Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B20 2HS has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% 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	50.8%	47.3%	-3.5%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	49.2%	52.7%	3.5%	49.0%	3.7%

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	33.6%	34.8%	1.2%	37.9%	-3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	47.2%	48.9%	1.7%	44.2%	4.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	5.2%	1.6%	-3.6%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	6%	7.2%	1.2%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	7.9%	7%	-0.9%	6.1%	0.9%

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	42.7%	46.7%	4.0%	48.4%	-1.7%
Good health	33.6%	34.6%	1.0%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	16.5%	12.9%	-3.6%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	6.1%	4.5%	-1.6%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	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	27%	27%	0.0%	18.2%	8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	13.2%	1.4%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	10%	-0.8%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	12.9%	4.2%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	31.8%	2.4%	33.8%	-2.0%
Other	12.1%	2.7%	-9.4%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 7.2% 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	2%	3.1%	1.1%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	39.9%	45.9%	6.0%	3.1%	42.8%
Pakistani	10%	13.6%	3.6%	2.7%	10.9%
Other Asian	7.2%	6.5%	-0.7%	1.6%	4.9%
Black African	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	7.2%	6.9%	-0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Other Black	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	2%	1.8%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	20%	7.2%	-12.8%	81.4%	-74.2%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	7.4%	9.2%	1.8%	1.6%	7.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.3% 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	55.5%	58.3%	2.8%	83.2%	-24.9%
European Union	9.3%	4%	-5.3%	6.1%	-2.1%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	3.9%	2.9%	-1.0%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	25.2%	29%	3.8%	5.6%	23.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	4.2%	-0.4%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.1%	58.3%	3.2%	83.2%	-24.9%
10+ Years	3.7%	30.6%	26.9%	9.8%	20.8%
5-10 Years	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	4.6%	4.7%	0.1%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	32.5%	1.8%	-30.7%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.6%	76.7%	2.9%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.6%	37.2%	-31.6%
Christian	19.6%	46.2%	-26.6%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	11.1%	1.7%	9.4%
Muslim	21.3%	6.5%	14.8%
Sikh	38%	0.9%	37.1%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	2.9%	6.0%	-3.1%

Safety

Is Church Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Church Lane was 132.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 1.7% higher than the Birchfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Church Lane has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield and the 998th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 69.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.2%.

🔎 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 2HS, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Church Lane are based on 210 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 Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B20 2HS

Average Price
£264,711

Semi-Detached
£418,184

Terraced
£189,135

Detached
£346,708

Flats/Maisonettes
£93,751

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Church Lane

Average Price
£255,591

Semi-Detached
£283,359

Terraced
£190,269

Detached
£417,010

Flats/Maisonettes
£118,309

Other
£502,242

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Church LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Church Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2021-07-23	£147,587
7 Church Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£144,000	2021-02-26	£170,799
7 Church Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£144,000	2021-01-26	£174,288
15 Church Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£111,000	2020-01-17	£144,602
21 Church Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£245,000	2018-03-29	£327,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B20 2HS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B20 2HS 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	95
Retired	67
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	39
Student (economically inactive)	37
Looking after home or family	22
Other	22
Unemployed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	33
Manufacturing	32
Transport and storage	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	19
Administrative and support service activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Information and communication	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	3
Other	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

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	3,194 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	3,602 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,613 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	4,594 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	4,770 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rookery School Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	575 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Murdoch Primary School Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT	3out of 4	697 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Butlers Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2NY	4out of 4	819 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Avenue Road , Handsworth B21 8ED	3out of 4	859 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grestone Academy Grestone Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1ND	2out of 4	1,020 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	315 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,170 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	1,366 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	4out of 4	1,487 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	1,611 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	3,791 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,314 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,739 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	4,993 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	4,182 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	1,200 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	1,291 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	1,835 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	2,053 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Future First Independent School Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL	- not rated	2,718 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	132 yd
Mr Singh's Pizza	103 Cornwall Road, Handsworth Wood	227 yd
Fika Moment	56 Oxhill Road, Birmingham	426 yd
Handsworth Jerk Centre	1 Headingley Road, Birmingham	464 yd
Istanbul Restaurant	2 Stockwell Road, Birmingham	504 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grove Bar	Flat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane	212 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road	325 yd
Handsworth Wood Bowling Club	Devonshire Road, Birmingham	447 yd
The Paddocks Sports Club	31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	905 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hot Stuff Pizza	242 Grove Lane, Handsworth Wood	160 yd
Ak Kebab House	164 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood	162 yd
Mega Chicken	12 College Road, Handsworth Wood	194 yd
Bing	20 College Road, Handsworth Wood	208 yd
Biggapot Caribbean	15 College Road, Handsworth Wood	222 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Delton Foods	10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood	87 yd
Uk Zabka	296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	543 yd
One Stop Supermarket	231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	638 yd
Sarwar Food Store/ATTOCK/DM	122 Grove Lane, Lozells And East Handsworth	868 yd
Aziz Supermarket	41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham	1,088 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre COLLEGE ROAD		155 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	183 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	206 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	342 yd
Rookery School ROOKERY ROAD	grass pitches	628 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre HOLLY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	784 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	70.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	74.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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