Gilldown Place, Birmingham, B15 2LR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B15 2LR is primarily male, with 56.7% 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	47.9%	43.3%	-4.6%	51.0%	-7.7%
Male	52.1%	56.7%	4.6%	49.0%	7.7%

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 B15 2LR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.5% 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	55.5%	55.5%	0.0%	37.9%	17.6%
Married: Opposite sex	33.2%	29.4%	-3.8%	44.2%	-14.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	6.4%	9.5%	3.1%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	6.1%	-4.2%

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	52.8%	47.3%	-5.5%	48.4%	-1.1%
Good health	30.6%	37.1%	6.5%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	12.5%	9.8%	-2.7%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 56.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.8%	12.3%	-4.5%	18.2%	-5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	6.1%	-1.6%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	9.4%	0.3%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	0%	0.5%	0.5%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15%	13.7%	-1.3%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	48.2%	56.1%	7.9%	33.8%	22.3%
Other	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50% 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	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	4.9%	0%	-4.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	9.4%	9.9%	0.5%	3.1%	6.8%
Pakistani	1.9%	3.7%	1.8%	2.7%	1.0%
Other Asian	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	1.5%	7.9%	6.4%	2.5%	5.4%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	6.6%	0.2%	1.0%	5.6%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	6.4%	2.9%	-3.5%	0.8%	2.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.1%	1.7%	0.8%	1.3%
White	63%	50%	-13.0%	81.4%	-31.4%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Arab	0%	2.9%	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	0%	3.3%	3.3%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.3% 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	80.4%	67.3%	-13.1%	83.2%	-15.9%
European Union	7.9%	11.3%	3.4%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	1.9%	6%	4.1%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	11.3%	4.1%	5.6%	5.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.6%	68.4%	-11.2%	83.2%	-14.8%
10+ Years	3.8%	13.1%	9.3%	9.8%	3.3%
5-10 Years	3.4%	4.1%	0.7%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	3.4%	5.3%	1.9%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	9.8%	9%	-0.8%	1.9%	7.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.6%	76.7%	-11.1%
Germany	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	13.5%	13.5%	0.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.7%	37.2%	-11.5%
Christian	44.9%	46.2%	-1.3%
Hindu	5.3%	1.7%	3.6%
Muslim	11.8%	6.5%	5.3%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Gilldown Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gilldown Place was 73.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.3% lower than the Balsall Heath West average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Gilldown Place has the 47th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West and the 1303rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -75.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B15 2LR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Gilldown Place are based on 38 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 Gilldown Place, Birmingham, B15 2LR

Estimated Average Property Prices for B15 2LR

Average Price
£202,033

Semi-Detached
£417,735

Terraced
£102,962

Detached
£487,697

Flats/Maisonettes
£167,700

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gilldown Place

Average Price
£207,094

Semi-Detached
£418,149

Terraced
£201,627

Detached
£482,776

Flats/Maisonettes
£185,800

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gilldown PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 8 Broughton Court, 3 Gilldown Place, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2025-02-14	£163,074
Flat 17 Pakenham Village, 17 Gilldown Place, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-05-31	£260,062
Flat 1 Appleton Court, 5 Gilldown Place, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£93,500	2023-10-31	£96,863
Flat 6 Appleton Court, 5 Gilldown Place, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£98,000	2023-10-11	£101,525
Flat 15 Castleton Court, 1 Gilldown Place, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,000	2023-09-29	£115,672

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B15 2LR

Employment

B15 2LR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

B15 2LR 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 2LR 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	79
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	20
Retired	19
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Part-Time Employee	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	4
Looking after home or family	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	1,139 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	1,868 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	3,026 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,272 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Woodview Woodview Drive , Edgbaston B15 2HU	2out of 4	682 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas CofE Academy Great Colmore Street , B15 2AT	4out of 4	995 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Great Colmore Street , Lee Bank B15 2AY	4out of 4	1,172 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School Beaufort Road , B16 8HY	3out of 4	1,284 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's & St Peter's CofE Academy St Vincent Street West , Ladywood B16 8RN	3out of 4	1,446 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	945 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harborne Academy Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL	3out of 4	1,811 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark St Alban's Academy Conybere Street , B12 0YH	4out of 4	1,863 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	2,173 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	2,202 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	2,207 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	2,216 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,421 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,784 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,446 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	4,114 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	5,102 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West House School 24 St James's Road , Edgbaston B15 2NX	- not rated	298 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
St George's School Edgbaston 31 Calthorpe Road , Edgbaston B15 1RX	- not rated	477 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hallfield School 48 Church Road , Edgbaston B15 3SJ	- not rated	627 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College 17 - 18 Greenfield Crescent , Edgbaston B15 3AU	- not rated	632 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Sir Harrys Road , Edgbaston B15 2UR	- not rated	656 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
Livingwell Cafe	40 Woodview Drive, Birmingham	583 yd
Woodview Centeen	Woodview Community Association, Woodview Drive	583 yd
Three Church Road atSt Georges Place	St Georges House, 3 Church Road	605 yd
Sultan Lounge Ltd	Enfield House, Enfield Road	622 yd
Mander Portman Woodward	17-18 Greenfield Crescent, Birmingham	673 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Edgbaston Golf Club Ltd	25 Church Road, Edgbaston	709 yd
B15 Student Bar	Birmingham University, Queens Hospital Close	902 yd
Peg & Grill	Bulls Head, 38 Bishopsgate Street	906 yd
Boom Battle Bar	182 Broad Street, Birmingham	1,009 yd
Pryzm	182 Broad Street, Birmingham	1,009 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sandwich Club	14 Islington Row, Birmingham	785 yd
Kings Flavour	75 Pershore Road, Edgbaston	966 yd
Pizza Hut - Unit 3	30 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	1,030 yd
Dixy Chicken	Unit 13 Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	1,083 yd
Philpotts	Unit 6, Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	1,083 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	Tesco Metro, Skyline, 165 Granville Street		952 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oasis Academy Woodview WOODVIEW DRIVE	grass pitches	549 yd
St George'S School Edgbaston CALTHORPE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	595 yd
The Priory School SIR HARRYS ROAD	grass pitches	620 yd
Edgbaston Golf Club Church Road	golf	707 yd
Hallfield School CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	723 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Birmingham) HAGLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	854 yd
Edgbaston Priory Club SIR HARRYS ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	879 yd
Anytime Fitness (Birmingham Edgbaston) 67-69 67-69 HARBORNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	907 yd
Momentum Leisure Club (Opal 1 Birmingham) (Closed) Opal One Opal One Belgrave Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	944 yd
St. Thomas Church Of England Va Primary School (Closed) Great Colmore Street	swimming pool	953 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.8%
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	3.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed	34.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	43.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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