Neighbourhood · Birmingham · West Midlands
Upper Witton
Birmingham 022 · 4 sub-areas · 7,637 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (67/100)Watch-out: Retirees (54/100)Liveability 72/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Upper Witton is a commuter neighbourhood within Birmingham — train into Birmingham runs in around 25 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
72/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Upper Witton?
A snapshot of Upper Witton
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,086 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Upper Witton?
- The median monthly rent across Upper Witton is £1,086.
- How safe is Upper Witton?
- Upper Witton has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Upper Witton?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 25 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Upper Witton?
- There are 24 schools within 2 km of Upper Witton, of which 27% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1405 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Upper Witton?
- The most common council tax band in Upper Witton is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,723. Council tax is set by Birmingham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Upper Witton to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Upper Witton to central London is approximately 110 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Upper Witton?
- 100% of premises in Upper Witton are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Upper Witton?
- Upper Witton sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Upper Witton?
- 54% of households in Upper Witton are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Upper Witton?
- The average property price across Birmingham (the local authority covering Upper Witton) is approximately £232,266, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Upper Witton a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.49 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,180.)
- Which local areas are part of Upper Witton?
- Upper Witton contains 4 local areas: Birmingham 022C, Birmingham 022B, Birmingham 022A, Birmingham 022D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Upper Witton
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Upper Witton?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Upper Witton is £1,086. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Upper Witton a safe place to live?
- Upper Witton has a safety score of 66/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Upper Witton?
- 27% of schools within 2 km of Upper Witton are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Upper Witton?
- Public-transport commute time from Upper Witton to central London is approximately 110 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Upper Witton different from the rest of Birmingham?
- Upper Witton contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Upper Witton rank in Birmingham?
- Upper Witton scores 72/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Birmingham, see the Cities table on the Birmingham page.
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