Southcrest

Redditch · West Midlands · population 6,267 · 4 LSOAs

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

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,967 of 6,856 in England
  • #369 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #8 of 13 in Redditch
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,371
Median age (est.)39
Density2,419per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above25%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Process & plant14%
Professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 13%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 13%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 36% · Muslim 11%

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

Southcrest is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,967 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 13 in Redditch. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (78) but weak on Education (21). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 81 sales), in line with the wider Redditch median of £257,750. Typical household take-home income is around £35,087 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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 37 · #4,330
Employment 42 · #3,940
Education 21 · #5,420
Health 42 · #3,988
Crime 39 · #4,166
Housing & access 78 · #1,486
Living environment 52 · #3,268

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · +9.9% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,00081+9.9%+38.9%
Detached£381,50020+3.1%+13.9%
Semi-detached£270,00024+6.7%+28.0%
Terraced£195,00021+5.4%+23.7%
Flat£132,50016+12.5%+32.5%
This area£250,000
Redditch£257,750
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)£35,087±£4,955 · #5,009 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,127
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 431 offences
Redditch74
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,453 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences201
Theft69
Burglary21
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons39
Drugs11
Robbery10
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 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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