Harborne East

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,272 · 5 LSOAs

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

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,027 of 6,856 in England
  • #183 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #12 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,142
Median age (est.)37
Density4,871per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above64%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 37%45–64 22%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 10%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 7%Other: 15%
One person 36%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 7%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 50% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional50%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Administrative6%
Elementary4%
Caring & leisure4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 13%Black: 4%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 73%Asian 13%Black 4%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 38% · Muslim 6%

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

Harborne East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,027 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (99) but weak on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 117 sales), 48% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,073 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 98 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 77 · #1,561
Employment 72 · #1,924
Education 99 · #94
Health 55 · #3,110
Crime 38 · #4,241
Housing & access 89 · #732
Living environment 12 · #6,044

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=117
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000117+2.9%+17.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£580,00019+24.1%+55.2%
Terraced£383,00069+3.5%+10.2%
Flat£150,00027+14.3%-7.7%
This area£350,000
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)£45,073±£6,689 · #2,058 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,882
Price-to-income ?7.8×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 ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

98 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 809 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,862 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences301
Theft197
Burglary46
Vehicle crime92
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons69
Drugs10
Robbery19
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 32 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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