Weoley Castle

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,702 · 5 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,264 of 6,856 in England
  • #632 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #78 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,670
Median age (est.)37
Density5,043per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above26%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 32%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 20%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 20%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 16% · Elementary 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Caring & leisure16%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 10%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 72%Asian 10%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 38% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Weoley Castle is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,264 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #78 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (63) but weak on Health (5). Typical homes here, about £211,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 64 sales), 11% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,095 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 106 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,298
Employment 6 · #6,407
Education 11 · #6,092
Health 5 · #6,503
Crime 11 · #6,126
Housing & access 63 · #2,562
Living environment 55 · #3,062

House prices ?

£211,000median (12m) · +8.2% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£211,00064+8.2%+33.5%
Detached£394,0006+34.1%
Semi-detached£216,00030+5.4%+28.2%
Terraced£200,00027+2.6%+31.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£211,000
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)£34,095±£4,857 · #5,314 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,293
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

106 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 819 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,107 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences359
Theft117
Burglary28
Vehicle crime100
Criminal damage & arson81
Public order & weapons71
Drugs22
Robbery23
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 53 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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