Yardley Fields

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 11,775 · 6 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,606 of 6,856 in England
  • #692 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #95 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,590
Median age (est.)29
Density5,595per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above21%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 29%15–24 16%25–44 29%45–64 19%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 32%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 20%Other: 16%
One person 23%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 20%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant14%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure13%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%
Associate professional7%

Ethnic group

White: 24%Asian: 55%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 8%
White 24%Asian 55%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Muslim 63% · Christian 19% · No religion 11%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Yardley Fields is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,606 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #95 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (27) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £210,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 47 sales), 11% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,985 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 130 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 1 · #6,791
Employment 5 · #6,503
Education 5 · #6,510
Health 10 · #6,195
Crime 18 · #5,653
Housing & access 27 · #4,975
Living environment 26 · #5,050

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=47
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00047+5.5%+32.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£214,25018+2.0%+28.3%
Terraced£217,50024+9.8%+35.1%
Flat£89,5005-20.4%-6.3%
This area£210,000
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)£35,985±£5,466 · #4,710 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,932
Price-to-income ?5.8×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,527 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,640 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences856
Theft122
Burglary52
Vehicle crime114
Criminal damage & arson113
Public order & weapons194
Drugs27
Robbery24
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 54 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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