Handsworth

Birmingham · West Midlands

Handsworth in Birmingham is made up of 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 1 to 46 out of 100, with typical homes from £160,000 to £305,000.

In summary

There is a sharp split within Handsworth: Handsworth Wood scores 46 out of 100 (#3,686 of 6,856 nationally) while Handsworth South sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 45 points apart on the index. 3 of the 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £160,000 in Handsworth South to £305,000 in Handsworth Wood — a 1.9× gap within Handsworth.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,275a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime120per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)34

Owner-occupied52%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Handsworth

£223,000median home sold over the past year · +39.8% over 5 years · +6.2% over the year · 157 sales

Detached£350,000

Semi-detached£250,000

Terraced£175,000

Flat£104,500

Birmingham£237,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Handsworth Wood	3,686	46	£305,000
Handsworth East	6,126	11	£185,000
Handsworth West	6,771	1	£200,000
Handsworth South	6,785	1	£160,000

Postcode districts in Handsworth

B18 B19 B20 B21 B42

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Handsworth.

Birchfield Lozells Hamstead (Sandwell) Smethwick (Sandwell) Perry Beeches West Bromwich (Sandwell)

“Handsworth” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Birmingham — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Birmingham.