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Harborne West

Middle area

South west Birmingham. 8,425 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 22% of people in Harborne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£360,000
Joint 2,476th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,534
2,689th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
22%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Harborne West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harborne West at a rate of 71.8 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
Violence and sexual offences211
Other crime106
Shoplifting76
Vehicle crime65
Burglary46
Criminal damage and arson42
Anti-social behaviour26
Robbery16
Drug offences10
Theft from the person7

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Harborne West compares

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

Harborne WestMiddle
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. Harborne West is £360,000.
£360,00010th 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. Harborne West is 8,534.
8,53461st most 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%. Harborne West is 22.0%.
22%34th most 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%. Harborne West is 97.9%.
97.9%joint 60th lowest

Is Harborne West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harborne West at a rate of 71.8 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Harborne West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (211), other crime (106) and shoplifting (76).

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 Harborne 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
Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.1
5th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Harborne West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Harborne West was £360,000 in 2025.

Harborne West had 8,534 usual residents at the census.

About 22% of people in Harborne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Harborne West, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.