Ward End & Bromford West

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 13,188 · 6 LSOAs

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

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,524 of 6,856 in England
  • #679 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #89 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents12,990
Median age (est.)29
Density7,390per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above20%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 18%25–44 28%45–64 19%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 18%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 38%Lone parent: 18%Other: 19%
One person 18%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 38%Lone parent 18%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant16%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service11%
Administrative9%
Associate professional8%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 19%Asian: 64%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 19%Asian 64%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 69% · Christian 17% · No religion 8%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Ward End & Bromford West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,524 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #89 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (20) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here, about £210,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 61 sales), 11% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,633 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 92 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 2 · #6,737
Employment 9 · #6,229
Education 5 · #6,510
Health 14 · #5,873
Crime 20 · #5,455
Housing & access 20 · #5,516
Living environment 11 · #6,072

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · +16.7% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00061+16.7%+31.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£220,00025-5.4%+22.2%
Terraced£199,75032+11.9%+33.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£210,000
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)£34,633±£5,223 · #5,148 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,852
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

12Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,208 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,613 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences694
Theft85
Burglary47
Vehicle crime84
Criminal damage & arson99
Public order & weapons113
Drugs37
Robbery18
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 60 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Birmingham

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.