Central

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 6,490 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

50Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Central sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,391 of 6,856 in England, and #18 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (71) and lowest on Health (23). Typical homes here sold for about £197,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 83 sales), 17% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #733 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 71 · #1,972
Employment 62 · #2,569
Education 61 · #2,644
Health 23 · #5,290
Crime 31 · #4,749
Housing & access 59 · #2,795
Living environment 27 · #4,989

House prices ?

£197,000median (12m) · -25.7% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£197,00083-25.7%-1.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Flat£196,00082-26.0%-2.0%
This area£197,000
Birmingham£237,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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