Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 6,849 · 4 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,475 of 6,856 in England
  • #525 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #60 of 132 in Birmingham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,709
Median age (est.)35
Density4,229per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above43%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 15%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 38%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 38%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 40%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Elementary 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 34%Asian: 31%Black: 17%Mixed: 6%Other: 12%
White 34%Asian 31%Black 17%Mixed 6%Other 12%

Religion & identity

Muslim 34% · Christian 29% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 41%

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

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,475 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #60 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (50) and lowest on Employment (16). Typical homes here, about £320,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 51% in five years (from 41 sales), 35% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,020 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 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 17 · #5,715
Employment 16 · #5,763
Education 35 · #4,440
Health 27 · #5,009
Crime 26 · #5,036
Housing & access 50 · #3,460
Living environment 20 · #5,475

House prices ?

£320,000median (12m) · -13.5% yr · n=41
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,00041-13.5%+51.3%
Detached£1,062,0005-16.9%-16.7%
Semi-detached£687,5008+212.5%
Terraced£360,0009-28.0%+73.9%
Flat£167,00019+2.8%-1.3%
This area£320,000
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)£35,020±£5,408 · #5,032 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,490
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 581 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,317 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences251
Theft68
Burglary45
Vehicle crime93
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons33
Drugs18
Robbery12
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 31 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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