social characteristics Data (Education)

City Centre (B1)

• 46% of residents aged 16-64 holding a degree or equivalent qualifications (ONS 2021)

Sutton Coldfield (B73)

• 47% of residents holding a degree (ONS 2021)

Aston (B6)

• 25% of residents aged 16-64 holding a degree or equivalent qualifications (ONS 2021)

Birmingham Social characteristics Data (crime)

city centre (B1)

• 7,500 reported crimes annually (West Midlands Police Data 2023)

Sutton Coldfield (B73)

• 2,500 reported (West Midlands Police Data 2023)

Aston (B6)

• 5,000 reported annually (West Midlands Police Data 2023)