Lighthorne Avenue, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8ER

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B16 8ER, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.6%	53.5%	-2.1%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	44.4%	46.5%	2.1%	49.0%	-2.5%

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 B16 8ER, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.1% 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	72.6%	63.1%	-9.5%	37.9%	25.2%
Married: Opposite sex	12.8%	26.1%	13.3%	44.2%	-18.1%
Separated	4.3%	4.9%	0.6%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	7.9%	4.9%	-3.0%	9.1%	-4.2%
Widowed	2.4%	1%	-1.4%	6.1%	-5.1%

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	49.6%	41.7%	-7.9%	48.4%	-6.7%
Good health	33.5%	37.1%	3.6%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	10.1%	12.4%	2.3%	12.7%	-0.3%
Bad health	5.2%	8.8%	3.6%	4.0%	4.8%
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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 20.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22%	26.5%	4.5%	18.2%	8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	24%	9.4%	9.6%	14.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.3%	11.3%	-7.0%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.5%	12.7%	-3.8%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	15.2%	20.1%	4.9%	33.8%	-13.7%
Other	11.6%	3.4%	-8.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 16.4% 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	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	2%	3.8%	1.8%	2.7%	1.1%
Other Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	19.4%	28.7%	9.3%	2.5%	26.2%
Black Caribbean	17.7%	21%	3.3%	1.0%	20.0%
Other Black	15.3%	4.9%	-10.4%	0.5%	4.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	0.7%	-1.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	5.6%	2.4%	0.9%	4.7%
Mixed Other	2.4%	4.5%	2.1%	0.8%	3.7%
White	27%	16.4%	-10.6%	81.4%	-65.0%
Arab	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	3.2%	5.9%	2.7%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.2% 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	62.9%	53.2%	-9.7%	83.2%	-30.0%
European Union	11.3%	11.6%	0.3%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	11.3%	19%	7.7%	2.7%	16.3%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	8.1%	1.2%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	5.6%	-2.1%	1.3%	4.3%
British Overseas	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.9%	53.2%	-9.7%	83.2%	-30.0%
10+ Years	4.8%	21.5%	16.7%	9.8%	11.7%
5-10 Years	5.6%	6.7%	1.1%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	14.9%	14.4%	-0.5%	2.2%	12.2%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	4.2%	-7.5%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.1%	76.7%	-13.6%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	7.4%	1.5%	5.9%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	17%	13.5%	3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.2%	37.2%	-15.0%
Christian	37.3%	46.2%	-8.9%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	27.8%	6.5%	21.3%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is Lighthorne Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lighthorne Avenue was 174.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.5% lower than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lighthorne Avenue has the 61st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood and the 644th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 124.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.9%.

🔎 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. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in B16 8ER, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Lighthorne Avenue are based on 15 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 Lighthorne Avenue, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8ER

Estimated Average Property Prices for B16 8ER

Average Price
£137,794

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£124,885

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£139,638

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lighthorne Avenue

Average Price
£131,055

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£126,000

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£131,416

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lighthorne AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
36 Lighthorne Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2019-07-31	£193,319
50 Lighthorne Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£107,000	2016-04-18	£147,106
94 Lighthorne Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£76,000	2014-01-21	£117,097
68 Lighthorne Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	2008-08-29	£126,000
70 Lighthorne Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2008-08-01	£144,347

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B16 8ER

Employment

B16 8ER area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 10% 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 B16 8ER 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	49
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Part-Time Employee	23
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	20
Unemployed	20
Self-Employed	14
Looking after home or family	10
Retired	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Other	2
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	1,761 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,089 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	2,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,583 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	3,466 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	369 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Nelson Junior and Infant School King Edward's Road , Ladywood B1 2PJ	3out of 4	448 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Oliver Road , Ladywood B16 9ER	2out of 4	617 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Rosebery Street , Springhill B18 7PA	2out of 4	794 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Dudley Road , B18 7QW	3out of 4	1,001 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	692 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	1,491 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,518 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Nishkam High School Great King Street North , B19 2LF	4out of 4	2,134 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1 Grosvenor Street , B4 7QD	3out of 4	2,511 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	444 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,440 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,744 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	2,866 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	3,476 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	3,213 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	606 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orion School 14246 , Western Road B18 7QD	- not rated	952 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University College Birmingham Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	1,193 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College 17 - 18 Greenfield Crescent , Edgbaston B15 3AU	- not rated	1,315 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hopwood Hall School 15 Highfield Road , Edgbaston B15 3DU	- not rated	1,377 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
Jonathans in the Roundhouse Ltd	The Roundhouse, 1 Sheepcote Street	202 yd
Crescent Theatre	Sheepcote Street, Birmingham	236 yd
The Distillery	The Fiddle And Bone, 4 Sheepcote Street	236 yd
Ju Jus	Ju Jus Cafe, Watermarque, 100 Browning Street	267 yd
Shaks Fishbar & Peri Peri	196 St Vincent Street West, Birmingham	341 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jukeboxers Duelling Piano Bar	National Indoor Arena, King Edwards Road	411 yd
The Bannatyne Spa	Bannatynes Health Club, 3 Brunswick Street	505 yd
The Prince of Wales	The Prince Of Wales, 84-85 Cambridge Street	533 yd
Prestige Bar Restaurant	41-42 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham	536 yd
The Park Playground Birmingham	3 Brindley Place, Birmingham	583 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Granny's Original Takeaway	220 St Vincent Street West, Birmingham	377 yd
Baguette du Monde	1A-1B Brunswick Arcade, Brunswick Street	505 yd
6ix Subs	The Flapper And Firkin, Kingston Row	591 yd
FoodFiction	63 Grosvenor Street West, Birmingham	612 yd
Yo! To Go! Birmingham Spring Hill	1 Spring Hill, Soho	652 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys	10 Brindley Place, Birmingham	569 yd
Spar	Brunswick Arcade, 1a Brindley Place	569 yd
Tesco Springhill Store	Camden Street, Birmingham	652 yd
Fresh Halal (within Tesco)	1 Spring Hill, Soho	652 yd
Tesco	Chamberlain Building, 36 Frederick Street	929 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Vibro Suite Health & Wellness Club WATERMARQUE WATERMARQUE BROWNING STREET	health and fitness suite	273 yd
National Indoor Arena Birmingham Community Hall (Closed) King Edwards Road	health and fitness suite	413 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Brindley Place) BRUNSWICK STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	490 yd
Ladywood Leisure Centre Ladywood Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	506 yd
Ladywood Arts & Leisure Centre (Closed) Monument Road	grass pitches	514 yd
Ladywood Skills Campus (Closed) Stour Street	health and fitness suite	586 yd
The Gym (Birmingham Broad Street) Broad Street	health and fitness suite	768 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham City Centre) BROAD STREET	health and fitness suite	814 yd
Hyatt Regency Birmingham BRIDGE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	867 yd
Nuffield Health (Birmingham) 78-79 78-79 FRANCIS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	894 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	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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	77.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	98.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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