Selly Oak Constituency Profile

Introduction
Selly Oak is situated to the South of Birmingham; it is the third smallest constituency within Birmingham. This constituency shares a border with Bromsgrove. Its four wards are largely residential; however there are large numbers of students within the Selly Oak ward.

 Billesley Bournville Brandwood Selly Oak 

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Key Facts – Selly Oak Constituency
  Selly Oak has a younger less diverse population than the city as a whole. Data indicates that in future the population is set to increase at a faster rate than in the city.   Residents in this constituency are the most positive with regards to the opportunity to influence decisions in their local area of all constituencies within Birmingham.   Residents in Selly Oak are amongst the most positive when considering whether people from different backgrounds get on well together in the local area. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> However data suggests that residents in this constituency are less trusting of people/ institutions in their local area than residents citywide. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> A higher proportion of residents believe that the police and local public services successfully deal with crime and ASB. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> The overall crime rate reduced by 2% since 2009/10, however data suggest that in Selly Oak, criminal damage and robbery rates have increased significantly. <li style="margin-left:20px;"> The overall worklessness level in Selly Oak is lower than in the city as a whole; however data suggests that both the Brandwood ward and Billesley ward have a higher worklessness rate than the city. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Residents in Selly Oak have the second highest average median income of residents in the city as a whole. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> A higher proportion of pupils in Selly Oak attain qualifications and generally pupil attainment levels have improved between 2008 and 2010 in this constituency. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> The average female life expectancy in Selly Oak is lower than the city average but is increasing at a slower rate in recent years. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> The average male life expectancy in Selly Oak is higher than the city average and has increased at a faster rate in recent years. </li> </ul>

Comparative Performance
This table details performance on key issues linked to the Sustainable Community Strategy priorities for Birmingham. The table below shows how this constituency fares compared to the rest of the city across various indicators. There is a city comparison which states whether performance is better or worse than the city average, a constituency ranking, whereby performance is ranked between 1 and 10 (with 1 being the best and 10 being the worst) and column indicating whether performance has improved over time (usually over a three year period).