Woodgate

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 6,750 · 5 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,277 of 6,856 in England
  • #633 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #79 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,818
Median age (est.)41
Density4,242per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 38%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 38%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 19%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 19%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 5%Black: 10%Mixed: 7%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 5%Black 10%Mixed 7%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 36% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,277 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #79 of 132 in Birmingham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (68) but weak on Employment (5). Typical homes here, about £225,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 48% in five years (from 37 sales), 5% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,464 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 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 10 · #6,147
Employment 5 · #6,503
Education 13 · #5,989
Health 10 · #6,202
Crime 19 · #5,544
Housing & access 38 · #4,241
Living environment 68 · #2,226

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · +9.8% yr · n=37
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,00037+9.8%+47.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£250,00012+13.6%+42.9%
Terraced£215,00021+15.9%+46.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£225,000
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)£31,464±£4,512 · #6,080 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,984
Price-to-income ?7.2×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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

88 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 593 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,447 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences317
Theft40
Burglary19
Vehicle crime60
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons45
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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