Wellesbourne Road, Birmingham, B20 3TL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B20 3TL 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 3TL 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 Wellesbourne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wellesbourne Road was 178.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.1% higher than the Birchfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wellesbourne Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield and the 606th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 109.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.4%.

🔎 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 3TL, 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 Wellesbourne Road are based on 29 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 Wellesbourne Road, Birmingham, B20 3TL

Estimated Average Property Prices for B20 3TL

Average Price
£319,902

Semi-Detached
£330,638

Terraced
£311,850

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wellesbourne Road

Average Price
£339,925

Semi-Detached
£326,982

Terraced
£316,721

Detached
£403,222

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wellesbourne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
49 Wellesbourne Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£273,500	2021-11-12	£313,456
50 Wellesbourne Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£180,000	2015-08-13	£295,902
47 Wellesbourne Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£196,500	2011-07-22	£375,913
41 Wellesbourne Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£191,000	2006-07-14	£349,821
43 Wellesbourne Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2005-01-14	£319,273

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B20 3TL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B20 3TL 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	1,822 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	2,330 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thamestower Nursery School Oliver Street , Nechells B7 5BL	- not rated	3,549 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	3,696 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	- not rated	3,783 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Robert Road , Handsworth B20 3RT	3out of 4	253 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Clare's Catholic Primary School Robert Road , Handsworth B20 3RT	- not rated	253 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School (NC) Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2RW	- not rated	373 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2RW	3out of 4	373 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Primary School Stamford Road , Handsworth B20 3PN	- not rated	493 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	- not rated	939 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	- not rated	939 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Handsworth Wood Girls' School Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	1,146 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	1,146 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Handsworth Wood Boys' School Church Lane , B20 2HH	- not rated	1,193 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,153 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,263 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,364 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,364 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	3,370 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	2,757 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	2,996 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayfield School Heathfield Road , B19 1HJ	2out of 4	589 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Astwell Preparatory School 144-146 Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2QR	- not rated	612 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Diamond Academy Malika House , 81 George Street	- not rated	878 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Institute of Higher Excellence Livingstone House , 50 Livingstone Road B20 3LL	- not rated	958 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School 1-7 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN	- not rated	1,143 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	161 yd
Handsworth Seventh Day Aventist Chur	Seventh Day Adventist Church, Hutton Road	560 yd
Mishtidesh Lozells Ltd	1B Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	699 yd
Little Dessert Shop	1A Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	701 yd
top tasty pizza ltd	229-231 Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	707 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Paddocks Sports Club	31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	636 yd
The Stork Public House	The Stork, 140 Heathfield Road	666 yd
Calthorpe Arms	Calthorpe Arms, 155 Wellington Road	806 yd
Broadway Dance Centre	42 Livingstone Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	849 yd
RAHYA RESTAURANT (pre Observatory)	The Observatory, 44A Barker Street	874 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
MISTER R BAKES	11 Charles Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	261 yd
Jawad Fish and Chips	62 Robert Road, Birmingham	302 yd
A K Kebab House	138A Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	583 yd
Rio's Piri Piri	3A Heathfield Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	695 yd
Asim Pizza and Kebab House	227A Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	701 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
International Mini Market	233 Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	701 yd
Heathfield Supermarket	Heathfield Supermarket, 208-212 Heathfield Road	757 yd
Umeed Superstore	153 Lozells Road, Lozells And East Handsworth	903 yd
Jamil Foodstore	85A Wills Street, Birmingham	1,017 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King Edward Vi Handsworth School ROSE HILL ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	936 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre HOLLY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,015 yd
Body Sculpture (Closed) Bill House Bill House Soho Hill		1,077 yd
Handsworth Grammar School (Wood Lane Playing Fields) WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS ROMILLY AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	141.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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