Bartley Green & Shenley Fields

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,480 · 4 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,394 of 6,856 in England
  • #657 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #85 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,425
Median age (est.)35
Density2,230per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above26%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 43%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 43%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 21%Other: 10%
One person 35%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 21%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Caring & leisure14%
Elementary13%
Associate professional11%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 9%Black: 10%Mixed: 8%Other: 3%
White 71%Asian 9%Black 10%Mixed 8%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 39% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Bartley Green & Shenley Fields is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,394 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #85 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (80) but weak on Employment (3). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 53% in five years (from 57 sales), 7% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,695 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 120 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 6 · #6,421
Employment 3 · #6,634
Education 13 · #5,982
Health 10 · #6,195
Crime 7 · #6,394
Housing & access 32 · #4,632
Living environment 80 · #1,390

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=57
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,00057+1.9%+52.8%
Detached£300,0009
Semi-detached£263,00013+5.7%+50.3%
Terraced£190,00029+2.7%+31.9%
Flat£126,0006+41.6%
This area£220,000
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)£32,695±£4,764 · #5,773 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,879
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

120 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 901 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,468 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences426
Theft78
Burglary44
Vehicle crime113
Criminal damage & arson106
Public order & weapons73
Drugs20
Robbery15
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 69 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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