Amington

Tamworth · West Midlands · population 8,643 · 5 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,645 of 6,856 in England
  • #327 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #7 of 10 in Tamworth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,319
Median age (est.)40
Density1,769per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above23%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 18%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 24%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Process & plant11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Muslim 0%

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

Amington sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,645 of 6,856 in England, and #7 of 10 in Tamworth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (81) but weak on Education (25). Typical homes here sold for about £279,950 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 151 sales), 12% above the wider Tamworth median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,982 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 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 43 · #3,892
Employment 40 · #4,125
Education 25 · #5,126
Health 49 · #3,515
Crime 59 · #2,822
Housing & access 59 · #2,815
Living environment 81 · #1,328

House prices ?

£279,950median (12m) · -5.1% yr · n=151
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£279,950151-5.1%+21.7%
Detached£387,00071-7.9%+13.8%
Semi-detached£263,00031+0.4%+31.5%
Terraced£216,25044+8.1%+32.5%
Flat£115,5005+10.0%+14.4%
This area£279,950
Tamworth£250,000
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)£37,982±£5,361 · #4,048 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,539
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 533 offences
Tamworth71
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,976 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences276
Theft44
Burglary24
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons47
Drugs22
Robbery5
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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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