Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B2 5DB is primarily male, with 57.7% 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	46.1%	42.3%	-3.8%	51.0%	-8.7%
Male	53.9%	57.7%	3.8%	49.0%	8.7%

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 B2 5DB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 74.8% 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	86.3%	74.8%	-11.5%	37.9%	36.9%
Married: Opposite sex	8.8%	15.2%	6.4%	44.2%	-29.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	2%	2.0%	0.3%	1.7%
Separated	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	3.8%	4%	0.2%	9.1%	-5.1%
Widowed	0%	0.7%	0.7%	6.1%	-5.4%

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 (92%) 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	60.6%	47%	-13.6%	48.4%	-1.4%
Good health	35.8%	45%	9.2%	33.6%	11.4%
Fair health	3%	6.7%	3.7%	12.7%	-6.0%
Bad health	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 B2 5DB this area, 3.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 69.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	18.2%	-14.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	9.6%	-6.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5%	8.1%	3.1%	13.4%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	15.5%	3.6%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	66.3%	69.6%	3.3%	33.8%	35.8%
Other	9.4%	0%	-9.4%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.1% 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%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	17%	10.2%	-6.8%	0.7%	9.5%
Indian	3%	8.8%	5.8%	3.1%	5.7%
Pakistani	0.6%	4.8%	4.2%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	9.7%	4.1%	-5.6%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	3%	4.1%	1.1%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	0%	-3.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	57%	57.1%	0.1%	81.4%	-24.3%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	3.6%	0.7%	-2.9%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.6%	2.7%	2.1%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.6% 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	49.1%	45.6%	-3.5%	83.2%	-37.6%
European Union	13.9%	20.8%	6.9%	6.1%	14.7%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	3%	4%	1.0%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	29.7%	20.8%	-8.9%	5.6%	15.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	6.7%	3.7%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 7.5% 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	49.1%	46.6%	-2.5%	83.2%	-36.6%
10+ Years	24.2%	7.5%	-16.7%	9.8%	-2.3%
5-10 Years	15.8%	13.7%	-2.1%	2.9%	10.8%
2-5 Years	7.9%	11.6%	3.7%	2.2%	9.4%
Less than 2 years	3%	20.5%	17.5%	1.9%	18.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52%	76.7%	-24.7%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	8.8%	1.5%	7.3%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	8.1%	0.3%	7.8%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	4.7%	0.3%	4.4%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	27.2%	46.2%	-19.0%
Buddhist	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	10.9%	6.5%	4.4%
Sikh	4.8%	0.9%	3.9%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	10.2%	6.0%	4.2%

Safety

Is Temple Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Temple Street was 1978.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 416.6% higher than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Temple Street has the 4th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood and the 10th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1000.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.1%.

🔎 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. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in B2 5DB, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Temple Street are based on 146 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 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for B2 5DB

Average Price
£1,690,741

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£169,022

Other
£9,299,335

Estimated Average Property Prices for Temple Street

Average Price
£840,828

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,820

Other
£9,272,941

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Temple Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 16 Essex House 25-27 Temple Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£143,000	2024-05-31	£148,755
Apartment 22 Essex House 25-27 Temple Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2023-06-07	£162,243
Essex House Temple Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£65,000	2022-10-25	£65,783
Apartment 9 Essex House 25-27 Temple Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£159,000	2022-01-07	£173,455
Apartment 6 Essex House 25-27 Temple Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£128,000	2022-01-07	£139,636

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B2 5DB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B2 5DB 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	82
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Part-Time Employee	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Self-Employed	9
Unemployed	6
Other	3
Looking after home or family	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Human health and social work activities	7
Information and communication	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1
Construction	1
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	1,371 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	1,461 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	1,773 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,096 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	2,640 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Great Colmore Street , Lee Bank B15 2AY	4out of 4	1,012 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas CofE Academy Great Colmore Street , B15 2AT	4out of 4	1,076 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nelson Junior and Infant School King Edward's Road , Ladywood B1 2PJ	3out of 4	1,147 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown St George's Street , B19 3QY	3out of 4	1,271 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Chad's Catholic Primary School Hospital Street , Newtown B19 3XD	- not rated	1,513 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1 Grosvenor Street , B4 7QD	3out of 4	981 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	1,029 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	1,197 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Engineering Academy 1 Lister Street , B7 4AG	2out of 4	1,510 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark St Alban's Academy Conybere Street , B12 0YH	4out of 4	1,841 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	922 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	1,226 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	1,514 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	1,877 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	2,428 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	2,156 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	4,530 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	- not rated	4,847 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	2out of 4	5,252 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University College Birmingham Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	457 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham City University University House , 15 Bartholomew Row B5 5JU	- not rated	902 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City United Academy (CUA) 10 Edward Street , Aston B1 2RX	- not rated	988 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Aston Triangle , B4 7ET	- not rated	1,072 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackwater Academy 68-69 Cecil Street , BIRMINGHAM B19 3SU	- not rated	1,084 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
The Botanist	Cheltenham House, 14-16 Temple Street	29 yd
Ask Italian	Ground Floor & Basement, 56 New Street	37 yd
Pret A Manger	52 New Street, Ladywood	37 yd
T4	50A New Street, Ladywood	53 yd
rice express	51 New Street, Ladywood	55 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Trocadero	Temple Street, Birmingham	30 yd
The Cocktail Club Birmingham	Imperial House, 31 Temple Street	36 yd
The Windsor	The Windsor, 33 Cannon Street	45 yd
The Sun On The Hill	23 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham	59 yd
Otherworld	20 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham	66 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Franco Manca	18-19 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham	73 yd
Subway	5B Ethel Street, Birmingham	149 yd
All Greek Street Food	33 Stephenson Street, Birmingham	156 yd
Baguette World	16 Stephenson Place, Birmingham	158 yd
Yorks Artisan Bakeries - Office 51	Guildhall Buildings, Navigation Street	159 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Unit 43, Grand Central	219 yd
Poundland	1-4 Corporation Street, Birmingham	230 yd
Sainsburys Supermarket	Unit 1, Cathedral Court, 18-20 Colmore Row	335 yd
Tesco Express	8 Colmore Row, Birmingham	350 yd
Sainsburys	88 Navigation Street, Birmingham	371 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Reviva Health Club For Women (Birmingham) (Closed) Piccadilly Arcade	health and fitness suite	82 yd
Sports Direct Fitness (Birmingham) (Closed) TEMPLE ROW	health and fitness suite	136 yd
Easygym (Birmingham City Centre) 16-28 16-28 Corporation Street	health and fitness suite	139 yd
Fitness4Less (Birmingham) (Closed) 21-22 21-22 Stephenson Street	health and fitness suite	164 yd
The Gym (Birmingham City Centre) THE GYM THE GYM HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	293 yd
Health Du Vin Leisure Club CHURCH STREET	health and fitness suite	339 yd
Le Petit Spa (Birmingham) THE MAILBOX THE MAILBOX WHARFSIDE STREET	health and fitness suite	487 yd
Rob Blakemans Bodyzone (Birmingham) (Closed) Suffolk Street Queensway	health and fitness suite	496 yd
University College Birmingham (Richmond House) RICHMOND HOUSE RICHMOND HOUSE NEWHALL STREET	health and fitness suite	510 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Birmingham) 42-44 42-44 THE PRIORY QUEENSWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	532 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	80.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	34.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B2 5DB