Four Oaks

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,106 · 4 LSOAs

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

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,246 of 6,856 in England
  • #99 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #7 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,140
Median age (est.)48
Density2,219per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above41%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 10%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 34%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 34% · Sikh 4%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Four Oaks is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,246 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Living environment (44). Typical homes here sold for about £425,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 99 sales), 79% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,185 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 80 · #1,349
Employment 67 · #2,260
Education 86 · #937
Health 65 · #2,397
Crime 79 · #1,424
Housing & access 87 · #917
Living environment 44 · #3,830

House prices ?

£425,000median (12m) · +10.4% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£425,00099+10.4%+22.0%
Detached£625,00037-7.2%+11.6%
Semi-detached£450,00023+8.4%+20.8%
Terraced£295,00010+1.0%-9.1%
Flat£192,00029-8.6%+11.6%
This area£425,000
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)£43,185±£6,129 · #2,530 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,596
Price-to-income ?9.8×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 430 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,900 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences137
Theft142
Burglary21
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons35
Drugs3
Robbery16
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 16 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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