Birstall Central

Charnwood · East Midlands · population 5,271 · 3 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #910 of 6,856 in England
  • #71 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #7 of 22 in Charnwood
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,261
Median age (est.)44
Density5,042per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 30%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 5%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 22%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 73%Asian 22%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 36% · Hindu 17%

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

Birstall Central is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #910 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 22 in Charnwood. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (95) and lowest on Living environment (61). Typical homes here, about £295,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 65 sales), 7% above the wider Charnwood median of £275,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,057 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 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 74 · #1,780
Employment 77 · #1,547
Education 63 · #2,514
Health 76 · #1,630
Crime 90 · #704
Housing & access 95 · #341
Living environment 61 · #2,651

House prices ?

£295,000median (12m) · +11.3% yr · n=65
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£295,00065+11.3%+31.1%
Detached£400,0009-10.1%+56.9%
Semi-detached£279,00045+4.3%+24.6%
Terraced£277,5006+7.8%+55.3%
Flat£270,0005+89.6%
This area£295,000
Charnwood£275,000
East Midlands£250,000
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)£41,057±£5,869 · #3,109 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,688
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 ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

31 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 163 offences
Charnwood68
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #476 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences69
Theft22
Burglary11
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons17
Drugs2
Robbery0
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 27 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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