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Digbeth: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Digbeth neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 135). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes B1, B12, B15, B2, B5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B5 6AN.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Digbeth is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Birmingham (7 of 22 signals falling, 4 rising). Flats here typically resell for £167,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Birmingham New Street, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 4.7 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.4 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical flat price

£167,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.20; 4 of 22 signals up, 7 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

4.7 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.4 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (15,000 jobs in 2024 against 6,124 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Digbeth sits in Birmingham

  • Typical flat price: 16th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 63rd highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Digbeth

Flat prices: Digbeth against Birmingham: This neighbourhood £48k (2002) to £129k (2026); Birmingham £67k (2002) to £140k (2026).£66k£173k2026202220182014201020062002This neighbourhood£129kBirmingham£140k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Birmingham, 2002 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 7 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • New-build activity
  • Lifestyle businesses
  • Premium and budget brands
  • New stations nearby

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Residents aged 25 to 29
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Birmingham New Street Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (670 m in a straight line). About 44 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (79 to 104 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern, Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Birmingham International (about 11 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Ark St Alban's Academy 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Digbeth

What is the typical flat price in Digbeth?

£167,500. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.

How does Digbeth compare with the rest of Birmingham?

Typical flat price: 16th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 63rd highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.

Is Digbeth an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Digbeth gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.20; 4 of 22 signals up, 7 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Digbeth?

Birmingham New Street. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (670 m in a straight line). About 44 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (79 to 104 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern, Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Birmingham International (about 11 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Digbeth?

Nearest state primary school. St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School. 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Ark St Alban's Academy. 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.