Erdington Town

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,995 · 5 LSOAs

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

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,524 of 6,856 in England
  • #679 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #89 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,791
Median age (est.)33
Density6,594per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above30%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 11%25–44 33%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 31%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 21%Other: 11%
One person 35%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 21%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 16% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary16%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 13%Black: 19%Mixed: 7%Other: 2%
White 60%Asian 13%Black 19%Mixed 7%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 31% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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

Erdington Town is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,524 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #89 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (26) and lowest on Income (4). Typical homes here, about £210,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 76 sales), 11% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,438 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 168 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 · #6,579
Employment 5 · #6,483
Education 17 · #5,674
Health 11 · #6,113
Crime 6 · #6,455
Housing & access 26 · #5,050
Living environment 8 · #6,325

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · +11.1% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00076+11.1%+32.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£235,00021+11.9%+23.7%
Terraced£215,00035+7.5%+36.1%
Flat£90,00019-10.0%-21.7%
This area£210,000
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)£32,438±£4,830 · #5,839 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,395
Price-to-income ?6.5×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 ?

168 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,513 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,030 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences679
Theft259
Burglary77
Vehicle crime83
Criminal damage & arson123
Public order & weapons145
Drugs67
Robbery54
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 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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