North Central & Dartmouth Circus

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 17,252 · 6 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,770 of 6,856 in England
  • #562 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #68 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents16,084
Median age (est.)22
Density5,024per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above26%
No car or van59%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 53%25–44 21%45–64 9%65+ 3%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 7%Social rent: 51%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 7%Social rent 51%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 43%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 17%Other: 14%
One person 43%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 17%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 24% · Professional 18% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary24%
Professional18%
Sales & customer service14%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative7%
Process & plant6%
Managers & directors5%
Skilled trades5%

Ethnic group

White: 27%Asian: 27%Black: 35%Mixed: 5%Other: 6%
White 27%Asian 27%Black 35%Mixed 5%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 30% · Christian 27% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

North Central & Dartmouth Circus is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,770 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #68 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (29) and lowest on Living environment (13). Typical homes here, about £242,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 58% in five years (from 29 sales), in line with the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,280 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 260 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 23 · #5,256
Employment 26 · #5,057
Education 21 · #5,441
Health 16 · #5,791
Crime 29 · #4,886
Housing & access 28 · #4,899
Living environment 13 · #5,982

House prices ?

£242,250median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=29
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£242,25029+0.2%+57.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Flat£247,50025+1.5%+54.7%
This area£242,250
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)£30,280±£4,775 · #6,342 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,207
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

260 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 4,491 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,307 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,637
Theft1,083
Burglary139
Vehicle crime361
Criminal damage & arson357
Public order & weapons407
Drugs302
Robbery146
Other59

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 235 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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