Selly Oak
Birmingham · West Midlands · population 17,048 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,151 of 6,856 in England
- #279 of 736 in West Midlands
- #17 of 132 in Birmingham
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 26% · Elementary 16% · Sales & customer service 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 26% |
| Elementary | 16% |
| Sales & customer service | 14% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 50% · Christian 25% · Muslim 7%
Born outside the UK: 21%
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
Selly Oak sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,151 of 6,856 in England, and #17 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Employment (99) but weak on Education (16). Typical homes here sold for about £247,750 over the past year, down 12% across five years (from 32 sales), in line with the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,161 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,273 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 123 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £247,750 | 32 | +11.3% | -11.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £270,000 | 7 | +0.9% | -3.6% |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 15 | +25.0% | +7.1% |
| Flat | £188,000 | 9 | -3.6% | +4.4% |
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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 ?
- #1,161 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 #5,523 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 520 |
| Theft | 849 |
| Burglary | 182 |
| Vehicle crime | 132 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 128 |
| Public order & weapons | 134 |
| Drugs | 45 |
| Robbery | 85 |
| Other | 25 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 111 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.
- University North & Whitworth StreetManchester54£215,000
- Askam & Dalton NorthWestmorland and Furness54£185,000
- Chells SouthStevenage54£325,000
- Ringmer, Glynde & South HeightonLewes54£428,575
- Parsons Green East & Eel Brook CommonHammersmith and Fulham54£930,000
- Golders Green SouthBarnet54£1,422,500