Sheldon North

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,013 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,428 of 6,856 in England
  • #663 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #87 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,953
Median age (est.)36
Density3,636per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above18%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 35%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 21%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 21%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Process & plant 12% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 15%Black: 7%Mixed: 6%Other: 2%
White 71%Asian 15%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 34% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Sheldon North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,428 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #87 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (37) and lowest on Employment (5). Typical homes here, about £224,700 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 63 sales), 5% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,382 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 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 7 · #6,401
Employment 5 · #6,503
Education 9 · #6,250
Health 5 · #6,490
Crime 14 · #5,900
Housing & access 33 · #4,605
Living environment 37 · #4,310

House prices ?

£224,700median (12m) · +4.0% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£224,70063+4.0%+34.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£227,00039+5.1%+28.7%
Terraced£220,00019+10.4%+39.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£224,700
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)£31,382±£4,450 · #6,100 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,241
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,013 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,280 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences480
Theft113
Burglary46
Vehicle crime96
Criminal damage & arson129
Public order & weapons70
Drugs28
Robbery24
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 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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