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Birmingham 098A

Neighbourhood

South east Birmingham. 1,693 people in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Birmingham 098A is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
53.7
1,767th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,652
15,601st highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
11.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Birmingham 098A compares

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

Birmingham 098AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only659 neighbourhoods, Birmingham · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Birmingham659 areas from 1.7 to 77.9. The middle area is 38.6. Birmingham 098A is 53.7.
53.7joint 177th most deprived
Population659 neighbourhoods, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Birmingham659 areas from 1,023 to 5,671. The middle area is 1,679. Birmingham 098A is 1,652.
1,652joint 299th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage659 neighbourhoods, Birmingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Birmingham659 areas from 29.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.1%. Birmingham 098A is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 113th highest
Claimant rate659 neighbourhoods, Birmingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Birmingham659 areas from 0.6% to 41.8%. The middle area is 8.9%. Birmingham 098A is 11.4%.
11.4%joint 235th highest

Figures for the whole of Birmingham

These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Birmingham 098A 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
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
42.8%
2nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Birmingham 098A in brief

Birmingham 098A has a deprivation score of 53.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Birmingham 098A had 1,652 usual residents at the census.

In Birmingham 098A, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Birmingham 098A, 11.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.