Saltley West

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,549 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,675 of 6,856 in England
  • #712 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #109 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,521
Median age (est.)28
Density4,324per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above23%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 27%15–24 19%25–44 30%45–64 18%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 36%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 5%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 20%Other: 21%
One person 24%Couple, no children 5%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 20%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Professional14%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 9%Asian: 58%Black: 21%Mixed: 4%Other: 8%
White 9%Asian 58%Black 21%Mixed 4%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Muslim 75% · Christian 12% · No religion 6%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,675 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #109 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (23) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here, about £166,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 20 sales), 30% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,834 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 0 · #6,819
Employment 5 · #6,497
Education 6 · #6,442
Health 10 · #6,161
Crime 23 · #5,297
Housing & access 15 · #5,797
Living environment 9 · #6,216

House prices ?

£166,250median (12m) · -2.2% yr · n=20
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£166,25020-2.2%+27.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£184,00011+2.2%+41.5%
Flat£114,0007-6.9%+23.9%
This area£166,250
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)£32,834±£4,887 · #5,727 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,208
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

7Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 957 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,948 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences425
Theft100
Burglary48
Vehicle crime128
Criminal damage & arson85
Public order & weapons92
Drugs38
Robbery26
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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