Alcester Street, Deritend, Birmingham, B12 0PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B12 0PY is primarily male, with 67.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	28.8%	32.3%	3.5%	51.0%	-18.7%
Male	71.2%	67.7%	-3.5%	49.0%	18.7%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around B12 0PY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 70.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	77.5%	70.6%	-6.9%	37.9%	32.7%
Married: Opposite sex	8%	9.8%	1.8%	44.2%	-34.4%
Separated	2.9%	9.2%	6.3%	2.2%	7.0%
Divorced	9.4%	9.2%	-0.2%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	6.1%	-4.8%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (60.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.6%	32.1%	-4.5%	48.4%	-16.3%
Good health	38.6%	28.3%	-10.3%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	16.3%	20.9%	4.6%	12.7%	8.2%
Bad health	5.2%	13.9%	8.7%	4.0%	9.9%
Very bad health	3.3%	4.8%	1.5%	1.2%	3.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21%	26.5%	5.5%	18.2%	8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	11.3%	-2.5%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	13.9%	4.5%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	4%	0.4%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	21.7%	13.2%	-8.5%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	22.5%	26.5%	4.0%	33.8%	-7.3%
Other	8%	4.6%	-3.4%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.2% 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	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	5.2%	0%	-5.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.9%	3.2%	-0.7%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	2.6%	14.5%	11.9%	2.7%	11.8%
Other Asian	6.5%	2.7%	-3.8%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	9.8%	12.9%	3.1%	2.5%	10.4%
Black Caribbean	9.8%	5.9%	-3.9%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	5.9%	2.2%	-3.7%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	3.3%	2.2%	-1.1%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	0.7%	3.2%	2.5%	0.8%	2.4%
White	46.4%	39.2%	-7.2%	81.4%	-42.2%
Arab	2%	5.9%	3.9%	0.6%	5.3%
Other	0%	5.4%	5.4%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.6% 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	67.3%	68.6%	1.3%	83.2%	-14.6%
European Union	4.6%	8%	3.4%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	7.8%	8.5%	0.7%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	13.7%	9.6%	-4.1%	5.6%	4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.2%	2.7%	-2.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.7%	67.5%	2.8%	83.2%	-15.7%
10+ Years	3.3%	15.7%	12.4%	9.8%	5.9%
5-10 Years	3.9%	7.3%	3.4%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	13.1%	5.8%	-7.3%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	15%	3.7%	-11.3%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.4%	76.7%	-20.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Other Europe	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
North Africa	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	25.1%	13.5%	11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.8%	37.2%	-14.4%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	34.9%	6.5%	28.4%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Alcester Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alcester Street was 374.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.5% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alcester Street has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate and the 156th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 219.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -68.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,000

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in B12 0PY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 9/10 (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 Alcester Street are based on 103 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 Alcester Street, Deritend, Birmingham, B12 0PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for B12 0PY

Average Price
£1,732,724

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£252,296

Other
£3,706,628

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alcester Street

Average Price
£347,658

Semi-Detached
£272,554

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£887,652

Flats/Maisonettes
£235,475

Other
£1,937,721

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alcester Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 25 Fountain, 50 Alcester Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£265,000	2025-05-02	£256,167
Apartment 9 Fountain, 50 Alcester Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£299,000	2025-02-26	£291,685
Apartment 29 Fountain, 50 Alcester Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£239,150	2025-01-15	£232,116
Apartment 34 Fountain, 50 Alcester Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£230,000	2025-01-15	£223,235
Apartment 35 Fountain, 50 Alcester Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£238,000	2024-06-14	£231,705

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B12 0PY

Employment

B12 0PY area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Other	42
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Full-Time Employee	17
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	8
Retired	6
Self-Employed	6
Part-Time Employee	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Administrative and support service activities	7
Human health and social work activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Education	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Other	3
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	4out of 4	1,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	1,636 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	1,673 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	1,895 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thamestower Nursery School Oliver Street , Nechells B7 5BL	- not rated	2,629 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Lowe Street , B12 0ER	3out of 4	371 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School 29 Ravenhurst Street , Camp Hill B12 0EJ	- not rated	372 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	2out of 4	713 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	- not rated	713 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Percy Shurmer Primary School Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	- not rated	1,068 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Albans CofE Specialist Engineering College Angelina Street , Highgate B12 0UU	- not rated	709 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark St Alban's Academy Conybere Street , B12 0YH	3out of 4	742 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1 Grosvenor Street , B4 7QD	3out of 4	1,433 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Catholic School Oakley Road , Small Heath B10 0AX	3out of 4	1,578 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Catholic School Oakley Road , Small Heath B10 0AX	- not rated	1,578 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	497 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	1,140 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	1,458 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	1,472 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	2,036 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	2,565 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	2,571 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	2,912 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	3,007 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	3,543 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Harper Bell Adventist School 29 Ravenhurst Street , B12 0EJ	- not rated	372 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Calthorpe School Sports College Darwin Street , Highgate B12 0TJ	- not rated	515 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Calthorpe Academy Darwin Street , Highgate B12 0TP	3out of 4	515 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camp Hill Education The Bordesley Centre , Stratford Road B11 1AR	- not rated	647 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Archway Academy 86 Watery Lane , Middleway B9 4HN	- not rated	831 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
CG s Cafe	101 Bradford Court, 123-131 Bradford Street	149 yd
Bluetick Bar and Grill	80 Moseley Street, Birmingham	156 yd
O And K Cafe	Ground Floor, 80 Moseley Street	156 yd
Pacjams Kitchen Ltd	Ground Floor Front, 119-120 Moseley Street	163 yd
Tandoori Tapaz and Grill @ Clearys	Cleary's, 128 Moseley Street	203 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fountain	The Fountain, 93 Cheapside	79 yd
Clearys Public House	197 Cheapside, Birmingham	120 yd
Flex Fitness Birmingham Ltd	119-120 Moseley Street, Birmingham	163 yd
PST Community Centre & Private Club	71 Lombard Street, Birmingham	204 yd
Moseley Arms Public House	Flat Above, Moseley Arms, 104-105 Ravenhurst Street	234 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bender Burger	29-30 Warner Street, Birmingham	310 yd
Etna Pizza	154 Vaughton Street, Birmingham	454 yd
Kanteen/Rico Libre	17-19 The Greenhouse, The Custard Factory	477 yd
Smoking Bagels	9-13 Floodgate Street, Birmingham	522 yd
The Big Birmingham Bake	110-119 Floodgate Street, Birmingham	541 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sun Yip Ltd	142-154 Sherlock Street, Birmingham	694 yd
Tru Spice Groceries	127 Highgate Street, Birmingham	881 yd
Day In Supermarket	B11, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst Street	984 yd
Unit 3 Southside	Hurst Street, Birmingham	1,018 yd
Tu Quynh Supermarket	Bambu, 1 Wrottesley Street	1,052 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Flex 'N' Fitness Health Club 119-120 119-120 MOSELEY STREET	health and fitness suite	162 yd
Flex 'N' Fitness Health Club (Closed) Birchall Street	health and fitness suite	274 yd
Calthorpe Academy Darwin Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	513 yd
Pat Benson Boxing Academy UNIT 2 UNIT 2 ADDERLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	650 yd
Ark St Albans Academy CONYBERE STREET	artificial grass pitch	751 yd
The Leisurebox (Closed) Pershore Street		887 yd
Lifestyle Fitness (Birmingham Trident) TRIDENT RETAIL PARK TRIDENT RETAIL PARK WESTLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	893 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

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