Sparkbrook South

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,069 · 4 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,785 of 6,856 in England
  • #729 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #125 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,075
Median age (est.)29
Density11,142per km²
No qualifications36%
Degree or above20%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 18%25–44 30%45–64 18%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 34%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 4%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 18%Other: 24%
One person 21%Couple, no children 4%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 18%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant14%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 5%Asian: 74%Black: 8%Mixed: 2%Other: 10%
White 5%Asian 74%Black 8%Mixed 2%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Muslim 84% · Christian 6% · No religion 2%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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 South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,785 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #125 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (20) and lowest on Income (0). Typical homes here sold for about £187,500 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 22 sales), 21% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,949 a year, among England's lowest. 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.

Income 0 · #6,833
Employment 4 · #6,606
Education 3 · #6,654
Health 13 · #5,976
Crime 20 · #5,455
Housing & access 8 · #6,298
Living environment 2 · #6,682

House prices ?

£187,500median (12m) · +4.6% yr · n=22
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£187,50022+4.6%+21.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£187,50020+4.2%+20.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£187,500
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)£27,949±£4,284 · #6,686 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,687
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

123 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 996 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,531 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences474
Theft85
Burglary44
Vehicle crime92
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons99
Drugs52
Robbery36
Other39

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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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