Birchen Coppice
Wyre Forest · West Midlands · population 6,171 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode DY11
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,318 of 6,856 in England
- #642 of 736 in West Midlands
- #14 of 14 in Wyre Forest
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 48% · Christian 45% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
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
Birchen Coppice is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,318 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 14 in Wyre Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (84) but weak on Education (1). Typical homes here sold for about £231,750 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 52 sales), 9% below the wider Wyre Forest median of £255,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,559 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £231,750 | 52 | +9.3% | +10.4% |
| Detached | £325,000 | 9 | +2.4% | +22.2% |
| Semi-detached | £217,500 | 30 | +10.8% | +24.3% |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 13 | +4.5% | +28.7% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #5,622 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,834 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 304 |
| Theft | 59 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 63 |
| Public order & weapons | 65 |
| Drugs | 22 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 35 |
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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wyre Forest
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bilborough NorthNottingham8£217,500
- Acocks Green WestBirmingham8£196,250
- Heeley & Newfield GreenSheffield8£192,750
- Norris Green EastLiverpool8£169,960
- Walton EastLiverpool8£150,000
- New Addington SouthCroydon8£377,500