Glascote Heath

Tamworth · West Midlands · population 6,692 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,462 of 6,856 in England
  • #667 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #10 of 10 in Tamworth
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,863
Median age (est.)34
Density5,584per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above13%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 47%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 47%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 22%Other: 12%
One person 27%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 22%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 25% · Process & plant 14% · Sales & customer service 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary25%
Process & plant14%
Sales & customer service13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative8%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%
Professional6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 54% · Christian 40% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Glascote Heath is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,462 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 10 in Tamworth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (84) but weak on Education (2). Typical homes here sold for about £186,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 46 sales), 26% below the wider Tamworth median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,255 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 87 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.

Income 4 · #6,579
Employment 5 · #6,531
Education 2 · #6,702
Health 7 · #6,380
Crime 14 · #5,880
Housing & access 42 · #3,947
Living environment 84 · #1,061

House prices ?

£186,000median (12m) · +6.3% yr · n=46
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£186,00046+6.3%+24.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£230,00011+12.2%+23.3%
Terraced£185,50032+9.1%+32.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£186,000
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)£29,255±£4,384 · #6,530 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,728
Price-to-income ?6.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 582 offences
Tamworth71
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,410 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences349
Theft39
Burglary16
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons62
Drugs27
Robbery11
Other10

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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