On average Birmingham has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 109 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.1× the West Midlands average of 97 per 1,000. Approximately 23.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Birmingham is £48,172 per year. There are 394 schools in Birmingham: 305 primary (35 Outstanding and 226 Good) and 89 secondary (17 Outstanding and 57 Good). Birmingham is home to around 1,144,919 people, with a population density of about 4,275.4 per km².
Based on 7,751 recent sales, the median property price is £240,000 (about £277 per square foot) in Birmingham area, with individual transactions ranging from £10,000 up to £2,950,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 888 | £460,000 | £362 |
| Semi-Detached | 2,847 | £260,000 | £292 |
| Terraced | 2,747 | £220,000 | £252 |
| Flats | 1,269 | £145,000 | £232 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £330,000 | £132,000 | £174,000 | £137,000 |
| 2017 | £336,250 | £144,950 | £180,000 | £140,000 |
| 2018 | £360,000 | £159,950 | £190,000 | £152,000 |
| 2019 | £358,000 | £162,500 | £200,000 | £159,500 |
| 2020 | £383,250 | £165,000 | £215,000 | £165,000 |
| 2021 | £411,500 | £165,000 | £228,000 | £182,000 |
| 2022 | £430,000 | £175,000 | £250,000 | £200,000 |
| 2023 | £450,000 | £155,000 | £253,250 | £203,250 |
| 2024 | £449,000 | £157,500 | £255,000 | £210,000 |
| 2025 | £450,000 | £152,000 | £260,000 | £215,000 |
| 2026 | £470,000 | £141,500 | £262,000 | £224,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £262 | £210 | £194 | £159 |
| 2017 | £272 | £238 | £203 | £166 |
| 2018 | £287 | £261 | £217 | £177 |
| 2019 | £291 | £267 | £225 | £185 |
| 2020 | £294 | £274 | £235 | £193 |
| 2021 | £321 | £257 | £249 | £217 |
| 2022 | £352 | £280 | £276 | £233 |
| 2023 | £357 | £249 | £281 | £236 |
| 2024 | £357 | £251 | £285 | £242 |
| 2025 | £359 | £244 | £290 | £250 |
| 2026 | £361 | £225 | £292 | £258 |
Annual council tax rates for Birmingham district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Members of Parliament for the constituencies covering Birmingham.
Preet Kaur Gill
Birmingham Edgbaston - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Paulette Hamilton
Birmingham Erdington - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Tahir Ali
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Liam Byrne
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Shabana Mahmood
Birmingham Ladywood - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Laurence Turner
Birmingham Northfield - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Ayoub Khan
Birmingham Perry Barr - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Alistair Carns
Birmingham Selly Oak - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Jess Phillips
Birmingham Yardley - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Birmingham records about 109 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England: it scores 10 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 69 wards of Birmingham, Sutton Walmley & Minworth has the lowest crime rate, with about 65 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Birmingham average is 109 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Birmingham is £240,000 (about £277 per square foot) based on 7,751 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Birmingham has 305 primary schools (35 rated Outstanding, 226 Good) and 89 secondary schools (17 rated Outstanding, 57 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Birmingham scores 8 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Birmingham sits around rank 9,429 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Birmingham is around £48,172 per year, and 24% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Birmingham spans 10 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Birmingham Edgbaston: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour and Co-operative Party), Birmingham Erdington: Paulette Hamilton (Labour Party), Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley: Tahir Ali (Labour Party), Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North: Liam Byrne (Labour Party), Birmingham Ladywood: Shabana Mahmood (Labour Party), Birmingham Northfield: Laurence Turner (Labour Party), Birmingham Perry Barr: Ayoub Khan (Independent), Birmingham Selly Oak: Alistair Carns (Labour Party), Birmingham Yardley: Jess Phillips (Labour Party) and Sutton Coldfield: Andrew Mitchell (Conservative and Unionist Party).
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