School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4HA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B14 4HA has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% of residents 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	47.8%	48.9%	1.1%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	52.2%	51.1%	-1.1%	49.0%	2.1%

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 B14 4HA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.9% 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	47%	48.9%	1.9%	37.9%	11.0%
Married: Opposite sex	33.8%	35.5%	1.7%	44.2%	-8.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.7%	2.8%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.7%	6.7%	-1.0%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	6.8%	5.7%	-1.1%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	41.2%	45.2%	4.0%	48.4%	-3.2%
Good health	35.6%	33.3%	-2.3%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	15.4%	11.4%	-4.0%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	6.2%	7.9%	1.7%	4.0%	3.9%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	1.2%	0.9%

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.

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 18.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.6%	23%	-11.6%	18.2%	4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.2%	12.4%	-6.8%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.2%	20.2%	1.0%	13.4%	6.8%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	19.9%	10.1%	16.9%	3.0%
Degree or Similar	9.8%	18.8%	9.0%	33.8%	-15.0%
Other	5.6%	2.5%	-3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.3% 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	3.9%	1.1%	-2.8%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.5%	4.3%	2.8%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	16.3%	22.9%	6.6%	2.7%	20.2%
Other Asian	0%	2.9%	2.9%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	3%	1.6%	-1.4%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	2.9%	-0.4%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	70.6%	54.3%	-16.3%	81.4%	-27.1%
Arab	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	0%	5.1%	5.1%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.1%	81.1%	-10.0%	83.2%	-2.1%
European Union	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	6.1%	-3.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	2.7%	-1.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	13.7%	7.5%	5.6%	8.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.2%	81.3%	-8.9%	83.2%	-1.9%
10+ Years	0.3%	14%	13.7%	9.8%	4.2%
5-10 Years	0.3%	3.2%	2.9%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	0.5%	-7.8%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	76.7%	-6.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	20.5%	13.5%	7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.4%	37.2%	-11.8%
Christian	30.4%	46.2%	-15.8%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	34.7%	6.5%	28.2%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is School Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around School Road was 76.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.8% lower than the Billesley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

School Road has the 63rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley and the 1370th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B14 4HA, 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 School Road are based on 545 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 School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4HA

Estimated Average Property Prices for B14 4HA

Average Price
£230,423

Semi-Detached
£203,628

Terraced
£234,594

Detached
£285,152

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for School Road

Average Price
£345,124

Semi-Detached
£386,388

Terraced
£294,387

Detached
£559,072

Flats/Maisonettes
£172,595

Other
£450,454

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on School Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
176 School Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2023-02-21	£212,106
230 School Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2023-01-20	£261,820
232 School Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£192,500	2021-07-16	£218,543
246 School Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£155,000	2021-03-29	£181,886
190 School Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£207,500	2020-06-19	£268,922

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B14 4HA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B14 4HA 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	86
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Looking after home or family	33
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	21
Retired	21
Part-Time Employee	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Other	3
Real estate activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highters Heath Nursery School 11 School Road , Warstock B14 4BH	3out of 4	670 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allens Croft Nursery School Allens Croft Road , Kings Heath B14 6RP	4out of 4	3,714 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kings Norton Nursery School Westhill Road , Kings Norton B38 8SY	4out of 4	5,279 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	5,455 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yardley Wood Community Primary School School Road , Yardley Wood B14 4ER	3out of 4	265 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Trittiford Road , Yardley Wood B13 0EU	4out of 4	759 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highters Heath Community School Highters Heath Lane , Kings Heath B14 4LY	2out of 4	767 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Billesley Primary School Trittiford Road , Billesley B13 0ES	4out of 4	1,071 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Peterbrook Primary School High Street , Solihull Lodge B90 1HR	2out of 4	1,376 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy 6 Dale View Road , B14 4HN	- not rated	350 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Heath Boys Chamberlain Road , Kings Heath B13 0QP	3out of 4	1,479 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Swanshurst School Brook Lane , Billesley B13 0TW	4out of 4	1,899 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Wheelers Lane Technology College Wheelers Lane , Kings Heath B13 0SF	4out of 4	2,269 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Hall Green School Southam Road , Hall Green B28 0AA	3out of 4	2,297 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Solihull College & University Centre Blossomfield Campus , Blossomfield Road B91 1SB	- not rated	5,393 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School Ardencote Road , Kings Heath B13 0RW	4out of 4	1,953 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rosslyn School and Day Nursery 1597 Stratford Road , Hall Green B28 9JB	- not rated	2,233 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aspire Ap School Hall Green Baptist Church , 1250 Stratford Road B28 9EJ	- not rated	2,490 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hazel Oak School Hazel Oak Road , Shirley B90 2AZ	4out of 4	2,515 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingswood School St James Place , Shirley B90 2BA	- not rated	2,975 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caspian Pizza	245 School Road, Billesley	51 yd
The Day Saver Cafe	Yardley Wood Garage, Yardley Wood Road	630 yd
Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd	School Road, Billesley	674 yd
D J Quinns	327 Highfield Road, Hall Green	867 yd
Billsedge Cafe	321 Highfield Road, Hall Green	867 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Yardley Wood Social Club	118 School Road, Billesley		462 yd
Our Lady Of Lourdes Social Centre	222 Trittiford Road, Birmingham		749 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cod Father	87 Ravenshill Road, Birmingham	234 yd
Greekality	140 Priory Road, Billesley	473 yd
The Spice Hub	140 Priory Road, Billesley	473 yd
The Welcome	144 Priory Road, Billesley	473 yd
Garden Moon	1062 Yardley Wood Road, Billesley	558 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Heron Foods	1034-1036 Yardley Wood Road, Billesley		558 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Yardley Wood Playing Field MOORSIDE ROAD	grass pitches	502 yd
Maypole Football Club GREENALEIGH ROAD	grass pitches	715 yd
Highters Heath Primary School Highters Heath Lane	grass pitches	816 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	95.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.1%

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	195.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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