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Bordesley Green

Ward

South east Birmingham. About 13,391 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Bordesley Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,984
Joint 1,294th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
17.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bordesley Green compares

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

Bordesley GreenMiddle
Population69 wards, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 9,300 to 28,025. The middle area is 15,059. Bordesley Green is 12,984.
12,98431st least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares69 wards, Birmingham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bordesley Green is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Bordesley Green is 98.3%.
98.3%joint 25th highest
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%. Bordesley Green is 17.7%.
17.7%4th highest

Is Bordesley Green safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bordesley Green at a rate of 144.8 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, 147 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bordesley Green.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (803), other crime (383) and vehicle crime (233).

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 ward, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Bordesley Green 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
Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.1
5th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bordesley Green in brief

Bordesley Green had 12,984 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Bordesley Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bordesley Green, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bordesley Green, 17.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.