Brookvale

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,738 · 5 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,572 of 6,856 in England
  • #690 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #93 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,634
Median age (est.)33
Density4,997per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above26%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 33%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 11%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 17%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 17%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant14%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 40%Asian: 32%Black: 18%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 40%Asian 32%Black 18%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Muslim 32% · No religion 19%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Brookvale is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,572 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #93 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (41) and lowest on Living environment (2). Typical homes here sold for about £172,250 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 64 sales), 27% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,679 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 155 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 4 · #6,599
Employment 6 · #6,455
Education 12 · #6,024
Health 9 · #6,216
Crime 4 · #6,579
Housing & access 41 · #4,043
Living environment 2 · #6,682

House prices ?

£172,250median (12m) · -3.2% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£172,25064-3.2%+24.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£212,50012+1.7%+28.8%
Terraced£176,97536-4.3%+27.9%
Flat£117,72514+8.5%+32.3%
This area£172,250
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)£31,679±£4,869 · #6,033 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,113
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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

12Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

155 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,510 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,949 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences764
Theft128
Burglary83
Vehicle crime128
Criminal damage & arson137
Public order & weapons128
Drugs59
Robbery44
Other39

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 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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