Perry Barr & South Hamstead

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,672 · 5 LSOAs

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

29Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,851 of 6,856 in England
  • #463 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #42 of 132 in Birmingham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,605
Median age (est.)36
Density3,625per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above31%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 6%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 14%Other: 20%
One person 26%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 14%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 31%Asian: 43%Black: 16%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 31%Asian 43%Black 16%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · Muslim 34% · No religion 13%

Born outside the UK: 31%

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

Perry Barr & South Hamstead is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,851 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #42 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (53) and lowest on Income (17). Typical homes here, about £226,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 78 sales), in line with the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,291 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 136 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 17 · #5,660
Employment 31 · #4,735
Education 37 · #4,296
Health 32 · #4,687
Crime 31 · #4,728
Housing & access 53 · #3,220
Living environment 29 · #4,872

House prices ?

£226,000median (12m) · +0.4% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£226,00078+0.4%+30.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£227,00045+0.4%+36.3%
Terraced£221,00025+7.5%+27.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£226,000
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)£37,291±£5,391 · #4,283 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,025
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

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

Rank #5,735 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences378
Theft424
Burglary54
Vehicle crime75
Criminal damage & arson62
Public order & weapons95
Drugs28
Robbery44
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 59 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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