Wood Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2AA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B20 2AA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% 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	52.3%	52.5%	0.2%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	47.7%	47.5%	-0.2%	49.0%	-1.5%

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 B20 2AA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.8% 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	44.9%	46.8%	1.9%	37.9%	8.9%
Married: Opposite sex	33.7%	36.8%	3.1%	44.2%	-7.4%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.1%	3.5%	1.4%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	10.2%	8.5%	-1.7%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	8%	4.5%	-3.5%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	36.9%	44.3%	7.4%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	41.9%	36.1%	-5.8%	33.6%	2.5%
Fair health	14.4%	14.8%	0.4%	12.7%	2.1%
Bad health	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	1.2%	0.0%

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	17.6%	21%	3.4%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	6.5%	-5.8%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	8.5%	-4.9%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4%	0.8%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.5%	15%	-0.5%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	35.5%	6.1%	33.8%	1.7%
Other	8.6%	9.5%	0.9%	2.8%	6.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.6% 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	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.5%	9.1%	8.6%	0.7%	8.4%
Indian	9.5%	11.2%	1.7%	3.1%	8.1%
Pakistani	3.6%	11.6%	8.0%	2.7%	8.9%
Other Asian	2.3%	5.8%	3.5%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	4.5%	3.3%	-1.2%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	14%	10%	-4.0%	1.0%	9.0%
Other Black	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.8%	0.9%
White	54.1%	33.6%	-20.5%	81.4%	-47.8%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.4%	9.1%	7.7%	1.6%	7.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.4% 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	73.9%	51.4%	-22.5%	83.2%	-31.8%
European Union	6.8%	15.6%	8.8%	6.1%	9.5%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	5.9%	4.5%	-1.4%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	24.7%	17.5%	5.6%	19.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	2.9%	-3.0%	1.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.4%	51.9%	-21.5%	83.2%	-31.3%
10+ Years	3.2%	24.5%	21.3%	9.8%	14.7%
5-10 Years	4.1%	9.1%	5.0%	2.9%	6.2%
2-5 Years	6.8%	12%	5.2%	2.2%	9.8%
Less than 2 years	12.6%	2.5%	-10.1%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.3%	76.7%	-15.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	8.8%	1.5%	7.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.1%	37.2%	-14.1%
Christian	33.5%	46.2%	-12.7%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	23.6%	6.5%	17.1%
Sikh	9.1%	0.9%	8.2%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Wood Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Lane was 73.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 43.6% lower than the Birchfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Lane has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield and the 1315th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B20 2AA, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 Wood Lane are based on 395 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 Wood Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2AA

Estimated Average Property Prices for B20 2AA

Average Price
£329,146

Semi-Detached
£338,453

Terraced
£320,399

Detached
£325,200

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Lane

Average Price
£351,934

Semi-Detached
£339,846

Terraced
£306,672

Detached
£363,670

Flats/Maisonettes
£111,659

Other
£2,329,247

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
182 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-09-26	£406,048
181 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£217,000	2024-04-09	£225,744
191 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2023-12-19	£376,525
185 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-12-07	£399,603
189 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£320,000	2022-11-18	£313,606

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B20 2AA

Employment

B20 2AA area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in B20 2AA 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	54
Student (economically inactive)	27
Retired	25
Part-Time Employee	19
Self-Employed	18
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Other	6

Employment Industry

Education	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Other	5
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Construction	1

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	2,829 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	3,131 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,335 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	3,975 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	4,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Butlers Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2NY	4out of 4	142 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Orchard Primary School Cherry Orchard Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2LB	3out of 4	567 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2RW	3out of 4	641 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Robert Road , Handsworth B20 3RT	2out of 4	1,040 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	1,254 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	4out of 4	445 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,517 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	1,603 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	2,056 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Broadway Academy The Broadway , Perry Barr B20 3DP	3out of 4	2,106 yd	Academy converter	No	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	3,914 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,366 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	4,705 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	5,019 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	3,724 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	4out of 4	1,840 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	1,892 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	2,012 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	2,369 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Independent College Albert Hall , Witton Road B6 5NU	- not rated	2,494 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
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club	Kilbys Grove, Birmingham	740 yd
Sachkhand Nanak Dham	11 Church Hill Road, Birmingham	754 yd
Mr Singh's Pizza	103 Cornwall Road, Handsworth Wood	848 yd
Handsworth Seventh Day Aventist Chur	Seventh Day Adventist Church, Hutton Road	864 yd
The Industrial Society	49 Calthorpe Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	1,078 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Paddocks Sports Club	31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	290 yd
Handsworth Wood Bowling Club	Devonshire Road, Birmingham	441 yd
Calthorpe Arms	Calthorpe Arms, 155 Wellington Road	705 yd
The Grove Bar	Flat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane	897 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road	942 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jawad Fish and Chips	62 Robert Road, Birmingham	719 yd
Hot Stuff Pizza	242 Grove Lane, Handsworth Wood	829 yd
Ak Kebab House	164 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood	835 yd
Mega Chicken	12 College Road, Handsworth Wood	907 yd
Bing	20 College Road, Handsworth Wood	917 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Delton Foods	10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood		696 yd
Aziz Supermarket	41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham		752 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Handsworth Grammar School (Wood Lane Playing Fields) WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS ROMILLY AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	443 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	527 yd
Handsworth Old Boys Fc Romilly Avenue	grass pitches	653 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	656 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre COLLEGE ROAD		874 yd
Perry Hall Playing Fields BRAMLEY DRIVE	cycling, grass pitches	995 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	1,064 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre HOLLY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,081 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	159.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	233 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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