Yardley Wood East

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,261 · 5 LSOAs

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

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,418 of 6,856 in England
  • #211 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #14 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,214
Median age (est.)39
Density5,680per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above36%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 2%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 36%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 55%Asian 36%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · Muslim 27% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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 Wood East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,418 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (73) and lowest on Income (46). Typical homes here sold for about £307,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 96 sales), 30% above the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,693 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 46 · #3,713
Employment 57 · #2,925
Education 73 · #1,869
Health 52 · #3,309
Crime 71 · #1,972
Housing & access 64 · #2,452
Living environment 49 · #3,501

House prices ?

£307,000median (12m) · +2.3% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£307,00096+2.3%+21.6%
Detached£330,0006-4.8%+8.2%
Semi-detached£310,00065+2.6%+23.5%
Terraced£318,00019+5.1%+27.2%
Flat£114,5006+14.5%+32.4%
This area£307,000
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)£39,693±£5,679 · #3,515 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,553
Price-to-income ?7.7×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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 429 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,262 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences199
Theft21
Burglary23
Vehicle crime92
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons37
Drugs6
Robbery5
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 14 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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