Link Road, Birmingham, B16 0EP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B16 0EP is primarily male, with 53.1% 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	50.3%	46.9%	-3.4%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	49.7%	53.1%	3.4%	49.0%	4.1%

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 B16 0EP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.7% 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	59.2%	61.7%	2.5%	37.9%	23.8%
Married: Opposite sex	25.7%	24.8%	-0.9%	44.2%	-19.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.6%	2.4%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	7%	5.9%	-1.1%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	3.5%	4.5%	1.0%	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	54.3%	50.1%	-4.2%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	27%	34.8%	7.8%	33.6%	1.2%
Fair health	13.5%	8.3%	-5.2%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	4.3%	5.6%	1.3%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	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 45.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.1%	15.4%	-4.7%	18.2%	-2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	5.9%	-2.2%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.1%	8.4%	-5.7%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.4%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	22.4%	9.7%	16.9%	5.5%
Degree or Similar	35.6%	45.5%	9.9%	33.8%	11.7%
Other	8.5%	0%	-8.5%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.3% 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	2.6%	0.9%	-1.7%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	6%	5.5%	-0.5%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	7.5%	6.7%	-0.8%	2.7%	4.0%
Other Asian	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	8.9%	7.2%	-1.7%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	10.1%	13.3%	3.2%	1.0%	12.3%
Other Black	6.3%	3.5%	-2.8%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.4%	-1.5%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	2%	4.6%	2.6%	0.8%	3.8%
White	46.3%	49.3%	3.0%	81.4%	-32.1%
Arab	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60% 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	69.3%	60%	-9.3%	83.2%	-23.2%
European Union	6.9%	15.3%	8.4%	6.1%	9.2%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	8.6%	9.4%	0.8%	2.7%	6.7%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	5.9%	-3.3%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	8.2%	4.2%	1.3%	6.9%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
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	69%	60%	-9.0%	83.2%	-23.2%
10+ Years	3.7%	21.2%	17.5%	9.8%	11.4%
5-10 Years	6.3%	9.4%	3.1%	2.9%	6.5%
2-5 Years	9.8%	6.5%	-3.3%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	11.2%	2.9%	-8.3%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67%	76.7%	-9.7%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
No passport held	5%	13.5%	-8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.3%	37.2%	-8.9%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	15.6%	6.5%	9.1%
Sikh	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Link Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Link Road was 97.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.2% lower than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Link Road has the 40th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood and the 1370th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.6%.

🔎 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 0EP, 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 Link Road are based on 37 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 Link Road, Birmingham, B16 0EP

Estimated Average Property Prices for B16 0EP

Average Price
£263,611

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£263,611

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Link Road

Average Price
£263,444

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£264,948

Detached
£209,326

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Link Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Link Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2026-01-30	£310,922
19 Link Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2024-09-13	£284,784
25 Link Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2024-08-28	£286,512
28 Link Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£209,000	2024-04-30	£222,640
36 Link Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£137,000	2022-12-21	£137,544

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B16 0EP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B16 0EP 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	100
Student (economically inactive)	35
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	24
Retired	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Other	19
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Education	32
Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	6
Other	5
Construction	4
Real estate 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	3out of 4	2,757 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,803 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	3,133 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Sands Nursery School Pottery Road , Off Brasshouse Lane B66 2HY	- not rated	3,165 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	4out of 4	3,459 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	160 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Dudley Road , B18 7QW	3out of 4	483 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City Road Primary School Cavendish Road , Rotton Park B16 0HL	- not rated	598 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City Road Primary School Cavendish Road , Rotton Park B16 0HL	- not rated	598 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City Road Primary School City Road , B16 0HL	3out of 4	654 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ladywood School Freeth Street , Ladywood B16 0QT	- not rated	705 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,006 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Handsworth New Road School Handsworth New Road , Winson Green B18 4PQ	- not rated	1,393 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	- not rated	1,559 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre City Road , Edgbaston B17 8LF	- not rated	1,608 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	801 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	1,452 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	2,235 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,456 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,464 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	3,893 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	3,981 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sporting Edge Independent School Summerfield Community Centre , Winson Green Road B18 4EJ	- not rated	467 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orion School 14246 , Western Road B18 7QD	- not rated	720 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
City Hospital Teaching Unit Ward 10 , City Hospital (NHS Trust) B18 7QH	- not rated	928 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Birmingham Education Centre George Street West , Hockley B18 7HF	- not rated	1,092 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Future First Independent School Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL	- not rated	1,305 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
Midland Sailing Club	Icknield Port Road, Birmingham	289 yd
Morley's	158 Dudley Road, Birmingham	386 yd
Lick Your Fingers	184 Dudley Road, Birmingham	386 yd
Dessert Parlour Birmingham Ltd	244 Dudley Road, Birmingham	454 yd
Cafe Shop	8 City Road, Soho	464 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Barford Road Members Club	Barford Road Members Club, 12-14 Barford Road	328 yd
Old Windmill	Flat Above, 84 Dudley Road	507 yd
Caribbean Delight	439-441 Dudley Road	1,001 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chris Popular Pizza	269 Icknield Port Road, Birmingham	126 yd
Cantonese Express	160 Dudley Road, Birmingham	386 yd
Uno Pizza	172 Dudley Road, Birmingham	386 yd
Piri Fino	152-154 Dudley Road, Birmingham	391 yd
City Fryer	145 Dudley Road, Birmingham	418 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	167-193 Dudley Road, Birmingham	450 yd
Amir Supermarket	247 Dudley Road, Birmingham	479 yd
Alam-Sar Supermarket Ltd	264-266 Dudley Road, Birmingham	569 yd
Kurdistan Supermarket	402-404 Dudley Road, Birmingham	856 yd
Goizha Supermarket	472 Dudley Road, Birmingham	979 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Summerfield Park CITY ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	342 yd
Summerfield Community Centre DUDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	466 yd
Summerfield Junior And Infant School SUMMERFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL SUMMERFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL CUTHBERT ROAD	grass pitches	705 yd
Ladywood Arts & Leisure Centre (Closed) Monument Road	grass pitches	749 yd
Ladywood Leisure Centre Ladywood Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	785 yd
One Stop Fitness Centre (Closed) Imex Industrial Estate Imex Industrial Estate Western Road	health and fitness suite	842 yd
Ladywood Skills Campus (Closed) Stour Street	health and fitness suite	913 yd
St Paul'S School For Girls ST PAULS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ST PAULS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS VERNON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	952 yd
Birmingham Squash Members Club (Closed) 121a 121a Rotton Park Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	986 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	157 Mbit/s
Average download speed	182.3 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	22.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B16 0EP