Saltley East

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 12,449 · 6 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,757 of 6,856 in England
  • #725 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #121 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,396
Median age (est.)27
Density9,982per km²
No qualifications37%
Degree or above18%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 20%25–44 28%45–64 17%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 31%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 5%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 19%Other: 22%
One person 19%Couple, no children 5%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 19%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant15%
Professional15%
Sales & customer service13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors6%
Associate professional6%

Ethnic group

White: 7%Asian: 74%Black: 11%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 7%Asian 74%Black 11%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 82% · Christian 8% · No religion 4%

Born outside the UK: 41%

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

Saltley East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,757 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #121 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (19) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here, about £168,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 24 sales), 29% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,046 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 86 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.

Income 0 · #6,819
Employment 5 · #6,497
Education 2 · #6,743
Health 15 · #5,832
Crime 19 · #5,523
Housing & access 6 · #6,455
Living environment 6 · #6,462

House prices ?

£168,500median (12m) · -7.7% yr · n=24
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£168,50024-7.7%+34.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£162,93022-1.3%+27.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£168,500
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)£31,046±£4,784 · #6,182 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£18,768
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,067 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,352 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences523
Theft112
Burglary43
Vehicle crime97
Criminal damage & arson81
Public order & weapons119
Drugs42
Robbery18
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 53 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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