Sparkbrook North

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,774 · 5 LSOAs

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

0Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,833 of 6,856 in England
  • #736 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #132 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,629
Median age (est.)30
Density4,595per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above19%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 19%25–44 27%45–64 20%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 11%Social rent: 57%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 11%Social rent 57%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 6%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 19%Other: 14%
One person 37%Couple, no children 6%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 19%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 25% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary25%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant13%
Professional13%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative7%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 11%Asian: 41%Black: 29%Mixed: 6%Other: 14%
White 11%Asian 41%Black 29%Mixed 6%Other 14%

Religion & identity

Muslim 69% · Christian 16% · No religion 7%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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

Sparkbrook North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,833 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #132 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (21) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here sold for about £210,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 18 sales), 11% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £23,352 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 202 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 0 · #6,853
Employment 0 · #6,833
Education 5 · #6,483
Health 4 · #6,613
Crime 5 · #6,490
Housing & access 16 · #5,791
Living environment 21 · #5,420

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · -16.0% yr · n=18
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00018-16.0%+6.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£205,00010-12.4%+48.6%
Flat£218,5008-12.6%-9.0%
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)£23,352±£3,919 · #6,844 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£18,375
Price-to-income ?9.0×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

202 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,772 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,185 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences719
Theft182
Burglary81
Vehicle crime251
Criminal damage & arson153
Public order & weapons190
Drugs94
Robbery65
Other37

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 →

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