Wiggin Street, Birmingham, B16 0AH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B16 0AH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	50.3%	0.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	50.2%	49.7%	-0.5%	49.0%	0.7%

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 B16 0AH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% 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	54.1%	56.7%	2.6%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	30.9%	30%	-0.9%	44.2%	-14.2%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.3%	1.3%
Separated	4.9%	2%	-2.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	5.3%	5.3%	0.0%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	4.1%	4.5%	0.4%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	52.7%	45.9%	-6.8%	48.4%	-2.5%
Good health	27%	37.2%	10.2%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	13.2%	12%	-1.2%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	5.6%	4.8%	-0.8%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	28.9%	27.8%	-1.1%	18.2%	9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	11.3%	-3.7%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	9.7%	-1.7%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	4.4%	2.0%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	10.9%	0.3%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	23.2%	33.5%	10.3%	33.8%	-0.3%
Other	8.5%	2.4%	-6.1%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26.7% 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	5%	6%	1.0%	1.1%	4.9%
Chinese	1.9%	3%	1.1%	0.7%	2.3%
Indian	7.5%	4.2%	-3.3%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	15.4%	16.8%	1.4%	2.7%	14.1%
Other Asian	13.8%	3.9%	-9.9%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	2.8%	11.4%	8.6%	2.5%	8.9%
Black Caribbean	7.2%	14.1%	6.9%	1.0%	13.1%
Other Black	3.8%	2.7%	-1.1%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.4%	1.2%	-3.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	32.3%	26.7%	-5.6%	81.4%	-54.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	1.3%	3%	1.7%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54% 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	63.3%	54%	-9.3%	83.2%	-29.2%
European Union	4.7%	12.5%	7.8%	6.1%	6.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	3.4%	8.1%	4.7%	2.7%	5.4%
Middle East and Asia	23.2%	18.5%	-4.7%	5.6%	12.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.3%	5.7%	0.4%	1.3%	4.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.8%	54.2%	-6.6%	83.2%	-29.0%
10+ Years	3.4%	24.9%	21.5%	9.8%	15.1%
5-10 Years	5.6%	8.4%	2.8%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	11.6%	8.4%	-3.2%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	4.2%	-14.3%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.4%	76.7%	-15.3%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Central and Western Africa	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
No passport held	15.1%	13.5%	1.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.5%	37.2%	-17.7%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	36.6%	6.5%	30.1%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Wiggin Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wiggin Street was 81.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.8% lower than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wiggin Street has the 28th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood and the 1438th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.4%.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B16 0AH, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 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 Wiggin Street are based on 83 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 Wiggin Street, Birmingham, B16 0AH

Estimated Average Property Prices for B16 0AH

Average Price
£171,579

Semi-Detached
£157,775

Terraced
£173,203

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wiggin Street

Average Price
£155,732

Semi-Detached
£145,340

Terraced
£156,541

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wiggin Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
144 Wiggin Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2025-07-11	£153,009
30 Wiggin Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2025-01-24	£303,884
48 Wiggin Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£147,000	2024-11-21	£148,460
30 Wiggin Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£155,000	2024-06-21	£161,677
104 Wiggin Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£183,000	2024-03-01	£197,151

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B16 0AH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B16 0AH 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
Looking after home or family	35
Part-Time Employee	28
Retired	20
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	17
Other	16
Self-Employed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Manufacturing	10
Construction	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	6
Information and communication	6
Transport and storage	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,587 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	2,657 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,920 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	3,362 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	4,326 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barford Primary School Barford Road , Ladywood B16 0EF	3out of 4	126 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Dudley Road , B18 7QW	3out of 4	300 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Summerfield Junior and Infant School Cuthbert Road , Winson Green B18 4AH	2out of 4	738 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Rosebery Street , Springhill B18 7PA	2out of 4	834 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City Road Primary School City Road , B16 0HL	2out of 4	841 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,164 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	1,355 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	3out of 4	1,955 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	4out of 4	2,323 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	2,373 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	603 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,266 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,588 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	3,672 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	4,404 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	3,765 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Orion School 14246 , Western Road B18 7QD	- not rated	519 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Future First Independent School Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL	- not rated	1,134 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
City United Academy (CUA) 10 Edward Street , Aston B1 2RX	- not rated	1,492 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Values Academy 15 Key Hill , Hockley B18 5PB	- not rated	1,757 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norfolk House School 4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS	- not rated	1,801 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
Midland Sailing Club	Icknield Port Road, Birmingham	272 yd
Uwish Lounge	81 Eyre Street, Birmingham	385 yd
Morley's	158 Dudley Road, Birmingham	474 yd
Lick Your Fingers	184 Dudley Road, Birmingham	474 yd
Life Cafe	11-16 Eyre Street, Birmingham	522 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old Windmill	Flat Above, 84 Dudley Road	368 yd
Barford Road Members Club	Barford Road Members Club, 12-14 Barford Road	383 yd
Prestige Bar Restaurant	41-42 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham	1,081 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chris Popular Pizza	269 Icknield Port Road, Birmingham	187 yd
Piri Fino	152-154 Dudley Road, Birmingham	430 yd
Cantonese Express	160 Dudley Road, Birmingham	474 yd
Uno Pizza	172 Dudley Road, Birmingham	474 yd
City Fryer	145 Dudley Road, Birmingham	484 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	167-193 Dudley Road, Birmingham	523 yd
Amir Supermarket	247 Dudley Road, Birmingham	678 yd
Alam-Sar Supermarket Ltd	264-266 Dudley Road, Birmingham	813 yd
Fresh Halal (within Tesco)	1 Spring Hill, Soho	827 yd
Tesco Springhill Store	Camden Street, Birmingham	827 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ladywood Arts & Leisure Centre (Closed) Monument Road	grass pitches	544 yd
Ladywood Leisure Centre Ladywood Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	590 yd
Ladywood Skills Campus (Closed) Stour Street	health and fitness suite	605 yd
Summerfield Community Centre DUDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	617 yd
One Stop Fitness Centre (Closed) Imex Industrial Estate Imex Industrial Estate Western Road	health and fitness suite	621 yd
Summerfield Park CITY ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	635 yd
Summerfield Junior And Infant School SUMMERFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL SUMMERFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL CUTHBERT ROAD	grass pitches	838 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.4%

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	1.6%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	97.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B16 0AH