Shard End & Kingfisher

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,416 · 4 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,339 of 6,856 in England
  • #646 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #82 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,425
Median age (est.)35
Density3,814per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above18%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 36%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 22%Other: 12%
One person 33%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 22%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Administrative11%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 6%Black: 6%Mixed: 7%Other: 1%
White 79%Asian 6%Black 6%Mixed 7%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 43% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Shard End & Kingfisher is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,339 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #82 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (63) but weak on Health (5). Typical homes here, about £210,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 73 sales), 11% 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 92 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 7 · #6,360
Employment 5 · #6,483
Education 7 · #6,366
Health 5 · #6,497
Crime 10 · #6,133
Housing & access 44 · #3,823
Living environment 63 · #2,562

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · -0.2% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00073-0.2%+25.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£213,00014-4.9%+27.2%
Terraced£210,000520.0%+25.4%
Flat£121,0006-6.9%
This area£210,000
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)£32,834±£4,719 · #5,726 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,808
Price-to-income ?6.4×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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 686 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,649 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences375
Theft62
Burglary31
Vehicle crime63
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons50
Drugs8
Robbery23
Other9

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 →

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