Richmond Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B18 5NH is primarily male, with 54.5% 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	46.8%	45.5%	-1.3%	51.0%	-5.5%
Male	53.2%	54.5%	1.3%	49.0%	5.5%

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 B18 5NH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.9% 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	51.2%	56.9%	5.7%	37.9%	19.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.5%	27.5%	-2.0%	44.2%	-16.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Separated	6.8%	2.7%	-4.1%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	8.7%	8%	-0.7%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	3.8%	3.6%	-0.2%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	42.8%	41.2%	-1.6%	48.4%	-7.2%
Good health	29.6%	38.7%	9.1%	33.6%	5.1%
Fair health	20.6%	14.9%	-5.7%	12.7%	2.2%
Bad health	5.1%	4.1%	-1.0%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.1%	-0.8%	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.

In the area around B18 5NH this area, 28.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	37.4%	28.9%	-8.5%	18.2%	10.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.1%	14.3%	-2.8%	9.6%	4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	12.1%	1.5%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2.5%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	15.2%	4.9%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	15.2%	24.5%	9.3%	33.8%	-9.3%
Other	8.9%	2.5%	-6.4%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.8% 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	1.9%	5.6%	3.7%	1.1%	4.5%
Chinese	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	8.5%	6.5%	-2.0%	3.1%	3.4%
Pakistani	19.1%	16.4%	-2.7%	2.7%	13.7%
Other Asian	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	6.6%	14.9%	8.3%	2.5%	12.4%
Black Caribbean	21.5%	15.5%	-6.0%	1.0%	14.5%
Other Black	10.4%	3.8%	-6.6%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
White	20.9%	19.8%	-1.1%	81.4%	-61.6%
Arab	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	2.1%	4.7%	2.6%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.2% 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	58.9%	59.2%	0.3%	83.2%	-24.0%
European Union	5.3%	5.8%	0.5%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	7.9%	11.4%	3.5%	2.7%	8.7%
Middle East and Asia	13.8%	15.1%	1.3%	5.6%	9.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.2%	7.1%	-6.1%	1.3%	5.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.7%	59.4%	1.7%	83.2%	-23.8%
10+ Years	1.5%	28.6%	27.1%	9.8%	18.8%
5-10 Years	6.2%	3.8%	-2.4%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	11.5%	4.5%	-7.0%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	23.2%	3.8%	-19.4%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.3%	76.7%	-8.4%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	3.6%	1.2%	2.4%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
No passport held	15.4%	13.5%	1.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.8%	37.2%	-26.4%
Christian	39.5%	46.2%	-6.7%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	33%	6.5%	26.5%
Sikh	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Richmond Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richmond Road was 317.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.1% higher than the Handsworth average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Richmond Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth and the 207th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 215.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.8%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B18 5NH, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 Richmond Road are based on 90 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 Richmond Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for B18 5NH

Average Price
£208,040

Semi-Detached
£362,306

Terraced
£164,907

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£161,604

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richmond Road

Average Price
£210,988

Semi-Detached
£223,891

Terraced
£193,570

Detached
£392,525

Flats/Maisonettes
£86,124

Other
£156,548

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richmond Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Richmond Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£268,000	2025-09-30	£269,600
41 Richmond Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2024-06-19	£130,015
7 Richmond Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-07-14	£209,741
39 Richmond Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2020-10-30	£139,150
35 Richmond Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2019-02-12	£178,123

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B18 5NH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B18 5NH 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	73
Other	47
Retired	43
Student (economically inactive)	42
Long-Term Sick or disabled	40
Looking after home or family	28
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	27
Unemployed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Administrative and support service activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Manufacturing	17
Education	14
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Construction	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	1,418 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	1,553 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thamestower Nursery School Oliver Street , Nechells B7 5BL	- not rated	3,271 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	3,502 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	3out of 4	3,604 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Francis Catholic Primary School Nursery Road , Handsworth B19 1PH	- not rated	397 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School Nursery Road , Handsworth B19 1PH	- not rated	397 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham 3-11 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN	- not rated	494 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth Piers Road , Handsworth B21 0UX	4out of 4	519 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's CofE Junior and Infant School Piers Road , Handsworth B21 0UX	- not rated	519 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	- not rated	622 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	- not rated	622 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Nishkam High School Great King Street North , B19 2LF	- not rated	942 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Handsworth Grammar School Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	- not rated	1,308 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	3out of 4	1,308 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 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	1,802 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	2,205 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	2,696 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	2,782 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	2,782 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	- not rated	2,500 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	2,593 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	5,315 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	180 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School 1-7 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN	- not rated	508 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Diamond Academy Malika House , 81 George Street	- not rated	584 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Astwell Preparatory School 144-146 Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2QR	- not rated	751 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Flexible Learning School 23 All Saints Road , Hockley B18 5QB	- not rated	769 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
Soho Hill Cafe	Unit 1, 136-150 Soho Hill	125 yd
Admas	Unit 3, 136-150 Soho Hill	168 yd
Handsworth Masonic Hall	Handsworth Masonic Hall, 21 Wretham Road	201 yd
Midlands Vietnamese Community Associ	8 Charleville Road, Birmingham	240 yd
Reminisce Social Members Club	178 Soho Hill, Birmingham	319 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
RAHYA RESTAURANT (pre Observatory)	The Observatory, 44A Barker Street	506 yd
Railway Inn	Railway Tavern, 292 Park Road	538 yd
The Queens Head	Flat Over, Queens Head, 381 Farm Street	539 yd
The Black Eagle	16 Factory Road, Birmingham	587 yd
Soho Tavern	Soho Tavern, 407 Park Road	643 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blue's Caribbean Hut	117 Soho Hill, Birmingham	129 yd
Jerk And Grill / Cookielicious	121 Soho Hill, Birmingham	249 yd
WiJamman Takeaway	22 Soho Hill, Birmingham	319 yd
Chucky's Chippy	26 Soho Hill, Birmingham	319 yd
Evergreen Chinese Takeaway	68a Villa Road, Birmingham	451 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
International Mini Market	233 Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	778 yd
Jamil Foodstore	85A Wills Street, Birmingham	905 yd
Umeed Superstore	153 Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	1,039 yd
Khan Food Store	77 Nineveh Road, Birmingham	1,061 yd
S & D Supermarket	171 Soho Road, Birmingham	1,079 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Body Sculpture (Closed) Bill House Bill House Soho Hill		385 yd
King Edward Vi Handsworth School ROSE HILL ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	626 yd
Mayfield School (Closed) Villa Street		700 yd
Benson Community School BENSON ROAD	grass pitches	840 yd
Playfootball (Birmingham Indoor) FUTSAL UK FUTSAL UK GREAT KING STREET NORTH	artificial grass pitch	956 yd
Nishkam High School NISHKAM HIGH SCHOOL NISHKAM HIGH SCHOOL GREAT KING STREET NORTH	tennis courts	959 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	55 Mbit/s
Average download speed	133.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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