West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B20 2LS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	50.3%	-2.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	47.2%	49.7%	2.5%	49.0%	0.7%

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	32.4%	38.3%	5.9%	37.9%	0.4%
Married: Opposite sex	55.1%	47.2%	-7.9%	44.2%	3.0%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	4%	7.1%	3.1%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	5.3%	4.6%	-0.7%	6.1%	-1.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.7%	46.9%	2.2%	48.4%	-1.5%
Good health	38.4%	38.1%	-0.3%	33.6%	4.5%
Fair health	12.8%	11.6%	-1.2%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	3.4%	3%	-0.4%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	16.5%	16.1%	-0.4%	18.2%	-2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.6%	9.5%	-4.1%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	16.1%	0.9%	13.4%	2.7%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	3.3%	0.9%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	16.4%	3.6%	16.9%	-0.5%
Degree or Similar	31.9%	36.3%	4.4%	33.8%	2.5%
Other	7.7%	2.3%	-5.4%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.5% 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	2.5%	5.5%	3.0%	1.1%	4.4%
Chinese	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	39.8%	41.6%	1.8%	3.1%	38.5%
Pakistani	7.8%	11.8%	4.0%	2.7%	9.1%
Other Asian	5.7%	3.2%	-2.5%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	10.1%	7.4%	-2.7%	1.0%	6.4%
Other Black	2.9%	0.6%	-2.3%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%
White	25.4%	17.5%	-7.9%	81.4%	-63.9%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	1.7%	8.2%	6.5%	1.6%	6.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.6% 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	72.7%	70.6%	-2.1%	83.2%	-12.6%
European Union	2.3%	5.5%	3.2%	6.1%	-0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	18.4%	18.8%	0.4%	5.6%	13.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	1.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.3%	70.6%	-0.7%	83.2%	-12.6%
10+ Years	0.4%	22.6%	22.2%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	1.3%	4.2%	2.9%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	4.6%	2.3%	-2.3%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	22.4%	0.2%	-22.2%	1.9%	-1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.3%	76.7%	10.6%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.9%	37.2%	-28.3%
Christian	21.7%	46.2%	-24.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	13.5%	1.7%	11.8%
Muslim	19.2%	6.5%	12.7%
Sikh	29.7%	0.9%	28.8%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is West Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Avenue was 20.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.3% lower than the Handsworth Wood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

West Avenue has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood and the 236th lowest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -80.3%.

🔎 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 2LS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 West Avenue are based on 183 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 West Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2LS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B20 2LS

Average Price
£324,171

Semi-Detached
£320,479

Terraced
£326,033

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£346,253

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Avenue

Average Price
£388,997

Semi-Detached
£375,130

Terraced
£318,027

Detached
£450,504

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,422

Other
£287,081

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 West Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£290,000	2022-01-20	£324,325
11 West Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£232,000	2021-05-26	£273,371
16 West Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2020-06-12	£309,490
12 West Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2020-06-10	£334,373
5 West Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2018-11-19	£393,896

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B20 2LS

Employment

B20 2LS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in B20 2LS 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	158
Retired	54
Part-Time Employee	51
Self-Employed	43
Student (economically inactive)	34
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Looking after home or family	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Human health and social work activities	32
Education	31
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Manufacturing	15
Transport and storage	14
Construction	12
Financial and insurance activities	9
Other	7
Information and communication	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	- not rated	2,578 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	3,466 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	4out of 4	3,607 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,999 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	4,055 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	361 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Butlers Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2NY	3out of 4	586 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Butlers Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2NY	- not rated	586 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Grestone Primary School Grestone Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1ND	- not rated	922 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Grestone Academy Grestone Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1ND	3out of 4	922 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Handsworth Wood Boys' School Church Lane , B20 2HH	- not rated	829 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Handsworth Wood Girls' School Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	928 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	928 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	- not rated	1,635 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	3out of 4	1,635 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Birmingham College Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NE	- not rated	2,972 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	4,595 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Josiah Mason College Slade Road , B23 7JH	- not rated	4,655 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,882 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,945 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	- not rated	4,298 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	4,576 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Institute of Higher Excellence Livingstone House , 50 Livingstone Road B20 3LL	- not rated	1,954 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Astwell Preparatory School 144-146 Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2QR	- not rated	2,152 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Heathfield Road , B19 1HJ	2out of 4	2,220 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	- not rated	2,220 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School 1-7 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN	- not rated	2,480 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
The Garden Gate	The New Garden Gate, 113 Hamstead Hill	705 yd
First Class Grill	12 Beauchamp Avenue, Birmingham	737 yd
Mr Singh's Pizza	103 Cornwall Road, Handsworth Wood	941 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Handsworth Wood Bowling Club	Devonshire Road, Birmingham	584 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road	970 yd
The Paddocks Sports Club	31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	1,035 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ak Kebab House	164 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood	991 yd
Minhs Chinese Takeaway	26 College Road, Handsworth Wood	1,083 yd
Omni Sweet Centre	10 College Road, Handsworth Wood	1,083 yd
Niceness Jerk and Grill	18 College Road, Handsworth Wood	1,083 yd
Love Peri Peri	18 College Road, Handsworth Wood	1,083 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aziz Supermarket	41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham	131 yd
Caterchoice Foodservice	Hamstead Trading Estate, Austin Way	809 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Lidl, Old Walsall Road	999 yd
Delton Foods	10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood	1,049 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	720 yd
Hamstead Site HAMSTEAD HILL	grass pitches	787 yd
Perry Hall Playing Fields BRAMLEY DRIVE	cycling, grass pitches	835 yd
Handsworth Old Boys Fc Romilly Avenue	grass pitches	887 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	933 yd
Dorrington Academy DORRINGTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,041 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre COLLEGE ROAD		1,079 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	1,085 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	139.4 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	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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