# Yardley Wood West

South Birmingham. 6,893 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

Yardley Wood West had 6,550 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001941. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Yardley Wood West was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 2,310th 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/yardley-wood-west#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,550** (2021). Yardley Wood West had 6,550 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3,590th least 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/yardley-wood-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Yardley Wood West 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/yardley-wood-west#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Yardley Wood West, 99.2% 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/yardley-wood-west#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001941) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Yardley Wood West 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=E02001941) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 65 homes were sold in Yardley Wood West in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02001941) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Yardley Wood West.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001941) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Yardley Wood West had 6,550 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Yardley Wood West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Yardley Wood West at a rate of 85.4 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 295 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |

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

## How Yardley Wood West compares

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

| Measure | Yardley Wood West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £235,000 | joint 57th most expensive | 131 middle areas, Birmingham · 2025 |
| Population | 6,550 | 15th least populated | 132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 132 middle areas, Birmingham · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.2% | joint 27th highest | 132 middle areas, Birmingham · Jan 2026 |

## Is Yardley Wood West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Yardley Wood West at a rate of 85.4 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, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Yardley Wood West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (295), other crime (94) and criminal damage and arson (65).
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 Yardley Wood West alone. [See Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- **Average house price: £234,257** (July 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,257 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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.

## Yardley Wood West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Yardley Wood West was £235,000 in 2025.
Yardley Wood West had 6,550 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Yardley Wood West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Yardley Wood West, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001941
- Ward: [Billesley †](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/ward/billesley)
- Constituency: [Birmingham Selly Oak †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-selly-oak)
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.40 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,893*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 21

* 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

[Billesley Common](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/billesley-common), [Wake Green East & Moseley Bog](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/wake-green-east-and-moseley-bog), [Solihull Lodge](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull/solihull-lodge), [Yardley Wood East](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/yardley-wood-east), [Highter's Heath & Maypole](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham/highters-heath-and-maypole)

## Latest updates for Yardley Wood West

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001941

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