Lozells East

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,635 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,661 of 6,856 in England
  • #708 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #108 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,669
Median age (est.)29
Density9,448per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above21%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 18%25–44 28%45–64 20%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 48%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 48%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 4%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 19%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 4%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 19%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Professional14%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades9%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 8%Asian: 55%Black: 29%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 8%Asian 55%Black 29%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 67% · Christian 18% · No religion 6%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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

Lozells East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,661 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #108 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (22) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here sold for about £181,750 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 16 sales), 23% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,790 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 0 · #6,839
Employment 5 · #6,510
Education 5 · #6,483
Health 12 · #6,017
Crime 22 · #5,311
Housing & access 21 · #5,420
Living environment 21 · #5,414

House prices ?

£181,750median (12m) · — yr · n=16
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£181,75016+21.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£188,00010+13.9%+41.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£181,750
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)£28,790±£4,318 · #6,591 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,816
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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 860 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,921 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences478
Theft81
Burglary37
Vehicle crime68
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons66
Drugs39
Robbery19
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 57 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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