Harborne West

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,589 · 5 LSOAs

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

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,369 of 6,856 in England
  • #109 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #9 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,533
Median age (est.)43
Density3,709per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above54%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 8%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 8%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 44% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional44%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 31%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 55%Asian 31%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 22% · Sikh 15%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,369 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (95) but weak on Living environment (33). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 97 sales), 52% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,876 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 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 72 · #1,904
Employment 72 · #1,952
Education 95 · #341
Health 57 · #2,925
Crime 53 · #3,206
Housing & access 94 · #437
Living environment 33 · #4,564

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · +5.9% yr · n=97
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,00097+5.9%+20.0%
Detached£567,50018-12.4%+0.9%
Semi-detached£383,10630+11.0%+13.9%
Terraced£328,75026+5.2%+17.8%
Flat£165,00023-25.3%-10.1%
This area£360,000
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)£45,876±£6,625 · #1,883 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,158
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 ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

68 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 583 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,390 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences202
Theft143
Burglary47
Vehicle crime78
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons38
Drugs10
Robbery16
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 42 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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