The least deprived areas in and around Birmingham have been revealed in the latest 2021 Census results.
As part of the latest periodic survey, households in England and Wales were classified in terms of four different "dimensions of deprivation”.
Households were considered to be deprived if they met one of the four following criteria:
- Employment: if any member of the household, who is not a full-time student, is either unemployed or long-term sick
- Education: if no person in the household has at least five or more GCSE passes or equivalent and no-one aged 16 to 18 years is a full-time student
- Health and disability: if anyone in the household is in bad or very bad health or is disabled
- Housing: if the home is either overcrowded, in a shared dwelling or has no central heating
Households were not considered to be deprived if they didn’t meet any of these criteria. The Office for National Statistics said deprivation is a "complex topic", adding that more detailed information would come in future releases.
Across England, the council areas with the highest proportion of households that were not deprived included Elmbridge in Surrey (61.9%), Wokingham in Berkshire (61.5%) and Richmond upon Thames in London (61%). The tables featured over 7,000 neighbourhoods.
Here are the areas of Birmingham with the most non-deprived households.

1. Harborne East - Least deprived
Of the 3747 households, 63.8% were found to be not deprived. 2391 households were not deprived in any of the four dimensions. It ranked 163 nationally. (Photo: Google Maps) | Google Street View

2. Little Sutton and Roughley - Second least deprived
Of the 3569 households, 62.9% were not deprived. 2244 households were not deprived in any of the four measures. It ranked 246 nationally. (Photo: Google Maps) | Google Street View

3. Central Birmingham - Third least deprived
62.2% of the 4065 households were found not deprived. In total, 2527 households were not deprived in any of the four measures. It was the 309th least deprived area in the country. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty Images

4. Sutton Coldfield North and Park - Fourth least deprived
Of the 3988 households, 61.9% were not deprived i.e. 2468 households. It ranked 335 nationally. (Photo: Google Maps) | Google Streetview