Rectory Park & New Hall Valley
Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,969 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #704 of 6,856 in England
- #50 of 736 in West Midlands
- #5 of 132 in Birmingham
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 30% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 30% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 58% · No religion 30% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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
Rectory Park & New Hall Valley is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #704 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (92) and lowest on Health (66). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 107 sales), 67% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,998 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £395,000 | 107 | +12.9% | +10.9% |
| Detached | £478,000 | 49 | +8.0% | +12.5% |
| Semi-detached | £350,250 | 34 | +3.0% | +11.6% |
| Terraced | £265,000 | 15 | -10.6% | +17.8% |
| Flat | £112,500 | 9 | -20.4% | -21.1% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,231 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,512 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 299 |
| Theft | 141 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 73 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 67 |
| Public order & weapons | 70 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Birmingham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Disley & Lyme ParkCheshire East90£373,000
- Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & UniversityCanterbury90£436,000
- CovinghamSwindon90£290,000
- Woodbridge HillGuildford90£505,000
- Nunthorpe & Marton EastMiddlesbrough90£225,000
- WheathampsteadSt Albans90£666,250