# Perry Barr & South Hamstead

North west Birmingham. 8,617 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

Perry Barr & South Hamstead, Birmingham: 8,617 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 152.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £226,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02001850. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £226,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Perry Barr & South Hamstead was £226,000 in 2025. 2,130th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/perry-barr-and-south-hamstead#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,605** (2021). Perry Barr & South Hamstead had 8,605 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,600th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/perry-barr-and-south-hamstead#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Perry Barr & South Hamstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/perry-barr-and-south-hamstead#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Perry Barr & South Hamstead, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/perry-barr-and-south-hamstead#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001850) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Perry Barr & South Hamstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001850) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 92 homes were sold in Perry Barr & South Hamstead in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02001850) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Perry Barr & South Hamstead.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001850) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Perry Barr & South Hamstead had 8,605 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Perry Barr & South Hamstead

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Perry Barr & South Hamstead at a rate of 152.3 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Shoplifting | 408 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 392 |
| Other crime | 204 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Burglary | 55 |
| Robbery | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Theft from the person | 17 |
| Drug offences | 16 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Perry Barr & South Hamstead compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Perry Barr & South Hamstead | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £226,000 | 65th cheapest | 131 middle areas, Birmingham · 2025 |
| Population | 8,605 | 58th most populated | 132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.8% | joint 47th highest | 132 middle areas, Birmingham · Jan 2026 |

## Is Perry Barr & South Hamstead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Perry Barr & South Hamstead at a rate of 152.3 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, 162 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Perry Barr & South Hamstead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (408), violence and sexual offences (392) and other crime (204).
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 Perry Barr & South Hamstead alone. [See Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,989** (2025). Full-time workers living in Birmingham earned a median of £35,989 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Birmingham costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.1** (2025). Birmingham has a deprivation score of 38.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 5th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Perry Barr & South Hamstead in brief

The median price paid for a home in Perry Barr & South Hamstead was £226,000 in 2025.
Perry Barr & South Hamstead had 8,605 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Perry Barr & South Hamstead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Perry Barr & South Hamstead, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001850
- Ward: [Perry Barr †](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/ward/perry-barr)
- Constituency: [Birmingham Perry Barr †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-perry-barr)
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,617*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 25

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Birchfield East](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/birchfield-east), [Perry Beeches West](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/perry-beeches-west), [Handsworth Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/handsworth-wood), [Perry Beeches East](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/perry-beeches-east), [Birchfield West](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/birchfield-west), [Hamstead East](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/hamstead-east)

## Latest updates for Perry Barr & South Hamstead

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001850

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