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Saltley West

Middle area

Central Birmingham. 9,692 people in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Saltley West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£156,250
610th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,522
1,588th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
14.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Saltley West compares

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

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Median sale price131 middle areas, Birmingham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Birmingham131 areas from £128,000 to £556,000. The middle area is £226,500. Saltley West is £156,250.
£156,2503rd lowest
Population132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 5,596 to 16,085. The middle area is 8,394. Saltley West is 9,522.
9,52238th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage132 middle areas, Birmingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 57.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. Saltley West is 90.1%.
90.1%17th lowest
Claimant rate132 middle areas, Birmingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Birmingham132 areas from 1.8% to 23.2%. The middle area is 9.2%. Saltley West is 14.7%.
14.7%27th highest

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 Saltley West 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
Deprivation score
38.1
5th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Saltley West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Saltley West was £156,250 in 2025.

Saltley West had 9,522 usual residents at the census.

In Saltley West, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Saltley West, 14.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.