Church Vale, Birmingham, B20 3SG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B20 3SG has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	48.5%	49.8%	1.3%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	51.5%	50.2%	-1.3%	49.0%	1.2%

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	38.9%	39.9%	1.0%	37.9%	2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45.9%	45.5%	-0.4%	44.2%	1.3%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	4.8%	3.8%	-1.0%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	5.9%	7.9%	2.0%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	3.5%	2.3%	-1.2%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	39.2%	48.9%	9.7%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	42.2%	33.2%	-9.0%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	13.1%	11.8%	-1.3%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	4.4%	3.9%	-0.5%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1%	2.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%

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.

In the area around B20 3SG this area, 34.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.1%	34.4%	4.3%	18.2%	16.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16%	9.2%	-6.8%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	11.5%	-1.3%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	13%	3.4%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	21.9%	25.8%	3.9%	33.8%	-8.0%
Other	8.3%	3.1%	-5.2%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 10.5% 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	9.3%	16.8%	7.5%	1.1%	15.7%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	26.9%	20.9%	-6.0%	3.1%	17.8%
Pakistani	22.6%	22.2%	-0.4%	2.7%	19.5%
Other Asian	6.3%	2.2%	-4.1%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	3.8%	7.4%	3.6%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	7.1%	5.2%	-1.9%	1.0%	4.2%
Other Black	2.8%	8.9%	6.1%	0.5%	8.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	15.6%	10.5%	-5.1%	81.4%	-70.9%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.1% 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	58%	56.1%	-1.9%	83.2%	-27.1%
European Union	3.8%	10.1%	6.3%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	5.5%	6.1%	0.6%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	27.7%	23.8%	-3.9%	5.6%	18.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	1.3%	2.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.2%	56.1%	-1.1%	83.2%	-27.1%
10+ Years	3%	28%	25.0%	9.8%	18.2%
5-10 Years	6.3%	10.3%	4.0%	2.9%	7.4%
2-5 Years	4.4%	3.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	29.1%	1.7%	-27.4%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.7%	76.7%	-7.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	7.6%	0.4%	7.2%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.4%	37.2%	-29.8%
Christian	16.4%	46.2%	-29.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%
Muslim	45.5%	6.5%	39.0%
Sikh	13.1%	0.9%	12.2%
Other religion	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Not answered	10.1%	6.0%	4.1%

Safety

Is Church Vale Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Church Vale was 181.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.2% higher than the Birchfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Church Vale has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield and the 606th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 122.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.7%.

🔎 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 3SG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Church Vale are based on 43 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 Vale, Birmingham, B20 3SG

Estimated Average Property Prices for B20 3SG

Average Price
£173,868

Semi-Detached
£151,390

Terraced
£160,074

Detached
£265,317

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Church Vale

Average Price
£178,599

Semi-Detached
£232,171

Terraced
£167,124

Detached
£223,182

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Church ValeStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Church Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£115,000	2019-05-24	£152,175
5 Church Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2019-03-14	£173,161
39 Church Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£83,500	2013-06-04	£155,424
7 Church Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£68,000	2011-03-28	£130,430
53 Church Vale, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2010-09-17	£274,406

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B20 3SG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B20 3SG 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	87
Part-Time Employee	53
Retired	48
Self-Employed	43
Looking after home or family	37
Student (economically inactive)	34
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Other	22
Unemployed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Transport and storage	20
Education	20
Administrative and support service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	16
Manufacturing	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	4

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	2,099 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,614 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	3,549 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	3,822 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	3,932 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2RW	3out of 4	134 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Robert Road , Handsworth B20 3RT	2out of 4	347 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Primary School Stamford Road , Handsworth B20 3PN	3out of 4	705 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Butlers Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2NY	4out of 4	805 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) Havelock Road , Handsworth B20 3LP	2out of 4	847 yd	Academy converter	-	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	919 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	1,112 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,393 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Broadway Academy The Broadway , Perry Barr B20 3DP	3out of 4	1,646 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holte School Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP	4out of 4	1,721 yd	Community school	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	3,386 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	3,637 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,979 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	4,922 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	3,009 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	1,445 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Independent College Albert Hall , Witton Road B6 5NU	- not rated	1,792 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP	- not rated	1,813 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birchfield Independent Girls' School 30 Beacon Hill , B6 6JU	- not rated	1,957 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	1,999 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
Sachkhand Nanak Dham	11 Church Hill Road, Birmingham	106 yd
Handsworth Seventh Day Aventist Chur	Seventh Day Adventist Church, Hutton Road	416 yd
The Industrial Society	49 Calthorpe Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	748 yd
Mishtidesh Lozells Ltd	1B Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	915 yd
Little Dessert Shop	1A Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	917 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Paddocks Sports Club	31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	442 yd
Calthorpe Arms	Calthorpe Arms, 155 Wellington Road	608 yd
The Stork Public House	The Stork, 140 Heathfield Road	774 yd
Broadway Dance Centre	42 Livingstone Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	806 yd
RAHYA RESTAURANT (pre Observatory)	The Observatory, 44A Barker Street	1,090 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jawad Fish and Chips	62 Robert Road, Birmingham	107 yd
MISTER R BAKES	11 Charles Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	294 yd
A K Kebab House	138A Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	762 yd
Kechup	218 Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	834 yd
Rio's Piri Piri	3A Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	911 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heathfield Supermarket	Heathfield Supermarket, 208-212 Heathfield Road	832 yd
International Mini Market	233 Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	915 yd
Umeed Superstore	153 Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	1,085 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	873 yd
Handsworth Old Boys Fc Romilly Avenue	grass pitches	920 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,032 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre HOLLY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,058 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	1,068 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	165 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B20 3SG