Acocks Green East

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 12,111 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,763 of 6,856 in England
  • #560 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #67 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,960
Median age (est.)37
Density6,195per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above29%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 38%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 59%Asian: 27%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 59%Asian 27%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 25% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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.

In summary

Acocks Green East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,763 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #67 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (63) and lowest on Health (12). Typical homes here, about £232,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 111 sales), in line with the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,694 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 148 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 15 · #5,804
Employment 15 · #5,832
Education 26 · #5,084
Health 12 · #6,065
Crime 12 · #6,010
Housing & access 63 · #2,507
Living environment 24 · #5,222

House prices ?

£232,000median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£232,000111+4.5%+26.8%
Detached£265,0008-20.2%-5.4%
Semi-detached£250,00044-3.8%+15.7%
Terraced£240,00033+11.6%+46.3%
Flat£135,00026+12.5%+21.3%
This area£232,000
Birmingham£237,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,694±£4,694 · #5,775 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,411
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

148 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,796 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,889 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences819
Theft354
Burglary90
Vehicle crime127
Criminal damage & arson121
Public order & weapons172
Drugs47
Robbery45
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 104 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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