Dosthill & Two Gates

Tamworth · West Midlands · population 7,330 · 5 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,074 of 6,856 in England
  • #85 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #1 of 10 in Tamworth
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,340
Median age (est.)46
Density2,497per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above25%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 6%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 22%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Dosthill & Two Gates is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,074 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 10 in Tamworth. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (96) and lowest on Education (54). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 105 sales), 12% above the wider Tamworth median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,090 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 24 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 85 · #1,040
Employment 79 · #1,451
Education 54 · #3,131
Health 63 · #2,528
Crime 96 · #245
Housing & access 58 · #2,843
Living environment 76 · #1,650

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · +9.8% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,000105+9.8%+16.9%
Detached£355,50040+3.0%+25.4%
Semi-detached£268,00043+9.4%+26.1%
Terraced£206,25018-2.4%+1.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£280,000
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)£39,090±£5,557 · #3,690 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,678
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 ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 179 offences
Tamworth71
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #147 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences85
Theft21
Burglary17
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson6
Public order & weapons11
Drugs3
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 34 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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