Compare

Birmingham 096C

Neighbourhood

South west Birmingham. 2,231 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

Open in map

Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Birmingham 096C is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
11.2
Joint 10,152nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,405
Joint 1,441st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Birmingham 096C compares

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

Birmingham 096CMiddle
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 096C is 11.2.
11.264th least deprived
Population659 neighbourhoods, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Birmingham659 areas from 1,023 to 5,671. The middle area is 1,679. Birmingham 096C is 2,405.
2,40528th most populated
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 096C is 100.0%.
100.0%joint 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 096C is 4.3%.
4.3%joint 103rd lowest

Is Birmingham 096C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birmingham 096C at a rate of 101.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 142.2 per 1,000 people across Selly Oak.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birmingham 096C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (81), burglary (39) and vehicle crime (32).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Birmingham 096C alone. See Birmingham

Average house price
£234,867
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,989
Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
1,176,960
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Birmingham 096C in brief

Birmingham 096C has a deprivation score of 11.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Birmingham 096C had 2,405 usual residents at the census.

In Birmingham 096C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Birmingham 096C, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.