Neighbourhoods in Birmingham

West Midlands · 132 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

23

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#288 of 296 local authorities · 132 neighbourhoods · 1,154,221 residents

Income22
Employment23
Education30
Health22
Crime26
Housing & access48
Living env.29
Decile 1: 49% of residentsDecile 2: 9% of residentsDecile 3: 14% of residentsDecile 4: 6% of residentsDecile 5: 10% of residentsDecile 6: 2% of residentsDecile 7: 2% of residentsDecile 8: 2% of residentsDecile 9: 4% of residentsDecile 10: 3% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Sparkbrook North (0) to Little Sutton & Roughley (99); 49% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Birmingham contains both ends of the scale: Little Sutton & Roughley at 99 out of 100 (#80 of 6,856 in England) against Sparkbrook North at 0, a 98-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 12 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 96 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Five Ways North to £556,000 in Sutton Coldfield North & Park — a 4.4× gap within Birmingham. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)

Living here

Typical net household income£34,888a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime119per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Birmingham

£237,000median home sold over the past year · +21.5% over 5 years · +3.0% over the year · 8,834 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£262,000
Terraced£216,000
Flat£150,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Birmingham

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Little Sutton & Roughley 8099 £412,500
Wylde Green 21197 £435,000
Sutton Coldfield North & Park 37594 £556,000
Walmley 45193 £360,000
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley 70490 £395,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Birmingham

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Central£54,153
Little Sutton & Roughley£53,086
Edgbaston South & University£49,775
Sutton Coldfield North & Park£49,737
Wylde Green£46,731

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Five Ways North3.5×
Central3.6×
Attwood Green & Park Central4.1×
Moseley4.7×
Saltley West5.1×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Birmingham

Postcode districts that overlap Birmingham — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Birmingham Census 2021

Residents1,144,917
Median age (est.)34
Density4,275per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above30%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 16%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 23%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 15%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 15%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 49%Asian: 31%Black: 11%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 49%Asian 31%Black 11%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 34% · Muslim 30% · No religion 24%

Born outside the UK: 27%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Birmingham.