Wylde Green

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 5,976 · 4 LSOAs

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

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #211 of 6,856 in England
  • #15 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #2 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,959
Median age (est.)50
Density2,587per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above46%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 28%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 2%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 6%Other: 25%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 6%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 15%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 77%Asian 15%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 26% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Wylde Green is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #211 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (98) and lowest on Living environment (47). Typical homes here sold for about £435,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 81 sales) — roughly 1.8× the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,731 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 97 · #224
Employment 91 · #608
Education 97 · #231
Health 76 · #1,650
Crime 98 · #149
Housing & access 88 · #821
Living environment 47 · #3,638

House prices ?

£435,000median (12m) · -6.5% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£435,00081-6.5%+1.8%
Detached£540,00039+10.2%+17.6%
Semi-detached£430,00015-14.4%+2.4%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£235,00023-18.4%+51.6%
This area£435,000
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)£46,731±£6,704 · #1,691 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,663
Price-to-income ?9.3×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 297 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,090 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences67
Theft152
Burglary20
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons11
Drugs2
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 7 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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