Central
Birmingham · West Midlands · population 6,490 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,391 of 6,856 in England
- #300 of 736 in West Midlands
- #18 of 132 in Birmingham
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 43% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 43% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Caring & leisure | 3% |
| Skilled trades | 3% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 44% · Christian 29% · Muslim 12%
Born outside the UK: 48%
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
Central sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,391 of 6,856 in England, and #18 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (71) and lowest on Health (23). Typical homes here sold for about £197,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 83 sales), 17% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #733 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £54,153 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 1047 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £197,000 | 83 | -25.7% | -1.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Flat | £196,000 | 82 | -26.0% | -2.0% |
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 ?
- #733 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 #6,425 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2,320 |
| Theft | 2,431 |
| Burglary | 163 |
| Vehicle crime | 251 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 315 |
| Public order & weapons | 679 |
| Drugs | 384 |
| Robbery | 200 |
| Other | 54 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 447 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.
- RamseyHuntingdonshire50£253,646
- Castle Bromwich WestSolihull50£281,250
- Letchworth GrangeNorth Hertfordshire50£375,000
- Rye ParkBroxbourne50£396,250
- West KensingtonHammersmith and Fulham50£615,000
- Hornsey ValeHaringey50£650,000