York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B16 9JB has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% of residents 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	46%	47.3%	1.3%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	54%	52.7%	-1.3%	49.0%	3.7%

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 9JB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.8% 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	62.2%	53.8%	-8.4%	37.9%	15.9%
Married: Opposite sex	23.6%	29.3%	5.7%	44.2%	-14.9%
Separated	1.1%	4%	2.9%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	8%	5.6%	-2.4%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	5.1%	7.2%	2.1%	6.1%	1.1%

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	53.4%	50.2%	-3.2%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	33.4%	31.1%	-2.3%	33.6%	-2.5%
Fair health	10.3%	12.6%	2.3%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	2.6%	4.8%	2.2%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.2%	0.2%

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 high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 57.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.4%	15.8%	-0.6%	18.2%	-2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	7.7%	-2.1%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	4%	-5.5%	13.4%	-9.4%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	10.9%	1.1%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	47.3%	57.1%	9.8%	33.8%	23.3%
Other	6.5%	2%	-4.5%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.9% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1%	2.7%	1.7%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	7.4%	13.7%	6.3%	3.1%	10.6%
Pakistani	2.6%	4.4%	1.8%	2.7%	1.7%
Other Asian	5.5%	4.1%	-1.4%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	10.6%	11.3%	0.7%	2.5%	8.8%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	4.4%	1.2%	1.0%	3.4%
Other Black	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.7%	2.1%	0.8%	1.9%
White	61.1%	51.9%	-9.2%	81.4%	-29.5%
Arab	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.6%	1%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.4% 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	61.7%	55.4%	-6.3%	83.2%	-27.8%
European Union	16.7%	15.3%	-1.4%	6.1%	9.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	3.7%	3.7%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	7.7%	8.5%	0.8%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	10.6%	12.9%	2.3%	5.6%	7.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	4.1%	1.5%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.8%	55.8%	-3.0%	83.2%	-27.4%
10+ Years	9%	19.5%	10.5%	9.8%	9.7%
5-10 Years	10.6%	6.5%	-4.1%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	10.3%	8.9%	-1.4%	2.2%	6.7%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	9.2%	-2.1%	1.9%	7.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.4%	76.7%	-18.3%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	12.6%	13.5%	-0.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.9%	37.2%	-11.3%
Christian	42.3%	46.2%	-3.9%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	13.7%	6.5%	7.2%
Sikh	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is York Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around York Road was 343.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 104.6% higher than the Edgbaston average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

York Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston and the 175th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 116.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -8.5%.

🔎 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. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,900

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in B16 9JB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 York Road are based on 434 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 York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for B16 9JB

Average Price
£348,831

Semi-Detached
£461,627

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£625,782

Flats/Maisonettes
£138,056

Other
£1,031,222

Estimated Average Property Prices for York Road

Average Price
£277,326

Semi-Detached
£277,898

Terraced
£262,782

Detached
£435,891

Flats/Maisonettes
£188,074

Other
£1,196,277

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on York Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 9 18 - 20 York Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2023-10-12	£134,676
Flat 7 18 - 20 York Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2022-09-06	£101,715
22 - 24 York Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2022-06-06	£1,051,095
14 York Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£55,000	2022-05-06	£58,358
24 York Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2022-05-06	£1,046,729

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B16 9JB

Employment

B16 9JB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Retired	39
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	40
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Financial and insurance activities	14
Education	13
Other	10
Construction	10
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
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	2,794 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	3,408 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	3,609 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,892 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	4,127 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Dixon Primary School City Road , Edgbaston B17 8LE	2out of 4	990 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chad Vale Primary School Nursery Road , Edgbaston B15 3JU	3out of 4	1,130 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School Beaufort Road , B16 8HY	3out of 4	1,137 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Oliver Road , Ladywood B16 9ER	2out of 4	1,229 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City Road Primary School City Road , B16 0HL	2out of 4	1,339 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	342 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	3out of 4	1,013 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harborne Academy Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL	3out of 4	1,470 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB	4out of 4	1,562 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Lordswood Boys' School Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ	1out of 4	1,580 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	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	1,842 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	4,209 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	4,303 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	4,502 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,688 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	5,039 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norfolk House School 4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS	- not rated	355 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodbourne Hospital School Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY	- not rated	798 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edgbaston High School for Girls Westbourne Road , Edgbaston B15 3TS	- not rated	1,414 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Hopwood Hall School 15 Highfield Road , Edgbaston B15 3DU	- not rated	1,563 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat School Birmingham Somerset Road , Edgbaston B17 0HR	- not rated	1,603 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
Akbars	184-186 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	249 yd
T G I Fridays	180-182 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	249 yd
Fiesta Del Asado	229 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	289 yd
Cafe Rumi	205 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	723 yd
Colbeh Persian Kitchen & Bar	207 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	723 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Duck Beefeater	Duck And Premier Lodge, 176-178 Hagley Road	249 yd
Rainbow Casino Ltd	1 Portland Road, Edgbaston	287 yd
Genting Casinos Uk Ltd	1 Norfolk Road, Edgbaston	368 yd
Garden House Ph	160 Hagley Road, Edgbaston	453 yd
Ivy Bush	The Ivy Bush, 181 Hagley Road	870 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Miss Li's Kitchen	214 Monument Road, Birmingham	835 yd
Chaps	177 Hagley Road, Ladywood	847 yd
Golden Fish Fry	192 Monument Road, Birmingham	849 yd
Wall Street Burger	179 Hagley Road, Ladywood	870 yd
Sweet Bae	165 Hagley Road, Ladywood	871 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Safeburys Supermarket	191-193 Hagley Road, Edgbaston		783 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Quality Living Health Club (Birmingham) (Closed) Hagley Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	310 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	386 yd
Birmingham Squash Members Club (Closed) 121a 121a Rotton Park Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	579 yd
St Georges C Of E Primary School BEAUFORT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,030 yd
West House School Playing Fields ORMSBY COURT ORMSBY COURT RICHMOND HILL ROAD	grass pitches	1,089 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	77.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	77.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	77.8%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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