Winson Green & Gib Heath

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 11,383 · 5 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,764 of 6,856 in England
  • #726 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #122 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,386
Median age (est.)31
Density6,196per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above25%
No car or van48%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 17%25–44 31%45–64 20%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 37%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 6%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 23%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 6%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 23%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 22% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary22%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional13%
Process & plant13%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Associate professional8%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 18%Asian: 39%Black: 30%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 18%Asian 39%Black 30%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Muslim 34% · Christian 33% · No religion 12%

Born outside the UK: 45%

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

Winson Green & Gib Heath is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,764 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #122 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (17) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £158,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 38 sales), 33% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,175 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 163 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 1 · #6,785
Employment 2 · #6,723
Education 4 · #6,613
Health 11 · #6,092
Crime 5 · #6,503
Housing & access 17 · #5,688
Living environment 9 · #6,243

House prices ?

£158,500median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=38
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£158,50038+5.7%+40.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£167,00030+11.7%+55.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£158,500
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)£29,175±£4,731 · #6,542 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,238
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 ?

4Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

163 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,860 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,002 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences949
Theft165
Burglary106
Vehicle crime166
Criminal damage & arson136
Public order & weapons175
Drugs61
Robbery58
Other44

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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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