Aston Park

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,411 · 5 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,798 of 6,856 in England
  • #731 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #127 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,407
Median age (est.)30
Density3,701per km²
No qualifications37%
Degree or above19%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 17%25–44 30%45–64 19%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 33%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 4%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 16%Other: 21%
One person 28%Couple, no children 4%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 16%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Process & plant 15% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Process & plant15%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 10%Asian: 67%Black: 17%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 10%Asian 67%Black 17%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 70% · Christian 16% · No religion 6%

Born outside the UK: 45%

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

Aston Park is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,798 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #127 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (23) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here, about £150,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 19 sales), 37% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,029 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 122 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 0 · #6,846
Employment 2 · #6,730
Education 3 · #6,654
Health 16 · #5,749
Crime 23 · #5,276
Housing & access 18 · #5,599
Living environment 3 · #6,634

House prices ?

£150,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=19
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£150,000190.0%+27.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£158,00016+1.3%+29.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£150,000
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)£28,029±£4,371 · #6,675 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,360
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

122 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,029 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,505 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences483
Theft88
Burglary37
Vehicle crime105
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons122
Drugs71
Robbery32
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 44 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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