Wake Green East & Moseley Bog

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,575 · 5 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,823 of 6,856 in England
  • #352 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #26 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,589
Median age (est.)39
Density3,418per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above39%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 42%Asian: 46%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 42%Asian 46%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 40% · Christian 29% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

Wake Green East & Moseley Bog is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,823 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (66) and lowest on Living environment (32). Typical homes here sold for about £318,500 over the past year, up 25% across five years (from 86 sales), 34% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,388 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 77 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,495
Employment 36 · #4,413
Education 59 · #2,809
Health 44 · #3,864
Crime 42 · #4,008
Housing & access 66 · #2,322
Living environment 32 · #4,659

House prices ?

£318,500median (12m) · -1.8% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£318,50086-1.8%+24.9%
Detached£435,00019+19.2%+28.9%
Semi-detached£330,00031+0.5%+23.1%
Terraced£238,50023-0.6%+9.7%
Flat£170,00013+1.2%+21.9%
This area£318,500
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)£38,388±£5,548 · #3,904 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,567
Price-to-income ?8.3×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 ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

77 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 658 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,910 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences233
Theft147
Burglary51
Vehicle crime87
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons42
Drugs20
Robbery15
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 34 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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