4,505
Households
Pakistani · 23%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 43%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
156 · 10.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£171,071
Median property price
162
Postcodes
Overview of Handsworth
Coordinates52.5071, -1.9315
Postcodes
162
Population (Census)
14,552
Households (Census)
4,505
Recorded crime · May '26
156 · 10.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Handsworth
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.18 (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 1.18 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Handsworth
Property sales · Handsworth
HM Land Registry · Handsworth
Average price
£198,073
YoY: -15.9%
Median price: £185,571
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 6 sales · avg £225,773
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£361k£248k£135k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Handsworth
Crime trends · Handsworth
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
876033
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
64
YoY -10%
ASB
23121
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -83%
Vehicle Crime
18114
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +175%
Burglary
1383
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
18114
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +62%
Demographics in Handsworth
Ethnicity
Pakistani22.8%
Indian22.3%
Bangladeshi10.2%
African8.5%
Caribbean8.5%
+ 7 other groups · 27.8%
Religion
Muslim43.0%
Christian20.8%
Sikh14.4%
No religion7.3%
Hindu5.6%
+ 2 other religions · 8.8%
Age groups
35–4921.1%
50–6415.4%
25–3414.8%
10–159.9%
5–97.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Other20.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
With dependent children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Any member 66+7.2%
+ 8 other households · 31.9%
Schools in Handsworth
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Birmingham · B21 9AR
Outstanding
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Grove School
Birmingham · B21 9HB
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham · B21 9ET
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Rookery School
Birmingham · B21 9PY
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
Birmingham · B20 2RW
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Welford Primary School
Birmingham · B20 2BL
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
William Murdoch Primary School
Birmingham · B21 9NT
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Handsworth
Postcodes in Handsworth
B19 1BHB20 2BBB20 2BDB20 2BEB20 2BHB20 2BJB20 2BLB20 2BNB20 2BPB20 2BQB20 2BTB20 2BUB20 2BWB20 2BXB20 2BYB20 2BZB20 2EPB20 2EQB20 2ERB20 2ESB20 2ETB20 2EUB20 2EWB20 2EXB20 2EYB20 2EZB20 2FEB20 2HAB20 2HBB20 2HDB20 2HEB20 2HFB20 2PSB20 2PUB20 2PXB20 2QBB20 2QDB20 2RNB20 2RTB20 2RWB21 9AAB21 9ABB21 9ADB21 9AEB21 9AFB21 9AGB21 9AJB21 9APB21 9AQB21 9ARB21 9ASB21 9ATB21 9AUB21 9AXB21 9AYB21 9BAB21 9BBB21 9BHB21 9BNB21 9BPB21 9BQB21 9BSB21 9BTB21 9BUB21 9BXB21 9BYB21 9DAB21 9DBB21 9DDB21 9DEB21 9DFB21 9DGB21 9DHB21 9DJB21 9DPB21 9DTB21 9DUB21 9DXB21 9DYB21 9DZB21 9EAB21 9EBB21 9EDB21 9EEB21 9EGB21 9ENB21 9EPB21 9EQB21 9ESB21 9ETB21 9EUB21 9EXB21 9HAB21 9HBB21 9HDB21 9HEB21 9HFB21 9HGB21 9HHB21 9HJB21 9HQB21 9HSB21 9HTB21 9HUB21 9HXB21 9HYB21 9JAB21 9JBB21 9JDB21 9JEB21 9JGB21 9JHB21 9JPB21 9JQB21 9JRB21 9JSB21 9JTB21 9JUB21 9JXB21 9JY