Hodge Hill

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 10,039 · 5 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,400 of 6,856 in England
  • #514 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #58 of 132 in Birmingham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,817
Median age (est.)30
Density5,540per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above26%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 18%25–44 27%45–64 20%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 4%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 18%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 39%Lone parent: 11%Other: 25%
One person 18%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 39%Lone parent 11%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Process & plant 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Process & plant13%
Elementary12%
Administrative11%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 20%Asian: 70%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 20%Asian 70%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 70% · Christian 16% · No religion 7%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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

Hodge Hill is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,400 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #58 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (53) and lowest on Income (11). Typical homes here, about £276,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 71 sales), 16% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,804 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 117 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 11 · #6,099
Employment 26 · #5,078
Education 20 · #5,468
Health 26 · #5,043
Crime 32 · #4,673
Housing & access 53 · #3,227
Living environment 27 · #5,030

House prices ?

£276,000median (12m) · +2.2% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£276,00071+2.2%+28.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£283,75050+11.3%+40.5%
Terraced£272,00017-9.3%+13.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£276,000
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)£38,804±£6,017 · #3,769 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,882
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 ?

36Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

117 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,177 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,396 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences389
Theft449
Burglary35
Vehicle crime73
Criminal damage & arson78
Public order & weapons64
Drugs20
Robbery50
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 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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