Brandwood North

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 6,380 · 4 LSOAs

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,624 of 6,856 in England
  • #234 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #16 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,386
Median age (est.)44
Density5,176per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above47%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 21%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 66%Asian 21%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 34% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Brandwood North is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,624 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (91) but weak on Living environment (29). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, down 4% across five years (from 77 sales), 39% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,680 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 57 · #2,918
Employment 47 · #3,604
Education 89 · #766
Health 49 · #3,487
Crime 41 · #4,063
Housing & access 91 · #622
Living environment 29 · #4,845

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · -6.5% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,00077-6.5%-4.3%
Detached£457,50016-2.1%+7.6%
Semi-detached£345,00039-7.3%-9.2%
Terraced£331,25012+3.0%+16.4%
Flat£110,00010+35.0%+1.1%
This area£330,000
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)£43,680±£6,249 · #2,402 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,985
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 459 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,654 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences150
Theft94
Burglary39
Vehicle crime73
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons36
Drugs7
Robbery11
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 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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