Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B16 8BS is primarily male, with 57.8% 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	36.9%	42.2%	5.3%	51.0%	-8.8%
Male	63.1%	57.8%	-5.3%	49.0%	8.8%

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 8BS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.4% 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	75.8%	67.4%	-8.4%	37.9%	29.5%
Married: Opposite sex	14.8%	22.3%	7.5%	44.2%	-21.9%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Separated	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	5.4%	5.1%	-0.3%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	6.1%	-5.0%

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 (92.2%) 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	45%	56.7%	11.7%	48.4%	8.3%
Good health	43.1%	35.5%	-7.6%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	7.5%	6.4%	-1.1%	12.7%	-6.3%
Bad health	3.8%	1.5%	-2.3%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	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.

In the area around B16 8BS this area, 9.2% 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 57.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6%	9.2%	3.2%	18.2%	-9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.4%	8.1%	2.7%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	8.7%	-0.7%	13.4%	-4.7%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.7%	1.7%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	11.6%	0.2%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	55.7%	57.8%	2.1%	33.8%	24.0%
Other	12.1%	2.9%	-9.2%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45% 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	0.6%	3.5%	2.9%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	3.8%	2%	-1.8%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	11.9%	6.9%	-5.0%	3.1%	3.8%
Pakistani	1.9%	5.9%	4.0%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	5.6%	6.4%	0.8%	1.6%	4.8%
Black African	8.8%	14.4%	5.6%	2.5%	11.9%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	2.5%	0.5%	-2.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	0.4%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%	0.8%	1.7%
White	46.9%	45%	-1.9%	81.4%	-36.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	2.5%	1%	-1.5%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	7.5%	5%	-2.5%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	45%	47.7%	2.7%	83.2%	-35.5%
European Union	16.9%	22.1%	5.2%	6.1%	16.0%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	7.5%	7%	-0.5%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	26.9%	18.6%	-8.3%	5.6%	13.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	1%	1.0%	0.0%	1.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	43.8%	47.5%	3.7%	83.2%	-35.7%
10+ Years	18.1%	21%	2.9%	9.8%	11.2%
5-10 Years	11.9%	9%	-2.9%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	13.8%	15%	1.2%	2.2%	12.8%
Less than 2 years	12.5%	7.5%	-5.0%	1.9%	5.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.9%	76.7%	-15.8%
France	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Spain	5.6%	0.4%	5.2%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	8.1%	1.5%	6.6%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30%	37.2%	-7.2%
Christian	29.6%	46.2%	-16.6%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	6.4%	1.7%	4.7%
Muslim	25.6%	6.5%	19.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Ryland Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ryland Street was 171.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.3% lower than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Ryland Street has the 59th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood and the 670th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in B16 8BS, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Ryland Street are based on 545 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 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B16 8BS

Average Price
£260,376

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£260,376

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ryland Street

Average Price
£195,447

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£195,542

Other
£169,512

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ryland Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 27 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-03-21	£328,235
Apartment 18 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2022-07-27	£208,050
Apartment 21 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£134,000	2020-10-14	£161,376
Apartment 5 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£134,000	2019-11-15	£161,569
Apartment 15 40 Ryland Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2019-10-25	£268,085

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B16 8BS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B16 8BS 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	92
Part-Time Employee	15
Self-Employed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	13
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	7
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Retired	1

Employment Industry

Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	6
Transport and storage	3
Human health and social work activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Construction	2
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	4out of 4	1,375 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	2,079 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,393 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,939 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	3,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's & St Peter's CofE Academy St Vincent Street West , Ladywood B16 8RN	3out of 4	154 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Oliver Road , Ladywood B16 9ER	2out of 4	567 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nelson Junior and Infant School King Edward's Road , Ladywood B1 2PJ	3out of 4	665 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School Beaufort Road , B16 8HY	3out of 4	692 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Rosebery Street , Springhill B18 7PA	2out of 4	1,276 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	1,045 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	1,170 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,466 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Harborne Academy Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL	3out of 4	2,197 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam High School Great King Street North , B19 2LF	4out of 4	2,530 yd	Free schools	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 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	903 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,485 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,612 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,000 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	3,135 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	3,453 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City United Academy (CUA) 10 Edward Street , Aston B1 2RX	- not rated	765 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College 17 - 18 Greenfield Crescent , Edgbaston B15 3AU	- not rated	839 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall School 15 Highfield Road , Edgbaston B15 3DU	- not rated	917 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's School Edgbaston 31 Calthorpe Road , Edgbaston B15 1RX	- not rated	1,036 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
West House School 24 St James's Road , Edgbaston B15 2NX	- not rated	1,271 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ju Jus	Ju Jus Cafe, Watermarque, 100 Browning Street	257 yd
Shaks Fishbar & Peri Peri	196 St Vincent Street West, Birmingham	333 yd
Ladywood Chicken	216 St Vincent Street West, Birmingham	352 yd
Mr Mulligans	Unit 7, Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	361 yd
Subway	Unit 6, Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	362 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Vine	94 Ruston Street, Birmingham	109 yd
Ladywood Social Club	Mr Edward Jones, Ladywood Middleway	340 yd
Bowlplex	Units 9 And 10, Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	361 yd
Nuffield Fitness And Wellbeing	Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	362 yd
Boom Battle Bar	182 Broad Street, Birmingham	423 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
FoodFiction	63 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham	186 yd
I-Krave	Broadway Plaza, 14 Francis Road	304 yd
Domino's Pizza	Broadway Plaza, 13 Francis Road	304 yd
Granny's Original Takeaway	220 St Vincent Street West, Birmingham	352 yd
Dixy Chicken	Unit 13 Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	361 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys	10 Brindley Place, Birmingham	494 yd
Spar	Brunswick Arcade, 1a Brindley Place	494 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco Metro, Skyline, 165 Granville Street	966 yd
Safeburys Supermarket	191-193 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	1,043 yd
Tesco Express	118 Wharfside Street, Birmingham	1,048 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Vibro Suite Health & Wellness Club WATERMARQUE WATERMARQUE BROWNING STREET	health and fitness suite	251 yd
The Gym (Birmingham Broad Street) Broad Street	health and fitness suite	302 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham City Centre) BROAD STREET	health and fitness suite	384 yd
Nuffield Health (Birmingham) 78-79 78-79 FRANCIS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	462 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Brindley Place) BRUNSWICK STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	471 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Birmingham) HAGLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	499 yd
National Indoor Arena Birmingham Community Hall (Closed) King Edwards Road	health and fitness suite	565 yd
Anytime Fitness (Birmingham Edgbaston) 67-69 67-69 HARBORNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	632 yd
Ladywood Leisure Centre Ladywood Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	710 yd
Ladywood Arts & Leisure Centre (Closed) Monument Road	grass pitches	749 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	73.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	71.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.88 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.88 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30.02 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B16 8BS