Rotton Park

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,953 · 5 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,386 of 6,856 in England
  • #511 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #56 of 132 in Birmingham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,893
Median age (est.)35
Density4,941per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above42%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 16%25–44 33%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 39%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 10%Private rent 39%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 22%
One person 32%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional13%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades6%

Ethnic group

White: 30%Asian: 42%Black: 15%Mixed: 5%Other: 8%
White 30%Asian 42%Black 15%Mixed 5%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 30% · Muslim 28% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 43%

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

Rotton Park is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,386 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #56 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (55) and lowest on Living environment (13). Typical homes here sold for about £320,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 52 sales), 35% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,865 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 108 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 17 · #5,715
Employment 20 · #5,448
Education 46 · #3,672
Health 24 · #5,208
Crime 15 · #5,818
Housing & access 55 · #3,062
Living environment 13 · #5,962

House prices ?

£320,000median (12m) · +39.1% yr · n=52
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,00052+39.1%+12.3%
Detached£425,0009+13.3%+18.1%
Semi-detached£337,50024-5.5%+33.9%
Terraced£298,50016+70.6%+19.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£320,000
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)£35,865±£5,247 · #4,756 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,334
Price-to-income ?8.9×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

108 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,073 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,149 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences512
Theft113
Burglary71
Vehicle crime132
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons95
Drugs36
Robbery25
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 62 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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