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Balsall Heath West

EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamBalsall Heath West
WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
15,593
Households
5,048
Crimes · May '26
77 · 4.9 per 1k
5,048
Households
Pakistani · 30%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 63%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
77 · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£229,573
Median property price
220
Postcodes
5,048
Households
Pakistani · 30%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 63%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
77 · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£229,573
Median property price
220
Postcodes

Overview of Balsall Heath West

Coordinates52.4598, -1.8933
Postcodes
220
Population (Census)
15,593
Households (Census)
5,048
Recorded crime · May '26
77 · 4.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Balsall Heath West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.03 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.03 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Balsall Heath West

Property sales · Balsall Heath West
HM Land Registry · Balsall Heath West
Average price
£227,705
YoY: +1.7%
Median price: £209,292
View district B5
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Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 3 sales · avg £384,416
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£384k£283k£183k
Apr '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Balsall Heath West

Crime trends · Balsall Heath West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
644525
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
43
YoY stable
ASB
1482
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +133%
Burglary
20112
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -43%
Criminal damage
25143
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -71%

3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

77
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Balsall Heath West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,586
Pakistani29.7%
Other ethnic group: Arab14.5%
White Brit.12.4%
African9.1%
Caribbean5.4%
+ 10 other groups · 29.0%

Religion

Total residents: 15,576
Muslim62.7%
Christian17.0%
No religion11.2%
Not answered5.8%
Sikh1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,593
35–4918.8%
25–3415.9%
50–6414.6%
10–159.9%
20–249.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%

Households

Total households: 5,048
Other25.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Any member 66+9.1%
With dependent children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 30.2%

Postcode Districts in Balsall Heath West

B12
156 postcodes
B5
64 postcodes