Wood Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B20 2AJ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	47%	48.9%	1.9%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	53%	51.1%	-1.9%	49.0%	2.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44%	37.9%	-6.1%	37.9%	0.0%
Married: Opposite sex	40.5%	48.9%	8.4%	44.2%	4.7%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.5%	1.6%	-1.9%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	7.8%	7.8%	0.0%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	3.9%	3.8%	-0.1%	6.1%	-2.3%

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 (85.8%) 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	48.8%	53.8%	5.0%	48.4%	5.4%
Good health	31.4%	32%	0.6%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	14.5%	9.9%	-4.6%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	4.1%	3.6%	-0.5%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.8%	16.6%	-10.2%	18.2%	-1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	9.2%	-0.1%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.9%	11.7%	-6.2%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.5%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	15.3%	4.4%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	23%	42%	19.0%	33.8%	8.2%
Other	10.9%	2.7%	-8.2%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 13.8% 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	3.8%	8.7%	4.9%	1.1%	7.6%
Chinese	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	16%	19.1%	3.1%	3.1%	16.0%
Pakistani	10.4%	12.6%	2.2%	2.7%	9.9%
Other Asian	2.4%	4.6%	2.2%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	6.8%	16%	9.2%	2.5%	13.5%
Black Caribbean	20.4%	13.8%	-6.6%	1.0%	12.8%
Other Black	8%	2.6%	-5.4%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	2%	-1.6%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	24%	13.8%	-10.2%	81.4%	-67.6%
Arab	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.6%	2%	1.4%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.9% 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	60.9%	55.9%	-5.0%	83.2%	-27.3%
European Union	8.3%	8.2%	-0.1%	6.1%	2.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	5.9%	11.8%	5.9%	2.7%	9.1%
Middle East and Asia	14.8%	18.1%	3.3%	5.6%	12.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.1%	5.1%	-5.0%	1.3%	3.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.9%	55.7%	-5.2%	83.2%	-27.5%
10+ Years	6.5%	22.8%	16.3%	9.8%	13.0%
5-10 Years	4.4%	10.2%	5.8%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	7.4%	6.6%	-0.8%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	20.7%	4.6%	-16.1%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.2%	76.7%	-12.5%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	7.7%	1.2%	6.5%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.2%	37.2%	-28.0%
Christian	34.5%	46.2%	-11.7%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Muslim	32.8%	6.5%	26.3%
Sikh	12.1%	0.9%	11.2%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Wood Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Lane was 75.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.3% lower than the Aston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Lane has the 48th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston and the 1351st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 207.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B20 2AJ, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Wood Lane are based on 400 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 2AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B20 2AJ

Average Price
£150,929

Semi-Detached
£159,233

Terraced
£155,487

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£103,472

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Lane

Average Price
£352,077

Semi-Detached
£342,880

Terraced
£307,532

Detached
£366,286

Flats/Maisonettes
£108,889

Other
£2,268,053

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
77 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2025-10-10	£150,000
75 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2024-03-08	£156,213
73 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£153,500	2024-03-01	£165,370
45 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£123,000	2022-11-10	£124,717
59 Wood Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	2022-07-18	£73,925

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B20 2AJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	168
Part-Time Employee	56
Retired	47
Self-Employed	38
Looking after home or family	31
Student (economically inactive)	31
Other	25
Unemployed	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	15
Manufacturing	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Other	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	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	2,561 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	2,892 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,132 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	3,439 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	3,536 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	558 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Orchard Primary School Cherry Orchard Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2LB	3out of 4	629 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	687 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) Havelock Road , Handsworth B20 3LP	2out of 4	724 yd	Academy converter	-	Mixed	More About School
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Robert Road , Handsworth B20 3RT	2out of 4	772 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 Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	4out of 4	1,042 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham 150 Wellhead Lane , Perry Barr B42 2SY	4out of 4	1,498 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Broadway Academy The Broadway , Perry Barr B20 3DP	3out of 4	1,519 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prince Albert High School 115 Holford Drive , Perry Barr B42 2TU	- not rated	1,663 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	1,766 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	4,042 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	4,049 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	4,460 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	5,423 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	3,339 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birchfield Independent Girls' School 30 Beacon Hill , B6 6JU	- not rated	2,055 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Birmingham Independent College Albert Hall , Witton Road B6 5NU	- not rated	2,098 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	2,101 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP	- not rated	2,257 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	4out of 4	2,395 yd	Foundation special 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
Handsworth Seventh Day Aventist Chur	Seventh Day Adventist Church, Hutton Road	442 yd
The Industrial Society	49 Calthorpe Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	502 yd
Sachkhand Nanak Dham	11 Church Hill Road, Birmingham	753 yd
Pattie Shop	248 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	757 yd
Peri Peri King / Dinaz Pizza	278 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	818 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Calthorpe Arms	Calthorpe Arms, 155 Wellington Road	125 yd
The Paddocks Sports Club	31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	497 yd
The Arthur Robertson	Units 52-53, One Stop Shopping Centre, 2 Walsall Road	830 yd
Broadway Dance Centre	42 Livingstone Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	835 yd
Royale Suite	271 Birchfield Road, Birmingham	969 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jawad Fish and Chips	62 Robert Road, Birmingham	565 yd
MISTER R BAKES	11 Charles Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	782 yd
The Donut Stop	One Stop Shopping Centre, 2 Walsall Road	830 yd
Dixy	Kiosk Adjacent Unit 28, One Stop Shopping Centre, 2 Walsall Road	834 yd
Cake and Roll	One Stop Retail Park, 2 Walsall Road	839 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Plc	Unit 4, One Stop Shopping Centre, 2 Walsall Road	830 yd
Masala Bazaar Perry Barr Ltd	8 One Stop Shopping Centre, 2 Walsall Road	830 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Bakery, One Stop Retail Park, 1 Walsall Road	839 yd
Asda	Units 1 And 36, One Stop Shopping Centre	914 yd
SAFA Halal Supermarket	317-319 Birchfield Road, Birmingham	949 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Handsworth Old Boys Fc Romilly Avenue	grass pitches	282 yd
Handsworth Grammar School (Wood Lane Playing Fields) WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS ROMILLY AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	361 yd
Perry Hall Playing Fields BRAMLEY DRIVE	cycling, grass pitches	738 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	75 Mbit/s
Average download speed	104.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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