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Sheldon

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South east Birmingham. About 20,733 people in 4.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sheldon, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
19,944
199th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.0%
2,767th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Sheldon compares

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

SheldonMiddle
Population69 wards, Birmingham · 2021
Population: every ward in Birmingham69 areas from 9,300 to 28,025. The middle area is 15,059. Sheldon is 19,944.
19,94428th highest
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%. Sheldon is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 2nd 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%. Sheldon is 7.1%.
7.1%joint 20th lowest
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%. Sheldon is 64.0%.
64.0%joint 30th lowest

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 Sheldon 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
Sheldon in brief

Sheldon had 19,944 usual residents at the census.

In Sheldon, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sheldon, 7.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.0% of residents in Sheldon were aged 15 to 64 at the census.