Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2LH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B20 2LH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	50.1%	-0.6%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	49.3%	49.9%	0.6%	49.0%	0.9%

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 vicinity of B20 2LH there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.8%	35%	0.2%	37.9%	-2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	51.9%	56%	4.1%	44.2%	11.8%
Separated	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	5.3%	4.8%	-0.5%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	5.9%	3.2%	-2.7%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	47.1%	46.3%	-0.8%	48.4%	-2.1%
Good health	36%	36.5%	0.5%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	11.4%	13.4%	2.0%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	17.3%	17.8%	0.5%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	10.5%	0.9%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.1%	14.7%	0.6%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.6%	14.7%	1.1%	16.9%	-2.2%
Degree or Similar	32.4%	37.3%	4.9%	33.8%	3.5%
Other	11.4%	2.4%	-9.0%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 10.4% 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	3.5%	5.3%	1.8%	1.1%	4.2%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	44.3%	40.7%	-3.6%	3.1%	37.6%
Pakistani	8.3%	19.1%	10.8%	2.7%	16.4%
Other Asian	5.7%	4%	-1.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	7%	8.7%	1.7%	1.0%	7.7%
Other Black	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.8%	1.5%
White	19.3%	10.4%	-8.9%	81.4%	-71.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	4.8%	5.7%	0.9%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.7% 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	66.9%	70.7%	3.8%	83.2%	-12.5%
European Union	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	6.1%	-3.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	3.9%	3%	-0.9%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	23.5%	21.2%	-2.3%	5.6%	15.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%	1.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66%	70.9%	4.9%	83.2%	-12.3%
10+ Years	2%	24.2%	22.2%	9.8%	14.4%
5-10 Years	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	2.9%	-2.7%
2-5 Years	2.9%	1.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	27.4%	3%	-24.4%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.1%	76.7%	12.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.7%	37.2%	-32.5%
Christian	18.1%	46.2%	-28.1%
Hindu	6.8%	1.7%	5.1%
Muslim	32%	6.5%	25.5%
Sikh	31.3%	0.9%	30.4%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Amherst Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Amherst Avenue was 66.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.7% lower than the Handsworth Wood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Amherst Avenue has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood and the 1171st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.0%.

🔎 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. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in B20 2LH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Amherst Avenue 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 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2LH

Estimated Average Property Prices for B20 2LH

Average Price
£318,570

Semi-Detached
£321,623

Terraced
£300,255

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Amherst Avenue

Average Price
£312,600

Semi-Detached
£328,612

Terraced
£269,901

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Amherst AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£142,500	2008-10-17	£266,989
9 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£164,000	2004-07-09	£323,507
4 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£96,500	2001-02-26	£369,856
17 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	2000-06-09	£299,957
17 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£48,715	1999-11-26	£220,973

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B20 2LH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B20 2LH 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	137
Retired	64
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	36
Student (economically inactive)	28
Looking after home or family	23
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	36
Education	28
Manufacturing	25
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Financial and insurance activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Transport and storage	15
Construction	10
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	2,756 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	3,260 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	3,723 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,785 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	4,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cherry Orchard Primary School Cherry Orchard Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2LB	3out of 4	302 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Butlers Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2NY	4out of 4	366 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Grestone Academy Grestone Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1ND	2out of 4	1,008 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2RW	3out of 4	1,099 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorrington Academy Dorrington Road , Perry Barr B42 1QR	3out of 4	1,259 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	730 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Hamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	3out of 4	1,815 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,900 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	2,002 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	2,066 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	4,372 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	4,785 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,951 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	5,148 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	4,113 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	2,073 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	2,156 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	2,481 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	2,682 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Priestley Smith School Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY	4out of 4	2,856 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Singh's Pizza	103 Cornwall Road, Handsworth Wood	876 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club	Kilbys Grove, Birmingham	953 yd
The Garden Gate	The New Garden Gate, 113 Hamstead Hill	1,003 yd
First Class Grill	12 Beauchamp Avenue, Birmingham	1,039 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Handsworth Wood Bowling Club	Devonshire Road, Birmingham	426 yd
The Paddocks Sports Club	31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	734 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road	935 yd
Calthorpe Arms	Calthorpe Arms, 155 Wellington Road	936 yd
The Grove Bar	Flat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane	1,084 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ak Kebab House	164 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood	904 yd
Mega Chicken	12 College Road, Handsworth Wood	997 yd
Bing	20 College Road, Handsworth Wood	1,000 yd
Minhs Chinese Takeaway	26 College Road, Handsworth Wood	1,008 yd
Omni Sweet Centre	10 College Road, Handsworth Wood	1,008 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aziz Supermarket	41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham	284 yd
Delton Foods	10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood	892 yd
Caterchoice Foodservice	Hamstead Trading Estate, Austin Way	1,093 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	464 yd
Handsworth Old Boys Fc Romilly Avenue	grass pitches	667 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	746 yd
Perry Hall Playing Fields BRAMLEY DRIVE	cycling, grass pitches	769 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	904 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre COLLEGE ROAD		980 yd
Hamstead Site HAMSTEAD HILL	grass pitches	1,089 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	203.7 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	21.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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