Waterside Drive, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5RY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B18 5RY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.9% 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	49.3%	54.9%	5.6%	51.0%	3.9%
Male	50.7%	45.1%	-5.6%	49.0%	-3.9%

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 5RY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.3% 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	57.3%	50.3%	-7.0%	37.9%	12.4%
Married: Opposite sex	30.4%	27.8%	-2.6%	44.2%	-16.4%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	4.3%	7.1%	2.8%	2.2%	4.9%
Divorced	5.5%	9.1%	3.6%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	2%	5.4%	3.4%	6.1%	-0.7%

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 (85.7%) 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	51.1%	49.6%	-1.5%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	36.1%	36.1%	0.0%	33.6%	2.5%
Fair health	8.5%	11.4%	2.9%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	3.7%	1.6%	-2.1%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	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	13.1%	17.9%	4.8%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	8.2%	-1.3%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	11.1%	0.8%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	1%	4.8%	3.8%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	12.2%	-0.4%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	42%	41.2%	-0.8%	33.8%	7.4%
Other	11.6%	4.5%	-7.1%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.8% 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	1.6%	3.8%	2.2%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	6.3%	1.6%	-4.7%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	5.5%	5.8%	0.3%	3.1%	2.7%
Pakistani	5.1%	11%	5.9%	2.7%	8.3%
Other Asian	7.1%	4.3%	-2.8%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	8.9%	11.9%	3.0%	2.5%	9.4%
Black Caribbean	13.8%	11%	-2.8%	1.0%	10.0%
Other Black	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	2.9%	1.3%	0.4%	2.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	4%	1.6%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	0.8%	2.6%
White	38.7%	33.8%	-4.9%	81.4%	-47.6%
Arab	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.4% 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	58.4%	62.4%	4.0%	83.2%	-20.8%
European Union	8.9%	10.1%	1.2%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	8.3%	11.6%	3.3%	2.7%	8.9%
Middle East and Asia	15.8%	10.7%	-5.1%	5.6%	5.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	4.9%	-3.0%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57%	62.7%	5.7%	83.2%	-20.5%
10+ Years	5.3%	20%	14.7%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	8.5%	7.6%	-0.9%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	15.8%	3.6%	-12.2%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	13.4%	6.1%	-7.3%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70%	76.7%	-6.7%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.9%	1.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.9%	37.2%	-16.3%
Christian	44.4%	46.2%	-1.8%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	20.2%	6.5%	13.7%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Waterside Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waterside Drive was 163.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.7% lower than the Handsworth average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waterside Drive has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth and the 729th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 91.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 225.1%.

🔎 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. 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 5RY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 Waterside Drive are based on 115 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 Waterside Drive, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5RY

Estimated Average Property Prices for B18 5RY

Average Price
£202,623

Semi-Detached
£339,318

Terraced
£291,727

Detached
£304,923

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,803

Other
£119,017

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterside Drive

Average Price
£202,724

Semi-Detached
£333,689

Terraced
£303,084

Detached
£306,674

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,637

Other
£121,059

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterside DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 Houston House, 26 Waterside Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2025-04-30	£140,000
36 Waterside Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2024-12-02	£243,790
Apartment 3 Boston House, 14 Waterside Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2024-06-07	£128,440
Apartment 5 Burlington House, 16 Waterside Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£91,000	2023-11-09	£94,370
24 Waterside Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£231,000	2023-09-22	£237,364

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B18 5RY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B18 5RY 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	132
Part-Time Employee	37
Retired	35
Self-Employed	35
Student (economically inactive)	28
Other	25
Looking after home or family	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	57
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Education	24
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Manufacturing	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	11
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,273 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,388 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	3,352 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	4,040 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	4,362 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Benson Community School Benson Road , Hockley B18 5TD	3out of 4	676 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Summerfield Junior and Infant School Cuthbert Road , Winson Green B18 4AH	2out of 4	735 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Dudley Road , B18 7QW	3out of 4	743 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Foundry Foundry Road , B18 4LP	3out of 4	763 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Rosebery Street , Springhill B18 7PA	2out of 4	906 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	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	4out of 4	1,385 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,508 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	1,568 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam High School Great King Street North , B19 2LF	4out of 4	1,842 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	4out of 4	1,913 yd	Academy converter	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	1,173 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,333 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,458 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	3,971 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	4,997 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	3,398 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Future First Independent School Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL	- not rated	382 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orion School 14246 , Western Road B18 7QD	- not rated	669 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	1,170 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Values Academy 15 Key Hill , Hockley B18 5PB	- not rated	1,313 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	1,400 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
Boaters Sandwich Bar	City Hospital N H S Trust, Dudley Road	271 yd
Coffee Culture City Hospital	Birmingham City Hospital, Dudley Road	450 yd
Coffee Shop - Maternity	Birmingham City Hospital, Dudley Road	450 yd
M & G Cafe	70-71 Western Road, Soho	495 yd
Aramark Staff and Visitor Canteen	H M Prison, Winson Green Road	614 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Devonshire Arms	The Devonshire Arms, Lodge Road	247 yd
Railway Inn	Railway Tavern, 292 Park Road	580 yd
Old Windmill	Flat Above, 84 Dudley Road	660 yd
Soho Tavern	Soho Tavern, 407 Park Road	724 yd
The Royal British Legion	Bacchus Road, Birmingham	801 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
C and J's Caribbean Cooking Takeaway	The Devonshire Arms, Lodge Road	247 yd
Arches Sandwich Bar	City Hospital N H S Trust, Dudley Road	271 yd
Golden Chippy	217 Bacchus Road, Birmingham	526 yd
Back A Yard Caribbean Takeaway	Rear Of, 192 Bacchus Road	605 yd
City Fryer	145 Dudley Road, Birmingham	765 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	167-193 Dudley Road, Birmingham	752 yd
Amir Supermarket	247 Dudley Road, Birmingham	963 yd
Fresh Halal (within Tesco)	1 Spring Hill, Soho	1,039 yd
Tesco Springhill Store	Camden Street, Birmingham	1,039 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Winson Green MARY SEACOLE HOUSE MARY SEACOLE HOUSE LODGE ROAD	grass pitches	306 yd
One Stop Fitness Centre (Closed) Imex Industrial Estate Imex Industrial Estate Western Road	health and fitness suite	508 yd
Benson Community School BENSON ROAD	grass pitches	717 yd
Summerfield Junior And Infant School SUMMERFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL SUMMERFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL CUTHBERT ROAD	grass pitches	802 yd
Summerfield Community Centre DUDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	861 yd
Oasis Academy Foundry FOUNDRY ROAD	grass pitches	878 yd
Ladywood Skills Campus (Closed) Stour Street	health and fitness suite	1,027 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	38.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	38.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	38.5%

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	47.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	77.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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