Alder Road, Birmingham, B12 8BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B12 8BS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	50.5%	-0.1%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	49.4%	49.5%	0.1%	49.0%	0.5%

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 8BS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.8% 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	42.8%	47.8%	5.0%	37.9%	9.9%
Married: Opposite sex	38.9%	37.6%	-1.3%	44.2%	-6.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	5.2%	1.8%	-3.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	7.9%	7.1%	-0.8%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	5.2%	4.9%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	50.3%	44.7%	-5.6%	48.4%	-3.7%
Good health	32.4%	32.6%	0.2%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	11.9%	16%	4.1%	12.7%	3.3%
Bad health	4.3%	5.4%	1.1%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	0.0%

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	28.4%	27.1%	-1.3%	18.2%	8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	13.8%	4.6%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	12.9%	-1.1%	13.4%	-0.5%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.2%	2.2%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	15.6%	5.1%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	30.6%	28.4%	-2.2%	33.8%	-5.4%
Other	7.4%	0%	-7.4%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.5% 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	6.3%	7.8%	1.5%	1.1%	6.7%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	27.6%	35.4%	7.8%	2.7%	32.7%
Other Asian	0.9%	3.9%	3.0%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	8%	5.4%	-2.6%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	4.8%	1.2%	-3.6%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	0.8%	1.6%
White	34.7%	25.5%	-9.2%	81.4%	-55.9%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	3.4%	6%	2.6%	0.6%	5.4%
Other	2%	2.4%	0.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.9% 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	72.2%	71.9%	-0.3%	83.2%	-11.3%
European Union	2%	6%	4.0%	6.1%	-0.1%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	17.9%	16.9%	-1.0%	5.6%	11.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.3%	72.1%	0.8%	83.2%	-11.1%
10+ Years	2.6%	17.6%	15.0%	9.8%	7.8%
5-10 Years	2%	5.2%	3.2%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	6.8%	4.2%	-2.6%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	17.3%	0.9%	-16.4%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.1%	76.7%	-5.6%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	15.2%	13.5%	1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.7%	37.2%	-22.5%
Christian	16.5%	46.2%	-29.7%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	60.2%	6.5%	53.7%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Alder Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alder Road was 400.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 211.4% higher than the Balsall Heath West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alder Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West and the 138th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 234.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.5%.

🔎 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
£32,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B12 8BS, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 Alder Road are based on 16 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 Alder Road, Birmingham, B12 8BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B12 8BS

Average Price
£182,897

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£182,897

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alder Road

Average Price
£205,506

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£205,506

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alder Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Alder Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2025-11-07	£220,436
28 Alder Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£163,500	2024-11-27	£163,500
26 Alder Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£178,000	2020-02-21	£233,035
26 Alder Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2017-02-15	£245,198
22 Alder Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£83,000	2015-09-04	£133,752

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B12 8BS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B12 8BS 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

Full-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	32
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	23
Retired	21
Self-Employed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	20
Education	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	9
Manufacturing	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	1,436 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	1,613 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	4out of 4	2,341 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	3,044 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	4,227 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Anderton Park Primary School Dennis Road , Sparkhill B12 8BL	3out of 4	204 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School Oakland Road , Moseley B13 9DN	3out of 4	537 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clifton Infant School Brunswick Road , Sparkbrook B12 8NX	- not rated	589 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clifton Primary School Brunswick Road , Balsall Heath B12 8NX	3out of 4	589 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clifton Junior School St Paul's Road , Balsall Heath B12 8LY	- not rated	634 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Community Foundation School St Paul's Centre , Hertford Street B12 8NJ	- not rated	629 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Golden Hillock School Golden Hillock Road , Sparkhill B11 2QG	- not rated	1,431 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Boulton Academy Golden Hillock Road , Sparkhill B11 2QG	3out of 4	1,431 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Moseley School and Sixth Form Wake Green Road , Moseley B13 9UU	3out of 4	1,665 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queensbridge School Queensbridge Road , Moseley B13 8QB	3out of 4	1,702 yd	Foundation school	No	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	1,425 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,972 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City College, Birmingham Fordrough Campus , B9 5NA	- not rated	3,787 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,932 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,946 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	2,707 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	3,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Starbank Road , B10 9LR	- not rated	3,938 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	4,026 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	3out of 4	4,597 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Green Oak Academy 11 - 15 Woodstock Road , Moseley B13 9BB	- not rated	62 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Hazelwood School and Training Centre 344 Ladypool Road , B12 8JY	- not rated	281 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hira School 99-103 Clifton Road , Balsall Heath B12 8SR	- not rated	593 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
St Paul's Community School Hertford Street , Balsall Heath B12 8NJ	- not rated	629 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
St Paul's School 73 Hertford Street , B12 8NJ	- not rated	639 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
Chaiiwala	410 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	107 yd
Chickaros	400 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	107 yd
Holy Smokes	385 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	115 yd
Fuuego Restaurant Ltd	385 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	115 yd
MOWCHI	363 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	126 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Moseley All Services Club	Moseley All Services Club, 91 Church Road	645 yd
The Patrick Kavanagh	The Patrick Kavanagh, 142 Trafalgar Road	712 yd
The Prince of Wales Moseley	The Prince Of Wales, 118 Alcester Road	783 yd
The Prince of Wales Taconistas Leaf	The Prince Of Wales, 118 Alcester Road	783 yd
The Gate	Flat Above, The Crystal Suite, 14 Studley Street	825 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Khan's Pizza	345 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	139 yd
R Khan Fish And Chips	343 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	139 yd
NaughTEA Boba	Unit 5, 372-376 Ladypool Road	202 yd
Griller	24 Taunton Road, Birmingham	207 yd
Oodles Chinese	The Brighton, Ladypool Road	246 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
PAK Kashmir Supermarket Ltd	190 Stoney Lane, Sparkbrook	376 yd
Sonali Supermarket Midlands Ltd	48 Stoney Lane, Sparkbrook	722 yd
Persian Specialist/T/ International	180 Brighton Road, Birmingham	730 yd
Raja Brothers Supermarket	170 Ladypool Road, Birmingham	763 yd
Lidl	579 Moseley Road, Sparkbrook	818 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Clifton Primary School BRUNSWICK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	590 yd
Miss Fitness (Closed) Stratford Road	health and fitness suite	883 yd
Court Road Health And Fitness (Closed) Court Road	health and fitness suite	888 yd
Moseley Road Swimming Pool MOSELEY ROAD	swimming pool	965 yd
Sparkhill Swimming Pool And Fitness STRATFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,021 yd
Sparkhill Pool & Fitness Centre (Closed) Stratford Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,028 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	125 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B12 8BS