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Handsworth West

Middle area

North west Birmingham. 8,883 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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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 Handsworth West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£200,000
1,479th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,471
2,783rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
18.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Handsworth West compares

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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. Handsworth West is £200,000.
£200,000joint 34th lowest
Population132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 5,596 to 16,085. The middle area is 8,394. Handsworth West is 8,471.
8,47164th highest
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%. Handsworth West 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%. Handsworth West is 18.6%.
18.6%8th highest

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 Handsworth West 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
Handsworth West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Handsworth West was £200,000 in 2025.

Handsworth West had 8,471 usual residents at the census.

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

In Handsworth West, 18.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.