Duchess Road, Birmingham, B16 8JD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B16 8JD 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	50%	50.3%	0.3%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	50%	49.7%	-0.3%	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 8JD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.5% 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	60.1%	53.5%	-6.6%	37.9%	15.6%
Married: Opposite sex	26.4%	34.3%	7.9%	44.2%	-9.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	4.3%	1.3%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	6.3%	6.5%	0.2%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	2.9%	2.2%	-0.7%	6.1%	-3.9%

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	40.1%	48.1%	8.0%	48.4%	-0.3%
Good health	34.4%	35.4%	1.0%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	14.9%	12.5%	-2.4%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	8.8%	2.7%	-6.1%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.1%

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	31.7%	25.9%	-5.8%	18.2%	7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	7.5%	-4.0%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.1%	15.4%	5.3%	13.4%	2.0%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	5.3%	3.9%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.8%	10.1%	5.3%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	27.9%	32%	4.1%	33.8%	-1.8%
Other	12.5%	3.9%	-8.6%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	6.1%	2.7%	-3.4%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0%	2%	2.0%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	5%	5.7%	0.7%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	14.5%	33%	18.5%	2.5%	30.5%
Black Caribbean	9.9%	3%	-6.9%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	0.5%	3.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.6%	2%	-2.6%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	4.6%	1.7%	-2.9%	0.8%	0.9%
White	43.1%	36%	-7.1%	81.4%	-45.4%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.1% 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	59.9%	46.1%	-13.8%	83.2%	-37.1%
European Union	6.9%	14.5%	7.6%	6.1%	8.4%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	5.1%	4.0%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	13.4%	21.9%	8.5%	2.7%	19.2%
Middle East and Asia	13.4%	8.8%	-4.6%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.3%	3.7%	-1.6%	1.3%	2.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.6% 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	59.2%	46.1%	-13.1%	83.2%	-37.1%
10+ Years	7.6%	26.6%	19.0%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	6.5%	15.5%	9.0%	2.9%	12.6%
2-5 Years	12.6%	7.7%	-4.9%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	14.1%	4%	-10.1%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.6%	76.7%	-19.1%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	11.9%	13.5%	-1.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.5%	37.2%	-23.7%
Christian	44.1%	46.2%	-2.1%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	32.7%	6.5%	26.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Duchess Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Duchess Road was 242.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.3% lower than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Duchess Road has the 42nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood and the 341st highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 92.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.4%.

🔎 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 8JD, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Duchess Road are based on 14 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 Duchess Road, Birmingham, B16 8JD

Estimated Average Property Prices for B16 8JD

Average Price
£122,421

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£221,992

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£89,230

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Duchess Road

Average Price
£120,841

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£234,432

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£89,862

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Duchess Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
69 Duchess Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2026-02-13	£260,000
57 Duchess Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£70,000	2025-03-03	£67,192
75 Duchess Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£194,500	2024-10-25	£195,660
53 Duchess Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£64,950	2014-06-03	£95,774
65 Duchess Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£138,000	2008-09-12	£250,280

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B16 8JD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B16 8JD 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	62
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	28
Student (economically inactive)	24
Self-Employed	19
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Retired	14
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Manufacturing	13
Administrative and support service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Education	7
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3
Financial and insurance activities	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	3out of 4	1,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	4out of 4	2,138 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	3,002 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	3,427 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George's Church of England Primary School Beaufort Road , B16 8HY	3out of 4	233 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School Beaufort Road , B16 8HY	- not rated	233 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's Ladywood Church of England Primary School St Vincent Street West , Ladywood B16 8RN	- not rated	530 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary St Vincent Street West , Ladywood B16 8RN	3out of 4	530 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Oliver Road , Ladywood B16 9ER	1out of 4	532 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	836 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,165 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	2out of 4	1,385 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy Birmingham 23 Langley Walk , Ladywood B15 2EF	- not rated	1,385 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's Community High School Bell Barn Road , Edgbaston B15 2AF	- not rated	1,472 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	361 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	1,221 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	1,758 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,908 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,922 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	3,740 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	3,944 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	5,408 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hopwood Hall School 15 Highfield Road , Edgbaston B15 3DU	- not rated	529 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College 16 - 18 Greenfield Crescent , Edgbaston B15 3AU	- not rated	536 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's School Edgbaston 31 Calthorpe Road , Edgbaston B15 1RX	- not rated	740 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edgbaston High School Prep Department Westbourne Road , B15 3TS	- not rated	866 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Edgbaston High School for Girls Westbourne Road , Edgbaston B15 3TS	- not rated	866 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Damascena Coffee House	Lyndon House, 62 Hagley Road	224 yd
Starbucks - Unit 1	30 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	240 yd
CH & CO Catering Ltd	54 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	258 yd
Bid Birmingham	B I D Birmingham Centre For Deaf People, Ladywood Road	264 yd
Rock Up	Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	272 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spearmint Rhino	64 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	220 yd
Nuffield Fitness And Wellbeing	Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	272 yd
Bowlplex	Units 9 And 10, Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	274 yd
Ladywood Social Club	Mr Edward Jones, Ladywood Middleway	274 yd
Ivy Bush	The Ivy Bush, 181 Hagley Road	429 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hut - Unit 3	30 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	240 yd
I-Krave	Broadway Plaza, 14 Francis Road	265 yd
Domino's Pizza	Broadway Plaza, 13 Francis Road	265 yd
Philpotts	Unit 6, Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	272 yd
Dixy Chicken	Unit 13 Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway	274 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Safeburys Supermarket	191-193 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	515 yd
Sainsburys	10 Brindley Place, Birmingham	1,031 yd
Spar	Brunswick Arcade, 1a Brindley Place	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Birmingham) 78-79 78-79 FRANCIS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	214 yd
St Georges C Of E Primary School BEAUFORT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	234 yd
Anytime Fitness (Birmingham Edgbaston) 67-69 67-69 HARBORNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	347 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Birmingham) HAGLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	458 yd
The Gym (Birmingham Broad Street) Broad Street	health and fitness suite	594 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham City Centre) BROAD STREET	health and fitness suite	719 yd
St George'S School Edgbaston CALTHORPE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	734 yd
Vibro Suite Health & Wellness Club WATERMARQUE WATERMARQUE BROWNING STREET	health and fitness suite	759 yd
Ladywood Leisure Centre Ladywood Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	767 yd
Edgbaston High School For Girls WESTBOURNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	805 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.8%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	120 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B16 8JD