Stechford

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,051 · 5 LSOAs

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

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,531 of 6,856 in England
  • #681 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #91 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,914
Median age (est.)33
Density5,702per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above24%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 25%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 16%Other: 17%
One person 34%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 16% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional16%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative10%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 37%Asian: 45%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 37%Asian 45%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 47% · Christian 28% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Stechford is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,531 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #91 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (31) and lowest on Income (3). Typical homes here sold for about £227,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 47 sales), in line with the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,232 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 176 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 3 · #6,647
Employment 5 · #6,497
Education 9 · #6,236
Health 11 · #6,099
Crime 8 · #6,312
Housing & access 31 · #4,735
Living environment 16 · #5,743

House prices ?

£227,000median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=47
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£227,00047-0.7%+22.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£280,00025+14.3%+40.0%
Terraced£200,00014+10.3%+21.2%
Flat£121,5006
This area£227,000
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)£30,232±£4,439 · #6,348 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,042
Price-to-income ?7.5×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 ?

11Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

176 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,593 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,076 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences679
Theft252
Burglary50
Vehicle crime137
Criminal damage & arson152
Public order & weapons175
Drugs82
Robbery47
Other19

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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