Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5TJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B2 5TJ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	41.4%	47.7%	6.3%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	58.6%	52.3%	-6.3%	49.0%	3.3%

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 5TJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 82.2% 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	76.7%	82.2%	5.5%	37.9%	44.3%
Married: Opposite sex	17.1%	12.4%	-4.7%	44.2%	-31.8%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.1%	1.2%	-1.9%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	1.6%	3%	1.4%	9.1%	-6.1%
Widowed	0%	0.6%	0.6%	6.1%	-5.5%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93.2%) 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	66.2%	62.5%	-3.7%	48.4%	14.1%
Good health	27.1%	30.7%	3.6%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	5.3%	5.7%	0.4%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around B2 5TJ this area, 4.1% 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 77.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.1%	4.1%	1.0%	18.2%	-14.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	9.6%	-9.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	4.7%	-4.6%	13.4%	-8.7%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	10.7%	0.6%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	66.7%	77.5%	10.8%	33.8%	43.7%
Other	6.2%	0%	-6.2%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.9% 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	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	15.8%	3.9%	-11.9%	0.7%	3.2%
Indian	6.8%	6.2%	-0.6%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	3.4%	2.6%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	3.9%	2.4%	0.9%	3.0%
Mixed Other	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.8%	2.0%
White	60.9%	62.9%	2.0%	81.4%	-18.5%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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	62.4%	64.2%	1.8%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	10.5%	13.6%	3.1%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	5.1%	4.3%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	24.8%	8%	-16.8%	5.6%	2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	5.7%	5.7%	1.3%	4.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.7%	63.8%	2.1%	83.2%	-19.4%
10+ Years	16.5%	7.3%	-9.2%	9.8%	-2.5%
5-10 Years	12%	10.2%	-1.8%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	3%	5.1%	2.1%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	6.8%	13.6%	6.8%	1.9%	11.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.3%	76.7%	-11.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Turkey	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.9%	37.2%	7.7%
Christian	32.6%	46.2%	-13.6%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	8.4%	6.5%	1.9%
Sikh	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Waterloo Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waterloo Street was 3161.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 725.3% higher than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waterloo Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood and the 3rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1752.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.5%.

🔎 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. 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 5TJ, 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 Waterloo Street are based on 11 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 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5TJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B2 5TJ

Average Price
£2,820,085

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£2,482,672

Other
£2,988,791

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterloo Street

Average Price
£8,625,824

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£8,269,204

Flats/Maisonettes
£2,525,261

Other
£9,343,289

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterloo Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37A Waterloo Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£3,170,738	2022-09-21	£3,225,130
Aspley House, 35 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£2,400,000	2022-03-31	£2,525,261
Christchurch House, 30 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£2,365,000	2019-05-30	£2,854,994

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B2 5TJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B2 5TJ 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	102
Student (economically inactive)	22
Self-Employed	15
Unemployed	11
Part-Time Employee	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Other	4
Looking after home or family	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Other	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	2
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	1,382 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	1,408 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	1,846 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,045 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	2,738 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nelson Junior and Infant School King Edward's Road , Ladywood B1 2PJ	3out of 4	973 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Great Colmore Street , Lee Bank B15 2AY	4out of 4	1,071 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas CofE Academy Great Colmore Street , B15 2AT	4out of 4	1,105 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown St George's Street , B19 3QY	3out of 4	1,197 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Chad's Catholic Primary School Hospital Street , Newtown B19 3XD	- not rated	1,459 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	1,020 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	1,022 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1 Grosvenor Street , B4 7QD	3out of 4	1,122 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Engineering Academy 1 Lister Street , B7 4AG	2out of 4	1,592 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam High School Great King Street North , B19 2LF	4out of 4	1,875 yd	Free schools	No	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	1,058 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	1,403 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	1,607 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	1,699 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	2,559 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	2,196 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	4,707 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	- not rated	5,024 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	2out of 4	5,426 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	282 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City United Academy (CUA) 10 Edward Street , Aston B1 2RX	- not rated	813 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham City University University House , 15 Bartholomew Row B5 5JU	- not rated	1,051 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackwater Academy 68-69 Cecil Street , BIRMINGHAM B19 3SU	- not rated	1,085 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arc Oakbridge School Buckingham Street , Birmingham B19 3HU	- not rated	1,133 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
The Colmore	114-116 Colmore Row, Birmingham	30 yd
Jamaya	North British And Mercantile Building, 126 Colmore Row	36 yd
Java Lounge	122-124 Colmore Row, Birmingham	36 yd
Adams	New Oxford House, 16 Waterloo Street	40 yd
Bodega Bar & Cantina	12 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham	60 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Theatrix	130 Colmore Row, Birmingham	36 yd
Dirty Martini Birmingham	7 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham	48 yd
Sommar Bar and Taproom	Waterloo House, 20 Waterloo Street	58 yd
The Lost & Found	8 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham	60 yd
The Wellington	Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill	95 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pieminister	New Oxford House, 16 Waterloo Street	40 yd
Fat Burgers	92 New Street, Ladywood	105 yd
Greggs	85 New Street, Ladywood	114 yd
Franco Manca	18-19 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham	128 yd
Subway	5B Ethel Street, Birmingham	141 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys	88 Navigation Street, Birmingham	343 yd
Tesco	Unit 43, Grand Central	344 yd
Sainsburys Supermarket	Unit 1, Cathedral Court, 18-20 Colmore Row	383 yd
Poundland	1-4 Corporation Street, Birmingham	390 yd
Tesco Express	8 Colmore Row, Birmingham	404 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Reviva Health Club For Women (Birmingham) (Closed) Piccadilly Arcade	health and fitness suite	157 yd
Fitness4Less (Birmingham) (Closed) 21-22 21-22 Stephenson Street	health and fitness suite	182 yd
Sports Direct Fitness (Birmingham) (Closed) TEMPLE ROW	health and fitness suite	262 yd
Health Du Vin Leisure Club CHURCH STREET	health and fitness suite	296 yd
Easygym (Birmingham City Centre) 16-28 16-28 Corporation Street	health and fitness suite	318 yd
University College Birmingham (Richmond House) RICHMOND HOUSE RICHMOND HOUSE NEWHALL STREET	health and fitness suite	350 yd
The Copthorne Hotel PARADISE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	376 yd
Le Petit Spa (Birmingham) THE MAILBOX THE MAILBOX WHARFSIDE STREET	health and fitness suite	441 yd
Crowne Plaza Hotel HOLLIDAY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	451 yd
The Gym (Birmingham City Centre) THE GYM THE GYM HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	471 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	100.0%

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