King's Norton

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,156 · 5 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,871 of 6,856 in England
  • #355 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #27 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,112
Median age (est.)43
Density3,271per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above32%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 25%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 5%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 5%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 38% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

King's Norton is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,871 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (86) but weak on Health (26). Typical homes here, about £280,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 99 sales), 18% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,605 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 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 39 · #4,166
Employment 37 · #4,330
Education 55 · #3,097
Health 26 · #5,057
Crime 35 · #4,468
Housing & access 86 · #971
Living environment 48 · #3,556

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · +16.7% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,00099+16.7%+42.5%
Detached£450,00019-10.2%+19.0%
Semi-detached£276,25046+2.1%+26.7%
Terraced£220,00029+15.0%+39.7%
Flat£110,0005-18.5%+25.7%
This area£280,000
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)£39,605±£5,625 · #3,537 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,621
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 ?

65Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 468 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,238 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences226
Theft40
Burglary33
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons30
Drugs5
Robbery22
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 41 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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