8,515
Households
Pakistani · 48%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 78%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
204 · 6.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£171,125
Median property price
425
Postcodes
Overview of Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Coordinates52.4589, -1.8708
Postcodes
425
Population (Census)
30,176
Households (Census)
8,515
Recorded crime · May '26
204 · 6.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.08 (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 1.08 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Property sales · Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
HM Land Registry · Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Average price
£178,445
YoY: +5.7%
Median price: £171,125
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £165,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£243k£189k£135k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '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 Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Crime trends · Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1008059
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
89
YoY -11%
ASB
1890
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -55%
Vehicle Crime
21134
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +36%
Burglary
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY stable
Criminal damage
19125
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY -11%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
26142
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +271%
Demographics in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Ethnicity
Pakistani47.7%
Bangladeshi11.3%
Other ethnic group: Arab8.2%
White Brit.6.7%
African6.1%
+ 7 other groups · 20.0%
Religion
Muslim77.7%
Christian9.3%
Not answered5.8%
No religion4.6%
Hindu1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
25–3414.8%
50–6412.6%
10–1511.4%
20–248.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.7%
Other17.9%
With dependent children11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.3%
+ 8 other households · 28.2%
Schools in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery
Birmingham · B11 1LF
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham · B11 2QG
Good
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Clifton Primary School
Birmingham · B12 8NX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ladypool Primary School
Birmingham · B11 1QT
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Nelson Mandela School
Birmingham · B12 8EH
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Al-Ameen Primary School
Birmingham · B11 2JR
0.9 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
Camp Hill Education
Birmingham · B11 1AR
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–19
Conway Primary School
Birmingham · B11 1NS
Not judged
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Heritage Academy
Birmingham · B12 0DX
0.6 mi
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16
Jamia Islamia Birmingham
Birmingham · B11 1PL
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 11–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Postcodes in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
B11 1AAB11 1ABB11 1ADB11 1AGB11 1AJB11 1ANB11 1ARB11 1BGB11 1BHB11 1BLB11 1BPB11 1BTB11 1BUB11 1BWB11 1BYB11 1DAB11 1DGB11 1DQB11 1DSB11 1DTB11 1DUB11 1DWB11 1EDB11 1EHB11 1ELB11 1ENB11 1EQB11 1ERB11 1EUB11 1EXB11 1HAB11 1HBB11 1HHB11 1HJB11 1HLB11 1HNB11 1HUB11 1HWB11 1JAB11 1JBB11 1JJB11 1JLB11 1JPB11 1JRB11 1JSB11 1JTB11 1JXB11 1JYB11 1JZB11 1LAB11 1LBB11 1LDB11 1LFB11 1LHB11 1LJB11 1LLB11 1LNB11 1LPB11 1LRB11 1LSB11 1LTB11 1LUB11 1LWB11 1LXB11 1LYB11 1LZB11 1NAB11 1NBB11 1NDB11 1NEB11 1NFB11 1NLB11 1NPB11 1NQB11 1NRB11 1NSB11 1NUB11 1NWB11 1NXB11 1NYB11 1PAB11 1PBB11 1PDB11 1PEB11 1PFB11 1PGB11 1PHB11 1PJB11 1PLB11 1PNB11 1PPB11 1PQB11 1PRB11 1PSB11 1PTB11 1PUB11 1PXB11 1PYB11 1QAB11 1QBB11 1QDB11 1QEB11 1QGB11 1QJB11 1QLB11 1QNB11 1QSB11 1QTB11 1QWB11 1QXB11 1QZB11 1RBB11 1RDB11 1REB11 1RHB11 1RLB11 1RNB11 1RRB11 1RSB11 1RU