Oakenshaw
Redditch · West Midlands · population 5,575 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,775 of 6,856 in England
- #344 of 736 in West Midlands
- #7 of 13 in Redditch
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 7%
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
Oakenshaw is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,775 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 13 in Redditch. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (83) but weak on Education (25). Typical homes here, about £280,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 65 sales), 9% above the wider Redditch median of £257,750. Typical household take-home income is around £34,857 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to 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 | £280,000 | 65 | +7.7% | +25.9% |
| Detached | £354,000 | 24 | -0.4% | +19.0% |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 21 | +6.7% | +28.1% |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 17 | -6.7% | +12.5% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #2,370 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 #4,075 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 204 |
| Theft | 103 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 |
| Public order & weapons | 38 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 14 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 60 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 Redditch
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Kingsand, Antony & MaryfieldCornwall45£272,500
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- Tangmere, Mundham & HunstonChichester45£342,500
- Rugeley South & BreretonCannock Chase45£205,000
- Yeoman Hill & Maun ValleyMansfield45£174,000
- Bromley CommonBromley45£510,000