Liberty Mews, Birmingham, B15 2FH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B15 2FH has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	49.7%	48.8%	-0.9%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	50.3%	51.2%	0.9%	49.0%	2.2%

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 B15 2FH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.9% 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	49.8%	62.9%	13.1%	37.9%	25.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.4%	23.5%	-5.9%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	6.5%	4.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	7.8%	5.9%	-1.9%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	5.7%	2.9%	-2.8%	6.1%	-3.2%

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	44%	45.4%	1.4%	48.4%	-3.0%
Good health	37.4%	35.6%	-1.8%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	12.3%	10.7%	-1.6%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	5.2%	6.3%	1.1%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	2%	0.9%	1.2%	0.8%

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	36.7%	15.8%	-20.9%	18.2%	-2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	10.5%	-2.6%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	12.3%	-3.2%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	0%	-2.0%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	22.2%	14.4%	16.9%	5.3%
Degree or Similar	15.1%	38%	22.9%	33.8%	4.2%
Other	9.8%	1.2%	-8.6%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.3% 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	4.9%	3.9%	-1.0%	1.1%	2.8%
Chinese	2.7%	9.7%	7.0%	0.7%	9.0%
Indian	0.5%	4.3%	3.8%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	6%	8.7%	2.7%	2.7%	6.0%
Other Asian	4.4%	4.3%	-0.1%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	16.1%	20.8%	4.7%	2.5%	18.3%
Black Caribbean	19.9%	14%	-5.9%	1.0%	13.0%
Other Black	9.3%	0%	-9.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	8.5%	1.9%	-6.6%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%	1.1%
White	21.6%	20.3%	-1.3%	81.4%	-61.1%
Arab	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	1.4%	5.3%	3.9%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.7% 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	63.7%	51.7%	-12.0%	83.2%	-31.5%
European Union	2.5%	9.7%	7.2%	6.1%	3.6%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	13.7%	15%	1.3%	2.7%	12.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.9%	16.9%	6.0%	5.6%	11.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	3.4%	-4.5%	1.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.7%	51.4%	-10.3%	83.2%	-31.8%
10+ Years	2.5%	25.5%	23.0%	9.8%	15.7%
5-10 Years	4.1%	9.6%	5.5%	2.9%	6.7%
2-5 Years	12%	3.8%	-8.2%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	19.7%	9.6%	-10.1%	1.9%	7.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.3%	76.7%	-21.4%
Ireland	4.9%	0.6%	4.3%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Other Europe	3.4%	0.2%	3.2%
North Africa	4.4%	0.1%	4.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central Asia	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	11.7%	13.5%	-1.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.5%	37.2%	-14.7%
Christian	19.6%	46.2%	-26.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	43.6%	6.5%	37.1%
Not answered	10.8%	6.0%	4.8%

Safety

Is Liberty Mews Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Liberty Mews was 139.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.3% higher than the Balsall Heath West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Liberty Mews has the 58th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West and the 920th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 55.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.2%.

🔎 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. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,700

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in B15 2FH, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 Liberty Mews are based on 17 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 Liberty Mews, Birmingham, B15 2FH

Estimated Average Property Prices for B15 2FH

Average Price
£376,279

Semi-Detached
£329,951

Terraced
£402,859

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£266,541

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Liberty Mews

Average Price
£369,049

Semi-Detached
£347,870

Terraced
£402,026

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£269,315

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Liberty MewsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Liberty Mews, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£317,500	2023-11-24	£330,279
3 Liberty Mews, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-08-02	£311,111
15 Liberty Mews, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2021-06-24	£368,553
17 Liberty Mews, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£252,500	2017-01-13	£373,196
1 Liberty Mews, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£149,950	2014-07-25	£231,116

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B15 2FH

Employment

B15 2FH area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in B15 2FH 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	31
Student (economically inactive)	30
Part-Time Employee	21
Unemployed	16
Looking after home or family	15
Other	15
Retired	15
Self-Employed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Education	10
Other	9
Transport and storage	8
Construction	6
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	377 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	669 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	1,726 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,590 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	2,753 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Great Colmore Street , Lee Bank B15 2AY	4out of 4	123 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas CofE Academy Great Colmore Street , B15 2AT	4out of 4	183 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Woodview Woodview Drive , Edgbaston B15 2HU	2out of 4	518 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	3out of 4	882 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Percy Shurmer Academy Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	3out of 4	1,135 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	401 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark St Alban's Academy Conybere Street , B12 0YH	4out of 4	1,054 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1 Grosvenor Street , B4 7QD	3out of 4	1,811 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	1,915 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 256 Hob Moor Road , B10 9HH	- not rated	2,314 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	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	1,338 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	1,590 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	1,789 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	2,314 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	2,477 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	1out of 4	3,224 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	4,241 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	- not rated	4,859 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	2out of 4	5,370 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
James Brindley School Bell Barn Road , Edgbaston B15 2AF	3out of 4	377 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West House School 24 St James's Road , Edgbaston B15 2NX	- not rated	787 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
University College Birmingham Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	1,378 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's School Edgbaston 31 Calthorpe Road , Edgbaston B15 1RX	- not rated	1,429 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College 17 - 18 Greenfield Crescent , Edgbaston B15 3AU	- not rated	1,458 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
Quarter Horse Coffee Ltd	88-90 Bristol Street, Birmingham	168 yd
Indian Cafe Racer	Wellington Hotel, 72 Bristol Street	177 yd
Beluga Persian Kitchen and Grill	86 Bristol Street, Birmingham	177 yd
Gaijin Sushi	78 Bristol Street, Birmingham	199 yd
Colmore Coffee	St Lukes Church Centre, Great Colmore Street	222 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Exousia Community Church	4 Wynn Street, Birmingham	136 yd
Harbin Lounge	88 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham	291 yd
Nightingale Club	Essex House, Kent Street	379 yd
Boltz Club	16 Kent Street, Birmingham	381 yd
The Fox	The Fox, 17 Lower Essex Street	427 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hot Stuff Pizza	76 Bristol Street, Birmingham	177 yd
ONE OR TWO BERRIES LIMITED	Unit A, 76 Wrentham Street	403 yd
BRGR BOX	Ground Floor Part, 2-4 Exeter Street	430 yd
Shaorma Hub	11A Exeter Street, Birmingham	449 yd
Bull Burgers	46 Holloway Head, Birmingham	459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oriental Supermarket	Ground Floor, 100 Holloway Head	432 yd
Sun Yip Ltd	142-154 Sherlock Street, Birmingham	522 yd
Unit 3 Southside	Hurst Street, Birmingham	545 yd
Day In Supermarket	B11, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst Street	588 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco Metro, Skyline, 165 Granville Street	609 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St. Thomas Church Of England Va Primary School (Closed) Great Colmore Street	swimming pool	294 yd
Holloway Head Playing Field (Closed) Holloway Head	grass pitches	397 yd
Ultimate Fitness Birmingham HOLLOWAY HEAD	health and fitness suite	436 yd
Momentum Leisure Club (Opal 1 Birmingham) (Closed) Opal One Opal One Belgrave Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	445 yd
The Vault (Birmingham Lgbt Centre) 38-40 38-40 HOLLOWAY CIRCUS QUEENSWAY		531 yd
Oasis Academy Woodview WOODVIEW DRIVE	grass pitches	576 yd
The Leisurebox (Closed) Pershore Street		605 yd
Ultimate Fitness Birmingham (Closed) Upper Gough Street	health and fitness suite	620 yd
Rob Blakemans Bodyzone (Birmingham) (Closed) Suffolk Street Queensway	health and fitness suite	648 yd
The Club & Spa At The Cube THE CUBE THE CUBE WHARFSIDE STREET	health and fitness suite	725 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	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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	32 Mbit/s
Average download speed	42.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.88 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.88 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B15 2FH