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Brandwood East

Middle area

South Birmingham. 6,560 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Brandwood East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£267,500
Joint 3,074th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,475
Joint 3,476th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Brandwood East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brandwood East at a rate of 130.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Shoplifting257
Violence and sexual offences239
Other crime101
Criminal damage and arson95
Vehicle crime69
Burglary34
Anti-social behaviour21
Drug offences15
Robbery13
Theft from the person9

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Brandwood East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price131 middle areas, Birmingham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Birmingham131 areas from £128,000 to £556,000. The middle area is £226,500. Brandwood East is £267,500.
£267,50037th most expensive
Population132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 5,596 to 16,085. The middle area is 8,394. Brandwood East is 6,475.
6,47514th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Brandwood East is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage132 middle areas, Birmingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 57.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. Brandwood East is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 54th highest

Is Brandwood East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brandwood East at a rate of 130.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brandwood East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (257), violence and sexual offences (239) and other crime (101).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Birmingham

These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Brandwood East alone. See Birmingham

Average house price
£234,867
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,989
Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.1
5th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brandwood East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brandwood East was £267,500 in 2025.

Brandwood East had 6,475 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Brandwood East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brandwood East, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.