Woodgate Valley

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,681 · 5 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,202 of 6,856 in England
  • #621 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #73 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,655
Median age (est.)37
Density2,754per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above25%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 36%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 21%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 21%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Caring & leisure 15% · Elementary 15%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Caring & leisure15%
Elementary15%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 10%Black: 12%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 68%Asian 10%Black 12%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 36% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Woodgate Valley is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,202 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #73 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (74) but weak on Employment (4). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 43 sales), 18% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,922 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 102 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 · #6,325
Employment 4 · #6,558
Education 18 · #5,592
Health 12 · #6,065
Crime 12 · #6,065
Housing & access 58 · #2,911
Living environment 74 · #1,808

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · +6.8% yr · n=43
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,00043+6.8%+27.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£260,00010+20.1%+48.6%
Terraced£188,00031+4.4%+31.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£195,000
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)£33,922±£4,891 · #5,370 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,761
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

102 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 780 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,991 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences410
Theft48
Burglary49
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage & arson99
Public order & weapons59
Drugs19
Robbery9
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 44 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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