Grantham Road, Birmingham, B11 1LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B11 1LY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.7%	51.3%	2.6%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	51.3%	48.7%	-2.6%	49.0%	-0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.5%	41.2%	-3.3%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	43.4%	47.7%	4.3%	44.2%	3.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	4.1%	3.9%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	9.1%	-5.9%
Widowed	4.5%	3.2%	-1.3%	6.1%	-2.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.3%	38.3%	-6.0%	48.4%	-10.1%
Good health	30.7%	36.6%	5.9%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	13.5%	15.2%	1.7%	12.7%	2.5%
Bad health	6.8%	6.3%	-0.5%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	4.7%	3.6%	-1.1%	1.2%	2.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around B11 1LY this area, 36.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.4%	36.6%	3.2%	18.2%	18.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	12.6%	-1.2%	9.6%	3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	9.7%	-2.0%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	1%	1.9%	0.9%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	18.8%	5.7%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	15.9%	18.1%	2.2%	33.8%	-15.7%
Other	11%	2.3%	-8.7%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 3.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	10.9%	9.4%	-1.5%	1.1%	8.3%
Indian	4.4%	3.4%	-1.0%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	52.9%	58%	5.1%	2.7%	55.3%
Other Asian	6.5%	5.8%	-0.7%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	5.5%	6.8%	1.3%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	2.7%	-0.9%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	4.2%	1.2%	-3.0%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	3.9%	3.4%	-0.5%	81.4%	-78.0%
Roma	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Arab	5.2%	4.8%	-0.4%	0.6%	4.2%
Other	1%	1%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51%	62.1%	11.1%	83.2%	-21.1%
European Union	1.8%	3.4%	1.6%	6.1%	-2.7%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	7.6%	4.1%	-3.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	37.8%	29.5%	-8.3%	5.6%	23.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.8%	61.9%	11.1%	83.2%	-21.3%
10+ Years	4.7%	29.9%	25.2%	9.8%	20.1%
5-10 Years	7%	2.2%	-4.8%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	7.3%	5.5%	-1.8%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	30.2%	0.5%	-29.7%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88%	76.7%	11.3%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.6%	1.2%	2.4%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	3.1%	37.2%	-34.1%
Christian	6.7%	46.2%	-39.5%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	84.6%	6.5%	78.1%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Grantham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grantham Road was 165.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 89.4% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Grantham Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East and the 686th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 94.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,000

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B11 1LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Grantham Road are based on 23 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Birmingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Grantham Road, Birmingham, B11 1LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for B11 1LY

Average Price
£265,523

Semi-Detached
£241,603

Terraced
£268,513

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grantham Road

Average Price
£270,439

Semi-Detached
£299,210

Terraced
£257,852

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grantham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
69 Grantham Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£144,100	2020-06-19	£187,682
80 Grantham Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2019-10-11	£312,587
78 Grantham Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2018-07-23	£258,094
83 Grantham Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2017-05-09	£222,581
78 Grantham Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2016-03-06	£262,135

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B11 1LY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B11 1LY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Looking after home or family	58
Student (economically inactive)	41
Part-Time Employee	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	35
Full-Time Employee	33
Retired	31
Self-Employed	24
Other	22
Unemployed	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Construction	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Education	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	332 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	1,919 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	4out of 4	2,306 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	3out of 4	2,945 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Adderley Nursery School 1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN	4out of 4	3,431 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Conway Primary School Conway Road , Sparkbrook B11 1NS	- not rated	128 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Conway Primary School Conway Road , Sparkbrook B11 1NS	- not rated	128 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ladypool Primary School Stratford Road , Sparkbrook B11 1QT	3out of 4	353 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montgomery Primary School White Road , Sparkbrook B11 1EH	- not rated	448 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lift Montgomery White Road , Sparkbrook B11 1EH	- not rated	448 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Golden Hillock School Golden Hillock Road , Sparkhill B11 2QG	- not rated	780 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Boulton Academy Golden Hillock Road , Sparkhill B11 2QG	3out of 4	780 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Catholic School Oakley Road , Small Heath B10 0AX	3out of 4	909 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Catholic School Oakley Road , Small Heath B10 0AX	- not rated	909 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Community Foundation School St Paul's Centre , Hertford Street B12 8NJ	- not rated	1,030 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	1,225 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,159 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City College, Birmingham Fordrough Campus , B9 5NA	- not rated	2,510 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,089 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,100 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	1,734 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	2,746 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	2,794 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Starbank Road , B10 9LR	- not rated	2,794 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	3out of 4	3,438 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lloyds Academy 23-25 Grantham Road , Sparkbrook B11 1LU	- not rated	267 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jamia Islamia Birmingham Fallows Road , Sparkbrook B11 1PL	- not rated	507 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
R.Y.A.N Education Academy C/O Concord Youth Centre , Claremont Road B11 1LF	- not rated	516 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Girls Secondary School 21 Shakespeare Street , Sparkhill B11 4RU	- not rated	712 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
St Paul's School 73 Hertford Street , B12 8NJ	- not rated	1,029 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Junaid Fast Food	3 Walford Road, Birmingham	223 yd
Habibis Cafe	1 Walford Road, Birmingham	223 yd
Mother Hubbard's Birmingham	308-310 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook	227 yd
Yalda kebabs	1C Walford Road, Birmingham	237 yd
BRRGRR Birmingham	358-360 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook	315 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Marlborough	170 Anderton Road, Birmingham	492 yd
The Gate	Flat Above, The Crystal Suite, 14 Studley Street	577 yd
Mcdwyers	Flat Above, Mcdwyers, 79 Warwick Road	691 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	306 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook	197 yd
Caspian Pizza	300 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook	206 yd
OGZ	9A Walford Road, Birmingham	221 yd
Junaids	3 Walford Road, Birmingham	223 yd
Shake House	17 Stoney Lane, Sparkbrook	284 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	273 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook	275 yd
A1 Supermarket	243-245 Stratford Road, Sparkbrook	300 yd
Sonali Supermarket Midlands Ltd	48 Stoney Lane, Sparkbrook	560 yd
Azad Supermarket	132-136 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	560 yd
Raja Brothers Supermarket	170 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	629 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Miss Fitness (Closed) Stratford Road	health and fitness suite	495 yd
Jamia Islamia Birmingham ISLAMIC COLLEGE ISLAMIC COLLEGE FALLOWS ROAD		516 yd
Ark Boulton Academy GOLDEN HILLOCK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	738 yd
Clifton Primary School BRUNSWICK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	800 yd
Golden Hillock Sports Ground (Ackers Trust) APPLESHAM CLOSE	grass pitches	869 yd
Holy Trinity Catholic School HOLY TRINITY RC SCHOOL HOLY TRINITY RC SCHOOL OAKLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	908 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	135.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of B11 1LY