Balsall Heath East
Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,198 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Balsall Heath · Postcode B11 · B12 · B13
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,812 of 6,856 in England
- #734 of 736 in West Midlands
- #130 of 132 in Birmingham
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 18% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 18% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 77% · Christian 9% · No religion 5%
Born outside the UK: 41%
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
Balsall Heath East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,812 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #130 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (14) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here sold for about £166,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 24 sales), 30% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,944 a year, among England's lowest. 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £166,000 | 24 | +3.8% | +10.7% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Terraced | £166,000 | 18 | +2.2% | +16.1% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #6,737 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,208 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 403 |
| Theft | 104 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 70 |
| Public order & weapons | 93 |
| Drugs | 93 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Other | 20 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Birmingham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Southcoates EastKingston upon Hull, City of1£190,000
- East HerringthorpeRotherham1£138,000
- New NormantonDerby1£127,500
- Cross Flats Park & GarnetsLeeds1£122,000
- Bootle SouthSefton1£113,500
- NunsthorpeNorth East Lincolnshire1£106,666