Glebe Farm

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 10,049 · 6 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,723 of 6,856 in England
  • #718 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #114 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,036
Median age (est.)30
Density7,503per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above21%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 15%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 36%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 25%Other: 13%
One person 25%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 25%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant14%
Professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative8%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 49%Asian: 31%Black: 10%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 49%Asian 31%Black 10%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 33% · Christian 33% · No religion 26%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

Glebe Farm is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,723 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #114 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (36) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £205,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 57 sales), 14% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,622 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 111 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 1 · #6,778
Employment 3 · #6,668
Education 4 · #6,599
Health 3 · #6,620
Crime 6 · #6,442
Housing & access 36 · #4,378
Living environment 30 · #4,790

House prices ?

£205,000median (12m) · +9.6% yr · n=57
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£205,00057+9.6%+41.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£210,00018+5.0%+40.0%
Terraced£195,00037+8.3%+34.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£205,000
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)£34,622±£5,064 · #5,150 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,290
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

4Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

111 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,116 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,240 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences572
Theft83
Burglary56
Vehicle crime109
Criminal damage & arson115
Public order & weapons88
Drugs45
Robbery21
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 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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