Acocks Green West

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,950 · 5 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,318 of 6,856 in England
  • #642 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #81 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,898
Median age (est.)32
Density6,795per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above25%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 30%45–64 20%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 19%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 17%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 17%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional14%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 35%Asian: 50%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 35%Asian 50%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 49% · Christian 25% · No religion 15%

Born outside the UK: 31%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,318 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #81 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (49) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here sold for about £196,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 62 sales), 17% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,725 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,682
Employment 9 · #6,250
Education 12 · #6,058
Health 16 · #5,770
Crime 16 · #5,756
Housing & access 49 · #3,467
Living environment 22 · #5,331

House prices ?

£196,250median (12m) · -6.3% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£196,25062-6.3%+6.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£257,50019-0.3%+20.9%
Terraced£193,00032-4.7%+10.3%
Flat£145,0009+14.2%
This area£196,250
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)£32,725±£4,766 · #5,759 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,409
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,091 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,200 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences520
Theft174
Burglary49
Vehicle crime99
Criminal damage & arson95
Public order & weapons84
Drugs24
Robbery27
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 52 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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