Birmingham Selly Oak covers a broad part of south Birmingham. It includes Selly Oak and Bournbrook, Bournville and Cotteridge, Stirchley, Billesley, Druids Heath, Monyhull and Highter’s Heath, together with parts of King’s Heath and Weoley. The constituency is entirely urban but varies noticeably in character. Selly Oak and Bournbrook sit close to the University of Birmingham and have a denser built form, while Bournville, Cotteridge and the southern neighbourhoods are more suburban. Stirchley provides another established local centre along the Pershore Road corridor. The seat therefore links several distinct south Birmingham communities without extending into the central business district.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Birmingham Selly Oak, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population109,804
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWest Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1720.4% · 22,438 people
18 to 2418.9% · 20,790 people
25 to 3413.1% · 14,381 people
35 to 4917.8% · 19,507 people
50 to 6415.4% · 16,946 people
65 and over14.3% · 15,742 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
41,370 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners54.6% · 22,608 households
Private renters22.7% · 9,387 households
Social renters21.0% · 8,708 households
Other tenure1.6% · 667 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
41,371 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households31.5% · 13,013 households
Families with dependent children28.8% · 11,902 households
Other single-family households29.7% · 12,306 households
Other household types10.0% · 4,150 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
107,994 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot8.0% · 8,678 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.1% · 11,952 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9% · 87,364 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency373
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded76
Total awarded£2,345,924
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026
Paradaida (Paradise)
Grant to individual
£29,372
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Paradaida (Paradise) - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Still Standing: 30 Years of Youth Work at All Saints and Across Birmingham
Viewfinderuk CIC
£45,836
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
Still Standing will preserve the heritage of youth work through the 30-year story of All Saints Youth Project in Kings Heath — one of Birmingham's most resilient community spaces for young people. Working as heritage researchers and co-curators, current young people will record a minimum of 20 oral histories with former participants, youth workers, volunteers, families and community leaders, while collecting and digitising photographs, project materials and memories that document the centre's social and cultural legacy. Using All Saints as the project's anchor, young people will explore how its story reflects the wider history of youth work across Birmingham — including the impact of funding cuts, closures and changing community needs. Outputs will include a permanent digitised community archive, a youth-led public exhibition and a short young person-led documentary film; ensuring this important part of Birmingham's social history is preserved, shared and used to inspire future generations.
National Lottery grantAwarded 20 May 2026
Developing a Minimal-Footprint Method for Grassroots Live Music Documentation
Grant to individual
£14,308
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Developing a Minimal-Footprint Method for Grassroots Live Music Documentation - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 19 May 2026
Church Community Room Safe Restoration Project
Firstborn Community Church
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Firstborn Community Church - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026
Individual R&D: Immersive Music Experiences in XR for SEND settings
Grant to individual
£12,000
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Individual R&D: Immersive Music Experiences in XR for SEND settings - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
71 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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