Richmond Hill Gardens, Birmingham, B15 3RW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B15 3RW has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	52.2%	49.5%	-2.7%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	47.8%	50.5%	2.7%	49.0%	1.5%

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 B15 3RW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.2% 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	46.6%	44.2%	-2.4%	37.9%	6.3%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	39.3%	2.1%	44.2%	-4.9%
Separated	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.8%	7.4%	0.6%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	7.3%	7.4%	0.1%	6.1%	1.3%

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 high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55%	50.2%	-4.8%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	30.1%	39.3%	9.2%	33.6%	5.7%
Fair health	10%	9.5%	-0.5%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	3.3%	0.5%	-2.8%	4.0%	-3.5%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

In the area around B15 3RW this area, 9.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 67.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12%	9.3%	-2.7%	18.2%	-8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.2%	3.7%	-0.5%	9.6%	-5.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.3%	6.2%	-0.1%	13.4%	-7.2%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3.1%	2.6%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	8%	0.7%	16.9%	-8.9%
Degree or Similar	62.8%	67.9%	5.1%	33.8%	34.1%
Other	6.8%	1.9%	-4.9%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.1% 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)
Chinese	9.1%	2.5%	-6.6%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	13.9%	20.2%	6.3%	3.1%	17.1%
Pakistani	0.5%	4.9%	4.4%	2.7%	2.2%
Other Asian	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	3.4%	2.4%	0.8%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	3.3%	1%	-2.3%	0.8%	0.2%
White	66%	62.1%	-3.9%	81.4%	-19.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Arab	1%	3.9%	2.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Other	1%	1.5%	0.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.2% 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	65.1%	67.2%	2.1%	83.2%	-16.0%
European Union	4.8%	6%	1.2%	6.1%	-0.1%
Rest of Europe	1%	8%	7.0%	0.8%	7.2%
Africa	1.9%	3%	1.1%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	20.1%	15.4%	-4.7%	5.6%	9.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	0%	-5.7%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.6%	65.9%	1.3%	83.2%	-17.3%
10+ Years	9.1%	15.6%	6.5%	9.8%	5.8%
5-10 Years	4.3%	11.7%	7.4%	2.9%	8.8%
2-5 Years	4.8%	4.4%	-0.4%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	2.4%	-14.8%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	76.7%	0.6%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	7.9%	0.2%	7.7%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Middle East	2.5%	0.1%	2.4%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	2.5%	13.5%	-11.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.3%	37.2%	2.1%
Christian	26.4%	46.2%	-19.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	11.4%	1.7%	9.7%
Muslim	13.4%	6.5%	6.9%
Sikh	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	3.5%	6.0%	-2.5%

Safety

Is Richmond Hill Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richmond Hill Gardens was 108.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.4% lower than the Edgbaston average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Richmond Hill Gardens has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston and the 1277th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 11.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,900

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in B15 3RW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Richmond Hill Gardens are based on 9 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 Richmond Hill Gardens, Birmingham, B15 3RW

Estimated Average Property Prices for B15 3RW

Average Price
£1,014,432

Semi-Detached
£1,234,069

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£970,505

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richmond Hill Gardens

Average Price
£995,959

Semi-Detached
£1,235,294

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£966,043

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richmond Hill GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Richmond Hill Gardens, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£760,000	2023-06-08	£775,010
1 Richmond Hill Gardens, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£537,500	2011-10-21	£963,963
4 Richmond Hill Gardens, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2008-03-27	£999,321
4 Richmond Hill Gardens, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2008-03-27	£999,321
1 Richmond Hill Gardens, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£498,000	2005-12-01	£899,702

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B15 3RW

Employment

B15 3RW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	53
Retired	40
Self-Employed	21
Part-Time Employee	14
Student (economically inactive)	10
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	7
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Education	32
Human health and social work activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	5
Other	4
Manufacturing	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Construction	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	2,362 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	2,365 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	2,787 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	3,237 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weoley Castle Nursery School 109 Weoley Castle Road , Weoley Castle B29 5QD	4out of 4	3,895 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chad Vale Primary School Nursery Road , Edgbaston B15 3JU	3out of 4	610 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harborne Primary School Station Road , Harborne B17 9LU	4out of 4	1,292 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School Beaufort Road , B16 8HY	3out of 4	1,317 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Vivian Road , Harborne B17 0DN	4out of 4	1,435 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Oliver Road , Ladywood B16 9ER	2out of 4	1,786 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harborne Academy Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL	3out of 4	238 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,462 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB	4out of 4	2,084 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	3out of 4	2,105 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lordswood Boys' School Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ	1out of 4	2,292 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	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	2,568 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Fircroft College of Adult Education 1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH	- not rated	3,748 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	3,804 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	4,068 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	4,270 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bournville School Hay Green Lane , B30 1SH	2out of 4	4,944 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	1out of 4	5,402 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Blue Coat School Birmingham Somerset Road , Edgbaston B17 0HR	- not rated	455 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edgbaston High School for Girls Westbourne Road , Edgbaston B15 3TS	- not rated	745 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Norfolk House School 4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS	- not rated	951 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hallfield School 48 Church Road , Edgbaston B15 3SJ	- not rated	1,056 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall School 15 Highfield Road , Edgbaston B15 3DU	- not rated	1,196 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
Tamasha Bar and Grill	8 Chad Square, Hawthorne Road	463 yd
Paul at No. 41	41 High Street, Harborne	662 yd
evoke coffee	48-50 High Street, Harborne	725 yd
Raja Monkey Harborne	42 High Street, Harborne	735 yd
BARSANA	69 High Street, Harborne	791 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Swan	132-134 Harborne Road, Birmingham	422 yd
The Plough	21-23 High Street, Harborne	637 yd
The Green Man	The Green Man, 2-4 High Street	735 yd
Pritchatts Park Social Club	Pritchatts Park, Pritchatts Road	755 yd
The White Horse	The White Horse, 2 York Street	967 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
BCP Midlands Ltd	Berrow Court, Berrow Drive	396 yd
Ruby Takeaway	104 High Street, Harborne	823 yd
Greggs	83 High Street, Harborne	921 yd
Wok Chi	135 High Street, Harborne	1,076 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	28-40 High Street, Harborne	735 yd
Iceland	61 High Street, Harborne	791 yd
Home Bargains	88-96 High Street, Harborne	823 yd
Sainsbury's	77A-79A High Street, Harborne	921 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harborne Academy HARBORNE ROAD		259 yd
Richmond Hill (Closed) Richmond Hill Road	grass pitches	299 yd
West House School Playing Fields ORMSBY COURT ORMSBY COURT RICHMOND HILL ROAD	grass pitches	314 yd
Edgbaston Archery And Lawn Tennis Society 14A 14A WESTBOURNE ROAD	tennis courts	474 yd
The Blue Coat School METCHLEY LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	485 yd
Chad Vale Primary School Nursery Road	grass pitches	721 yd
Edgbaston High School For Girls WESTBOURNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	756 yd
Hallfield School CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	963 yd
Quality Living Health Club (Birmingham) (Closed) Hagley Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,021 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	62.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	62.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	62.5%

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	89.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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