Castle Vale Area Guide | £192k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
9,925
Households
4,210
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.3 per 1k
4,210
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£191,900
Median property price
288
Postcodes
4,210
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£191,900
Median property price
288
Postcodes

Sold prices in Castle Vale

England & Wales
Property sales · Castle Vale
HM Land Registry · Castle Vale
Average price
£183,287
YoY: -0.1%
Median price: £196,955
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 6 sales · avg £169,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£228k£134k£41k
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
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 Castle Vale

England & Wales
Crime trends · Castle Vale

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36
YoY +50%
362615
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
19101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

92
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Castle Vale

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Birmingham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Birmingham

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Castle Vale

GPs make up most of the mapped places

199 GPs · 47 Hospitals · 39 Libraries · 338 in all

  • GPs199
  • Hospitals47
  • Libraries39
  • Universities34
  • Museums19

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Castle Vale

Coordinates52.5190, -1.7886
Postcodes
288
Population (Census)
9,925
Households (Census)
4,210
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.3 per 1k

Demographics in Castle Vale

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,921
White Brit.75.7%
White & Black Caribbean6.2%
Caribbean4.2%
Other White2.5%
African2.4%
+ 3 other groups · 9.0%

Religion

Total residents: 9,926
Christian45.1%
No religion44.9%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim3.7%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,925
50–6420.6%
35–4916.4%
25–3413.2%
10–158.6%
65–747.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.4%

Households

Total households: 4,210
Other21.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.1%
Any member 66+14.0%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.3%
+ 9 other households · 33.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Castle Vale

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.29 (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 1.29 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Castle Vale