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Birmingham 048A

Neighbourhood

East Birmingham. 2,211 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 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 048A is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
62.4
Joint 771st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,115
Joint 3,748th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
14.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Birmingham 048A compares

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

Birmingham 048AMiddle
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 048A is 62.4.
62.4joint 64th 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 048A is 2,115.
2,11559th 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 048A is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 279th 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 048A is 14.5%.
14.5%joint 149th highest

Is Birmingham 048A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birmingham 048A at a rate of 157.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.2 per 1,000 people across Washwood Heath.

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

In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birmingham 048A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (185), other crime (58) and criminal damage and arson (28).

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 048A 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 048A in brief

Birmingham 048A has a deprivation score of 62.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Birmingham 048A had 2,115 usual residents at the census.

In Birmingham 048A, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Birmingham 048A, 14.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.