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Kingstanding South West

Middle area

North Birmingham. 6,717 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 64% of people in Kingstanding South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£210,000
Joint 1,700th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,638
Joint 3,707th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
64%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Kingstanding South West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kingstanding South West at a rate of 64.5 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 offences212
Other crime62
Vehicle crime45
Shoplifting29
Criminal damage and arson26
Burglary25
Anti-social behaviour15
Robbery10
Drug offences8
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Kingstanding South West compares

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

Kingstanding South 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. Kingstanding South West is £210,000.
£210,000joint 46th cheapest
Population132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 5,596 to 16,085. The middle area is 8,394. Kingstanding South West is 6,638.
6,63817th 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%. Kingstanding South West is 64.0%.
64%20th 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%. Kingstanding South West is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 32nd highest

Is Kingstanding South West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kingstanding South West at a rate of 64.5 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, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kingstanding South West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (212), other crime (62) and vehicle crime (45).

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 Kingstanding South 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
Kingstanding South West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kingstanding South West was £210,000 in 2025.

Kingstanding South West had 6,638 usual residents at the census.

About 64% of people in Kingstanding South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kingstanding South West, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.