Yardley
Birmingham · West Midlands · population 8,962 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,715 of 6,856 in England
- #550 of 736 in West Midlands
- #65 of 132 in Birmingham
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Elementary 14% · Process & plant 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Elementary | 14% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 41% · Christian 33% · No religion 17%
Born outside the UK: 24%
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 is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,715 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #65 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (48) and lowest on Income (13). Typical homes here sold for about £237,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 83 sales), in line with the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,168 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 98 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £237,000 | 83 | +3.0% | +18.5% |
| Detached | £382,500 | 6 | +31.9% | +22.0% |
| Semi-detached | £270,000 | 38 | +4.4% | +14.9% |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 23 | +10.5% | +27.9% |
| Flat | £117,500 | 16 | +9.3% | +6.8% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,530 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,859 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 422 |
| Theft | 91 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 88 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 75 |
| Public order & weapons | 75 |
| Drugs | 32 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Other | 18 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Birmingham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Dudley Wood & SaltwellsDudley17£200,000
- RadfordNottingham17£154,000
- Albert Hill & Red HallDarlington17£150,250
- West Norwood SouthLambeth17£480,000
- Plaistow NorthNewham17£517,500
- Chelsea Riverside WestKensington and Chelsea17£791,250