West Midlands
30 local authorities. Average Area Score shown per authority.
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#6 of 9 regions · 736 neighbourhoods · 6,017,026 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Sparkbrook North (0) to Monkspath North (100); 18% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
There is a sharp split within the West Midlands: Monkspath North scores 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 nationally) while Sparkbrook North sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 100 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 204 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 304 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £90,000 in Tunstall to £587,500 in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross — a 6.5× gap within the West Midlands. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)
Living here
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 West Midlands
| Local authority | Areas | Avg score |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 15 | 78 |
| Bromsgrove | 14 | 76 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 15 | 74 |
| Lichfield | 12 | 72 |
| South Staffordshire | 13 | 68 |
| Stafford | 16 | 68 |
| Rugby | 13 | 67 |
| Solihull | 29 | 65 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 13 | 65 |
| Malvern Hills | 11 | 61 |
| Wychavon | 19 | 60 |
| Worcester | 14 | 57 |
| East Staffordshire | 15 | 54 |
| Shropshire | 39 | 54 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 16 | 52 |
| Redditch | 13 | 51 |
| Herefordshire, County of | 23 | 51 |
| Tamworth | 10 | 51 |
| Cannock Chase | 13 | 49 |
| North Warwickshire | 7 | 47 |
| Dudley | 43 | 45 |
| Wyre Forest | 14 | 44 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 24 | 41 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 17 | 41 |
| Coventry | 42 | 37 |
| Walsall | 39 | 30 |
| Wolverhampton | 33 | 26 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 33 | 25 |
| Birmingham | 132 | 23 |
| Sandwell | 39 | 20 |
Neighbourhood rankings in West Midlands
Highest Area Scores
score /100
| Monkspath North | 100 |
| Bromsgrove Stoney Hill | 100 |
| Weeping Cross & Brocton | 99 |
| Little Sutton & Roughley | 99 |
| Hagley | 99 |
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Streetly North | 20 |
| Little Sutton & Roughley | 22 |
| Monkspath North | 22 |
| Lugwardine, Withington & Moreton on Lugg | 23 |
| Codsall | 23 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Central | £54,153 |
| Monkspath North | £53,805 |
| Barnt Green & Lickey Hills | £53,134 |
| Little Sutton & Roughley | £53,086 |
| Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross | £52,732 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| Tunstall | 3.1× |
| Hanley & Etruria | 3.3× |
| Five Ways North | 3.5× |
| Central | 3.6× |
| Burton Central | 3.7× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
People living in West Midlands Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 33% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 15%
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.
Nearby areas
Regions bordering West Midlands.