League table · West Midlands
West Midlands: where the signs of gentrification are strongest
Every neighbourhood in West Midlands with a reading, ranked by the signs of gentrification its own page shows: official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more, each read against the neighbourhood's own council. Of 736 neighbourhoods, 1 shows strong signs, 77 clear signs, 163 some signs, 211 few signs, 131 mixed signs and 153 are moving the other way. Figures assembled by 4 November 2026.
How to read these tables
The reading is the weighted balance of the counted area-change signals on each neighbourhood's page: each signal weighs 1 to 5 by how directly it tracks rising incomes and values, and the balance runs from −1 (every measured signal falling behind the council) to +1 (every one pulling ahead). A neighbourhood is read against its own council, so these tables rank how far each is pulling ahead of, or falling behind, its council: not how much it has changed in absolute terms, and not a prediction. A reading marked capped sits in one of England's most income-deprived areas, where Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising. The reading is not a score and feeds no verdict; the methodology explains each signal.
The 100 strongest readings in West Midlands
| # | Neighbourhood | Council | Reading | Balance | Signals | Affluence today | Typical house |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobridge & Central Forest | Stoke-on-Trent | Strong signs | +0.36 | 6 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £94,000 |
| 2 | Princes End & Willingsworth | Sandwell | Clear signs | +0.33 | 5 up · 2 down · of 18 | Below average income | £220,000 |
| 3 | Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall | Solihull | Clear signs | +0.32 | 5 up · 0 down · of 16 | Affluent | £439,500 |
| 4 | Brookside | Telford and Wrekin | Clear signs | +0.30 | 6 up · 3 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £165,000 |
| 5 | Leamore | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.30 | 6 up · 0 down · of 19 | Below average income | £171,000 |
| 6 | Willenhall Park | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.30 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £180,000 |
| 7 | Dorridge | Solihull | Clear signs | +0.28 | 5 up · 0 down · of 18 | Among the most affluent | £642,500 |
| 8 | Hanford & Trentham West | Stoke-on-Trent | Clear signs | +0.27 | 6 up · 1 down · of 19 | Affluent | £230,000 |
| 9 | Ocker Hill | Sandwell | Clear signs | +0.27 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £195,000 |
| 10 | Saltley West | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.27 | 3 up · 1 down · of 16 | Among the most income-deprived | £192,000 |
| 11 | Darlaston Central | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.26 | 4 up · 2 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £187,000 |
| 12 | Kington, Eardisley & Staunton | Herefordshire, County of | Clear signs | +0.26 | 4 up · 0 down · of 18 | Middle income | £327,500 |
| 13 | May Bank | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Clear signs | +0.26 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Middle income | £191,000 |
| 14 | Hunt End & Feckenham | Redditch | Clear signs | +0.25 | 5 up · 1 down · of 18 | Affluent | £400,000 |
| 15 | Smith's Wood South | Solihull | Clear signs | +0.25 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Below average income | £210,000 |
| 16 | Norton Canes | Cannock Chase | Clear signs | +0.24 | 6 up · 2 down · of 19 | Middle income | £250,000 |
| 17 | Malvern Wells & Priory | Malvern Hills | Clear signs | +0.24 | 5 up · 3 down · of 19 | Affluent | £420,000 |
| 18 | Leamington Central & North | Warwick | Clear signs | +0.24 | 4 up · 0 down · of 21 | Among the most affluent | £500,000 |
| 19 | Blakenall South | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £205,000 |
| 20 | Brandwood North | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 2 down · of 20 | Affluent | £367,500 |
| 21 | Willenhall Town | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.23 | 5 up · 2 down · of 20 | Below average income | £190,000 |
| 22 | Darlaston West | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.23 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £185,000 |
| 23 | Wilnecote East | Tamworth | Clear signs | +0.23 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Below average income | £265,000 |
| 24 | Five Ways North | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.22 | 6 up · 4 down · of 20 | Below average income | – |
| 25 | Walsall South East | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.22 | 6 up · 2 down · of 19 | Affluent | £400,000 |
| 26 | Monkspath South | Solihull | Clear signs | +0.22 | 4 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most affluent | £432,500 |
| 27 | Coundon | Coventry | Clear signs | +0.21 | 5 up · 1 down · of 18 | Below average income | £235,000 |
| 28 | Pleck | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.21 | 5 up · 1 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £165,000 |
| 29 | Aldridge Central | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £268,000 |
| 30 | Burntwood North East & Longdon | Lichfield | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 1 down · of 18 | Affluent | £372,000 |
| 31 | Hawkesley | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £200,000 |
| 32 | Southcrest | Redditch | Clear signs | +0.21 | 4 up · 0 down · of 20 | Below average income | £250,000 |
| 33 | Wood Green & Old Park | Sandwell | Clear signs | +0.21 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £223,750 |
| 34 | Willenhall | Coventry | Clear signs | +0.20 | 6 up · 3 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £205,000 |
| 35 | Cheadle South & Upper Tean | Staffordshire Moorlands | Clear signs | +0.20 | 5 up · 0 down · of 18 | Middle income | £243,000 |
| 36 | Elmdon Park | Solihull | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Middle income | £315,000 |
| 37 | Ernesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor | Coventry | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Below average income | £205,500 |
| 38 | Town North & Newbold on Avon | Rugby | Clear signs | +0.20 | 4 up · 1 down · of 21 | Below average income | £225,000 |
| 39 | Lifford & Walkers Heath | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.19 | 6 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £240,000 |
| 40 | Kenilworth South | Warwick | Clear signs | +0.19 | 5 up · 1 down · of 20 | Affluent | £445,000 |
| 41 | Sheldon South | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.19 | 5 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £250,000 |
| 42 | Wellington East | Telford and Wrekin | Clear signs | +0.19 | 5 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £180,000 |
| 43 | Burton Stretton | East Staffordshire | Clear signs | +0.19 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Middle income | £247,500 |
| 44 | Cotteridge | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.19 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Middle income | £300,000 |
| 45 | Credenhill, Weobley & Wellington | Herefordshire, County of | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 2 down · of 17 | Middle income | £363,250 |
| 46 | Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley | Bromsgrove | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 3 down · of 19 | Affluent | £472,500 |
| 47 | Littleworth & Hopton | Stafford | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 1 down · of 18 | Middle income | £271,250 |
| 48 | Oldbury & Rood End | Sandwell | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £199,500 |
| 49 | Shelton & Joiner's Square | Stoke-on-Trent | Clear signs | +0.18 | 4 up · 4 down · of 19 | Below average income | £124,000 |
| 50 | Hereford North West | Herefordshire, County of | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Below average income | £250,000 |
| 51 | Little Chell & Stanfield | Stoke-on-Trent | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 1 down · of 19 | Below average income | £127,000 |
| 52 | Oldswinford & Pedmore | Dudley | Clear signs | +0.18 | 3 up · 0 down · of 17 | Affluent | £352,500 |
| 53 | Moor Green & Cannon Hill | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.17 | 5 up · 2 down · of 19 | Middle income | £397,500 |
| 54 | Greets Green West | Sandwell | Clear signs | +0.17 | 4 up · 2 down · of 18 | Among the most income-deprived | £210,000 |
| 55 | Handsworth Wood | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.17 | 4 up · 2 down · of 20 | Middle income | £296,500 |
| 56 | Oswestry West | Shropshire | Clear signs | +0.17 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Middle income | £230,000 |
| 57 | The Delves | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.17 | 4 up · 3 down · of 20 | Below average income | £235,000 |
| 58 | Barton-under-Needwood | East Staffordshire | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 0 down · of 17 | Middle income | £377,500 |
| 59 | Blakenall North | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £182,500 |
| 60 | Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich | Herefordshire, County of | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 1 down · of 17 | Affluent | £490,000 |
| 61 | Quinton Ridgacre | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Middle income | £255,000 |
| 62 | Webheath | Redditch | Clear signs | +0.17 | 3 up · 0 down · of 20 | Middle income | £315,000 |
| 63 | Coseley Wallbrook | Dudley | Clear signs | +0.16 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Below average income | £201,000 |
| 64 | Ettingshall | Wolverhampton | Clear signs | +0.16 | 4 up · 2 down · of 19 | Below average income | £203,500 |
| 65 | North Central & Dartmouth Circus | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.16 | 4 up · 2 down · of 19 | Below average income | – |
| 66 | Shenstone, Stonnall & Little Aston | Lichfield | Clear signs | +0.16 | 4 up · 3 down · of 18 | Affluent | £625,000 |
| 67 | Leamington West & Milverton | Warwick | Clear signs | +0.16 | 3 up · 1 down · of 21 | Affluent | £513,000 |
| 68 | Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham | Shropshire | Clear signs | +0.16 | 3 up · 1 down · of 21 | Middle income | £280,000 |
| 69 | Whoberley | Coventry | Clear signs | +0.16 | 3 up · 0 down · of 18 | Middle income | £245,000 |
| 70 | Houlton, Clifton & Brownsover North | Rugby | Clear signs | +0.15 | 6 up · 2 down · of 17 | Affluent | £318,000 |
| 71 | Ashmore | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.15 | 5 up · 3 down · of 19 | Below average income | £228,000 |
| 72 | Great Barr | Sandwell | Clear signs | +0.15 | 5 up · 2 down · of 19 | Middle income | £293,000 |
| 73 | Tibbington | Sandwell | Clear signs | +0.15 | 4 up · 2 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £210,000 |
| 74 | Bedworth Heath | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Clear signs | +0.15 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £225,000 |
| 75 | Brownhills West & Clayhanger | Walsall | Clear signs | +0.15 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £225,000 |
| 76 | Stockingford | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Clear signs | +0.15 | 3 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £189,300 |
| 77 | Winson Green & Gib Heath | Birmingham | Clear signs | +0.15 | 3 up · 2 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £158,500 |
| 78 | Wrockwardine Wood & Trench | Telford and Wrekin | Clear signs | +0.15 | 3 up · 2 down · of 20 | Below average income | £190,000 |
| 79 | Wednesbury South | Sandwell | Some signs (capped) | +0.34 | 6 up · 0 down · of 20 | Below average income | £220,000 |
| 80 | Bartley Green & Shenley Fields | Birmingham | Some signs (capped) | +0.32 | 5 up · 0 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £215,000 |
| 81 | Blakenhall | Wolverhampton | Some signs (capped) | +0.31 | 6 up · 0 down · of 21 | Among the most income-deprived | £175,000 |
| 82 | Sparkbrook North | Birmingham | Some signs (capped) | +0.30 | 6 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £220,000 |
| 83 | Madeley | Telford and Wrekin | Some signs (capped) | +0.26 | 6 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £200,000 |
| 84 | Nechells | Birmingham | Some signs (capped) | +0.25 | 5 up · 1 down · of 17 | Among the most income-deprived | £199,000 |
| 85 | Bordesley | Birmingham | Some signs (capped) | +0.24 | 5 up · 2 down · of 21 | Among the most income-deprived | £195,000 |
| 86 | Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road | Birmingham | Some signs (capped) | +0.23 | 6 up · 1 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £253,000 |
| 87 | Darlaston East | Walsall | Some signs (capped) | +0.23 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £171,750 |
| 88 | Glebe Farm | Birmingham | Some signs (capped) | +0.21 | 4 up · 0 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £191,750 |
| 89 | Small Heath Park | Birmingham | Some signs (capped) | +0.21 | 4 up · 2 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £166,500 |
| 90 | Lozells West | Birmingham | Some signs | +0.21 | 2 up · 0 down · of 18 | Among the most income-deprived | £202,500 |
| 91 | Newstead & Blurton South | Stoke-on-Trent | Some signs (capped) | +0.20 | 6 up · 5 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £180,000 |
| 92 | Shell Corner & Hurst Green | Dudley | Some signs (capped) | +0.20 | 3 up · 1 down · of 19 | Below average income | £228,000 |
| 93 | Silverdale & Keele | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Some signs (capped) | +0.20 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Below average income | £170,000 |
| 94 | Warley East | Sandwell | Some signs (capped) | +0.19 | 4 up · 1 down · of 20 | Below average income | £216,000 |
| 95 | Tile Hill | Coventry | Some signs (capped) | +0.18 | 5 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £227,500 |
| 96 | Abbey Hulton | Stoke-on-Trent | Some signs (capped) | +0.18 | 4 up · 1 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £145,000 |
| 97 | Hillmorton | Rugby | Some signs (capped) | +0.18 | 4 up · 0 down · of 21 | Below average income | £280,000 |
| 98 | Little Heath | Coventry | Some signs (capped) | +0.18 | 3 up · 2 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £185,000 |
| 99 | Longton West & Sandford Hill | Stoke-on-Trent | Some signs (capped) | +0.18 | 3 up · 0 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £132,000 |
| 100 | Wednesbury | Sandwell | Some signs (capped) | +0.18 | 3 up · 0 down · of 19 | Below average income | £220,000 |
Balance: the weighted balance of the counted signals. Signals: those pulling ahead of the council, those falling behind, of those measured. Affluence today and the typical house price (the median resale over the neighbourhood's latest three-year window) are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source and date.
The 20 strongest readings the other way in West Midlands
Neighbourhoods whose counted signals, taken together, point away from rising affluence against their council, the most so first. The same caveats hold: against the council, not a prediction, and a reading of statistics about place and money, not about the people who live there.
| # | Neighbourhood | Council | Reading | Balance | Signals | Affluence today | Typical house |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinver | South Staffordshire | Moving the other way | -0.43 | 0 up · 7 down · of 17 | Affluent | £425,000 |
| 2 | Lower Stoke & Gosford Park | Coventry | Moving the other way | -0.41 | 0 up · 7 down · of 18 | Among the most income-deprived | £170,000 |
| 3 | Ironbridge, Admaston & Higher Ercall | Telford and Wrekin | Moving the other way | -0.41 | 0 up · 6 down · of 19 | Middle income | £295,000 |
| 4 | Hall Green Central | Birmingham | Moving the other way | -0.37 | 1 up · 6 down · of 19 | Below average income | £330,000 |
| 5 | Compton & Merryhill North | Wolverhampton | Moving the other way | -0.33 | 2 up · 5 down · of 17 | Affluent | £300,000 |
| 6 | Penkridge & Acton Trussell | South Staffordshire | Moving the other way | -0.33 | 1 up · 4 down · of 18 | Middle income | £295,000 |
| 7 | Drakes Broughton & Norton | Wychavon | Moving the other way | -0.32 | 1 up · 7 down · of 19 | Middle income | £330,000 |
| 8 | Bearwood & Warley Woods | Sandwell | Moving the other way | -0.32 | 1 up · 6 down · of 20 | Below average income | £225,000 |
| 9 | Featherstone East & Essington | South Staffordshire | Moving the other way | -0.30 | 1 up · 5 down · of 18 | Middle income | £250,000 |
| 10 | Merryhill South | Wolverhampton | Moving the other way | -0.30 | 0 up · 4 down · of 19 | Below average income | £248,500 |
| 11 | Evesham East | Wychavon | Moving the other way | -0.29 | 0 up · 6 down · of 21 | Middle income | £282,250 |
| 12 | Central Coventry | Coventry | Moving the other way | -0.29 | 2 up · 5 down · of 19 | Below average income | £260,000 |
| 13 | Yardley Wood East | Birmingham | Moving the other way | -0.29 | 1 up · 4 down · of 20 | Middle income | £310,000 |
| 14 | Pendeford | Wolverhampton | Moving the other way | -0.28 | 0 up · 5 down · of 19 | Among the most income-deprived | £192,500 |
| 15 | West Park | Wolverhampton | Moving the other way | -0.28 | 0 up · 5 down · of 20 | Below average income | £233,500 |
| 16 | Selly Oak | Birmingham | Moving the other way | -0.27 | 3 up · 6 down · of 20 | Middle income | £272,500 |
| 17 | Harborne East | Birmingham | Moving the other way | -0.27 | 1 up · 5 down · of 19 | Affluent | £420,200 |
| 18 | Priorslee | Telford and Wrekin | Moving the other way | -0.27 | 3 up · 5 down · of 19 | Affluent | £300,000 |
| 19 | Bilston North East | Wolverhampton | Moving the other way | -0.26 | 1 up · 4 down · of 20 | Among the most income-deprived | £190,500 |
| 20 | Edgmond & Church Aston | Telford and Wrekin | Moving the other way | -0.26 | 2 up · 4 down · of 16 | Affluent | £365,500 |
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