325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East

Ward · E05011170

Ward
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Police
West Midlands

House prices

£514k£257k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £75k -61% +29% -82%
Semi-detached £280k +52% +600% +0%
Terraced £175k +7.0% +465% -29%
Flat £90k -16% +260% -62%

Median sale prices in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Jamia Islamia Birmingham 0.2 mi — 32.0 22%
Ark Boulton Academy 0.3 mi Non-sel 44.2 42%
Holy Trinity Catholic School 0.5 mi Non-sel 44.0 36%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,084
1 bed £819
2 bed £990
3 bed £1,115
4+ bed £1,562

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 10,669
Violence & sexual offences 4,511
Burglary 512
Anti-social behaviour 298

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.3 mi
THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC GP practice 0.4 mi
THE BROOK SURGERY GP practice 0.4 mi
KHATTAK HUB GP practice 0.7 mi
THE KHATTAK MEMORIAL SURGERY GP practice 0.7 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Small Heath Rail Station Rail station 0.5 mi
Bordesley Rail Station Rail station 1.9 mi
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.9 mi
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.9 mi
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.9 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 97.0%
Gigabit 92.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 64.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 98.2%
Indoor voice (all) 99.7%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
average (lo–hi)
Overall2% (0–10)
Income1% (0–4)
Employment5% (1–17)
Education7% (2–12)
Health13% (4–29)
Crime22% (5–41)
Housing & services14% (6–44)
Living environment8% (1–33)

Your MP

Tahir Ali MP

Labour

Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

tahir.ali.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Farm Park Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi
Avon Park Park 0.8 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Montgomery Primary School II 0.4 mi
Marlborough Public House II 0.3 mi
Parish Church of Emmanuel II 0.3 mi
Church of St Agatha I 1.0 mi
Cart Shed Opposite Stables on East Side of Lloyds Farmhouse II 0.4 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 62,363
Total registered 70,356
Dormant 836
New (last year) 13,562
New (last 5 years) 39,534

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 9
PM10 14
NO₂ 18
NOₓ 27

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 4
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist 2

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 3,657,300,000
Cars & taxis 2,980,400,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 2,832

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 26.1%
Aged 16–64 64.2%
Aged 65+ 9.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 5.0%
Asian 78.6%
Black 5.3%
Mixed 1.8%
Other 9.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 53.7%
Social rented 24.4%
Private rented 21.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 9.3%
Semi-detached 15.4%
Terraced 60.6%
Flat / maisonette 11.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 36.5%
1 car or van 40.0%
2+ cars or vans 23.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 45.7%
Unemployed 7.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 39.6%
Degree or above 18.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 65.7%
Smoking prevalence 12.2%
Infant mortality 8.7

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.