Walmley

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,553 · 5 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #451 of 6,856 in England
  • #32 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #4 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,571
Median age (est.)48
Density664per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 2%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 28% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Walmley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #451 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (94) and lowest on Housing & access (55). Typical homes here, about £360,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 91 sales), 52% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,194 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 94 · #409
Employment 89 · #773
Education 86 · #951
Health 71 · #2,013
Crime 91 · #629
Housing & access 55 · #3,055
Living environment 72 · #1,917

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · +3.9% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,00091+3.9%+32.8%
Detached£482,00040-3.6%+18.0%
Semi-detached£305,00027+3.4%+18.2%
Terraced£257,00019+7.1%+8.4%
Flat£152,5005-14.1%+1.7%
This area£360,000
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)£46,194±£6,619 · #1,801 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,258
Price-to-income ?7.8×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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 248 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #633 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences91
Theft45
Burglary24
Vehicle crime40
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order & weapons16
Drugs9
Robbery4
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 11 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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