The Handsworth Wood council ward contains the area of Handsworth Wood and parts of Handsworth and Hamstead.

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There are approximately 27,000 people resident in the Handsworth Wood ward.

The population density is roughly 37 persons per hectare compared to an average of 36.5 for the city as a whole. The average age is 38 compared to 36 for Birmingham as a whole.

Around 47% of the population is of Asian origin with roughly 38% from India, 5% from Pakistan and 1.5% from Bangladesh.

The white British population accounts for around 26% of all residents.

16% of the population is black, including 14% of Afro-Caribbean descent.

6.5% are white non-British (including Irish), 3.5% are of mixed race, and 1% are of Chinese origin or belong to some other ethnic group.

These figures may differ from official census data which is now several years out of date and which was collated in respect of different ward boundaries.

There are also multi-occupied Victorian mansions, particularly in the vicinity of Handsworth Park.

Beyond the inner city, the suburban avenues branching off Handsworth Wood Road and Hamstead Hill Road are lined with interwar detached and semi-detached houses, often with spacious front and rear gardens.

There is also a landscaped student village on Friary Road.

Parts of Handsworth Wood remain undeveloped.

The rate of owner occupation is around 67%. Roughly 12% of homes are rented from private landlords and around 17% from the local authority or housing associations.

7% of the ward is amongst the 5% most deprived areas in England; 19% of the ward is amongst the 10% most deprived areas in England; and 45% is amongst the 20% most deprived areas in England (how is deprivation measured?). 

The major employers are Milbury Care Services (roughly 200 jobs), Robert Harvey Nursing Home (170), Express Insurance (170), ROC Office Furniture (manufacturers & distributors = 100), R Platnauer (jewellery manufacturer = 100); LAP Electrical (automotive electric components manufacturer = 100) and Hamstead Hall School (80).

These figures are estimates only.

Handsworth Cemetery, Handsworth Golf Club, Hawthorn House, Hilltop Public Open Space, Hilltop Golf Course, Hamstead Playing Fields, Cherry Orchard Recreation Ground, Garden Grove Public Open Space; and

Laurel Road Sports Ground, Sandwell Miniature Golf Course, Sandwell Recreation Ground, Sandwell Allotments, Hermitage Farm Allotments and Wood Lane Playing Fields.

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 Green = green spaces; Brown = industrial/trading estates; Purple = Commercial/retail areas

Handsworth Wood forms part of the Perry Barr Constituency.

He sits on the Handsworth Wood Ward Committee, the Perry Barr Constituency Committee, the Trust and Charities Committee and the Local Services and Community Safety Committee.

She sits on the Handsworth Wood Ward Committee, the Perry Barr Constituency Committee, the Licensing Committee and the Equalities and Human Resources Committee.

Labour Hold with a majority of 752 and 50.48% of votes cast; 19,261 voters were registered; turnout was 40.68%.

She sits on the Handsworth Wood Ward Committee, the Perry Barr Constituency Committee, the Coordinating Committee and the Leisure Sport and Culture Committee.