Sheldon South

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 10,664 · 6 LSOAs

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

30Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,803 of 6,856 in England
  • #457 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #41 of 132 in Birmingham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,416
Median age (est.)39
Density3,617per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above25%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 10%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 14%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 77%Asian 14%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 31% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,803 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #41 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (40) and lowest on Living environment (23). Typical homes here, about £247,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 50% in five years (from 168 sales), in line with the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,124 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 149 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 33 · #4,570
Employment 27 · #4,995
Education 32 · #4,646
Health 32 · #4,659
Crime 27 · #4,995
Housing & access 40 · #4,111
Living environment 23 · #5,283

House prices ?

£247,000median (12m) · +5.6% yr · n=168
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£247,000168+5.6%+49.7%
Detached£315,0009-8.0%+32.9%
Semi-detached£250,000102+4.2%+25.0%
Terraced£245,75030+4.6%+32.8%
Flat£150,00027-4.8%+3.4%
This area£247,000
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)£36,124±£5,098 · #4,664 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,292
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

149 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,586 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,893 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences496
Theft574
Burglary71
Vehicle crime144
Criminal damage & arson77
Public order & weapons97
Drugs18
Robbery89
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 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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