Upper Witton

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,422 · 4 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,250 of 6,856 in England
  • #629 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #77 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,320
Median age (est.)33
Density3,654per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above22%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 30%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 24%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 24%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional14%
Process & plant11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 48%Asian: 20%Black: 23%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 48%Asian 20%Black 23%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 23% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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

Upper Witton is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,250 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #77 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (50) and lowest on Income (5). Typical homes here, about £196,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 58 sales), 17% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,616 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 66 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 5 · #6,531
Employment 8 · #6,325
Education 13 · #5,955
Health 14 · #5,914
Crime 15 · #5,852
Housing & access 50 · #3,426
Living environment 40 · #4,125

House prices ?

£196,000median (12m) · -0.3% yr · n=58
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£196,00058-0.3%+35.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£220,00025-1.8%+10.0%
Terraced£188,50024+4.0%+38.6%
Flat£102,0006-11.3%-1.9%
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)£34,616±£5,046 · #5,151 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,522
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

23Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 491 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,289 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences264
Theft36
Burglary30
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons42
Drugs10
Robbery8
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 20 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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