Gravelly Hill & South Erdington

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 13,977 · 8 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,620 of 6,856 in England
  • #696 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #99 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,854
Median age (est.)35
Density5,059per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above26%
No car or van41%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 14%25–44 33%45–64 24%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 26%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 40%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional15%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 47%Asian: 26%Black: 18%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 47%Asian 26%Black 18%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · Muslim 26% · No religion 24%

Born outside the UK: 31%

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

Gravelly Hill & South Erdington is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,620 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #99 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (49) and lowest on Crime (3). Typical homes here, about £190,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 89 sales), 20% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,809 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 161 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 · #6,551
Employment 4 · #6,599
Education 11 · #6,106
Health 4 · #6,599
Crime 3 · #6,668
Housing & access 49 · #3,487
Living environment 4 · #6,545

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · +28.8% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00089+28.8%+33.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£240,00023+16.5%+35.2%
Terraced£200,000310.0%+25.0%
Flat£124,500310.0%+8.3%
This area£190,000
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)£26,809±£4,225 · #6,769 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,690
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

161 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,245 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,983 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,110
Theft294
Burglary133
Vehicle crime118
Criminal damage & arson205
Public order & weapons204
Drugs80
Robbery65
Other36

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 70 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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