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Alum Rock

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East Birmingham. About 28,504 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Alum Rock, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
28,025
29th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
15.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.5%
1,929th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Alum Rock compares

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

Alum RockMiddle
Population69 wards, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 9,300 to 28,025. The middle area is 15,059. Alum Rock is 28,025.
28,025highest
Gigabit broadband coverage69 wards, Birmingham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 73.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.8%. Alum Rock is 96.8%.
96.8%joint 24th lowest
Claimant rate69 wards, Birmingham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 2.2% to 20.1%. The middle area is 8.7%. Alum Rock is 15.2%.
15.2%12th highest
Aged 15 to 6469 wards, Birmingham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 57.4% to 86.2%. The middle area is 64.3%. Alum Rock is 65.5%.
65.5%22nd highest

Figures for the whole of Birmingham

These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Alum Rock 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
Alum Rock in brief

Alum Rock had 28,025 usual residents at the census.

In Alum Rock, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Alum Rock, 15.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.5% of residents in Alum Rock were aged 15 to 64 at the census.