Summerfield

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 9,844 · 5 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,743 of 6,856 in England
  • #722 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #118 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,024
Median age (est.)31
Density6,162per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above25%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 17%25–44 32%45–64 20%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 33%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 6%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 18%Other: 21%
One person 30%Couple, no children 6%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 18%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Professional15%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 19%Asian: 46%Black: 23%Mixed: 5%Other: 7%
White 19%Asian 46%Black 23%Mixed 5%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Muslim 50% · Christian 25% · No religion 12%

Born outside the UK: 43%

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

Summerfield is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,743 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #118 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (24) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here, about £196,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 28 sales), 17% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,170 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 177 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 2 · #6,750
Employment 3 · #6,675
Education 6 · #6,469
Health 6 · #6,442
Crime 4 · #6,551
Housing & access 24 · #5,180
Living environment 4 · #6,606

House prices ?

£196,000median (12m) · +8.9% yr · n=28
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£196,00028+8.9%+34.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£174,00023-1.1%+21.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£196,000
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)£26,170±£4,311 · #6,794 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,430
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 ?

4Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

177 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,742 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,081 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences854
Theft193
Burglary78
Vehicle crime165
Criminal damage & arson99
Public order & weapons136
Drugs40
Robbery56
Other121

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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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