Central Tamworth

Tamworth · West Midlands · population 8,787 · 5 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,180 of 6,856 in England
  • #491 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #9 of 10 in Tamworth
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,448
Median age (est.)42
Density2,005per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above20%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 31%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 12%Other: 12%
One person 41%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 12%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Professional 11% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Professional11%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure9%

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 50% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Central Tamworth is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,180 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 10 in Tamworth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (72) and lowest on Employment (20). Typical homes here sold for about £225,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 137 sales), 10% below the wider Tamworth median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,028 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 167 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 22 · #5,372
Employment 20 · #5,509
Education 20 · #5,462
Health 21 · #5,414
Crime 39 · #4,166
Housing & access 72 · #1,890
Living environment 36 · #4,358

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · -1.3% yr · n=137
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,000137-1.3%+4.7%
Detached£380,00032+3.8%+12.1%
Semi-detached£245,00033+1.1%+8.9%
Terraced£195,00039-11.3%-2.5%
Flat£133,00033-2.2%+9.0%
This area£225,000
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)£30,028±£4,281 · #6,391 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,944
Price-to-income ?7.5×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

167 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,466 offences
Tamworth71
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,020 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences659
Theft289
Burglary36
Vehicle crime116
Criminal damage & arson88
Public order & weapons187
Drugs41
Robbery16
Other34

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 194 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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