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South west Birmingham. 7,888 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for California’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£230,000
2,193rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,739
3,989th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How California 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. California is £230,000.
£230,000joint 61st highest
Population132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 5,596 to 16,085. The middle area is 8,394. California is 7,739.
7,73948th lowest
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%. California is 99.8%.
99.8%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate132 middle areas, Birmingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 1.8% to 23.2%. The middle area is 9.2%. California is 8.9%.
8.9%joint 62nd lowest

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 California alone. See Birmingham

Average house price
£234,257
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,989
93rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.1
5th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
California in brief

The median price paid for a home in California was £230,000 in 2025.

California had 7,739 usual residents at the census.

In California, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In California, 8.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.