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Birmingham 052H

Neighbourhood

Central Birmingham. 1,645 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Birmingham 052H is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
65.2
Joint 576th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,639
Joint 16,235th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
18.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Birmingham 052H compares

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

Birmingham 052HMiddle
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 052H is 65.2.
65.2joint 37th 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 052H is 1,639.
1,639joint 283rd least 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 052H is 92.2%.
92.2%joint 92nd lowest
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 052H is 18.0%.
18.0%58th highest

Is Birmingham 052H safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birmingham 052H at a rate of 120.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 101.6 per 1,000 people across Saltley West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birmingham 052H.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), vehicle crime (46) and other crime (29).

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 052H 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 052H in brief

Birmingham 052H has a deprivation score of 65.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Birmingham 052H had 1,639 usual residents at the census.

In Birmingham 052H, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Birmingham 052H, 18.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.