Kitts Green

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,587 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,627 of 6,856 in England
  • #698 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #101 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,517
Median age (est.)35
Density3,627per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above18%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 39%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 39%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 22%Other: 10%
One person 36%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 22%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 14%Black: 8%Mixed: 8%Other: 2%
White 69%Asian 14%Black 8%Mixed 8%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 34% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Kitts Green is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,627 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #101 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (32) and lowest on Employment (3). Typical homes here, about £200,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 66 sales), 16% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,657 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 144 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 · #6,606
Employment 3 · #6,668
Education 6 · #6,476
Health 4 · #6,593
Crime 5 · #6,503
Housing & access 32 · #4,680
Living environment 26 · #5,036

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · +7.5% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00066+7.5%+40.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£210,00024+2.4%+37.9%
Terraced£190,00040+5.3%+34.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£200,000
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)£31,657±£4,604 · #6,040 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,575
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

144 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,238 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,856 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences609
Theft128
Burglary50
Vehicle crime114
Criminal damage & arson144
Public order & weapons83
Drugs30
Robbery55
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 90 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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