Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B21 0DS has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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%	49%	-1.0%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	50%	51%	1.0%	49.0%	2.0%

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	44%	40.4%	-3.6%	37.9%	2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	40.3%	42.8%	2.5%	44.2%	-1.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.9%	4%	-0.9%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	6%	8%	2.0%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	4.5%	4.8%	0.3%	6.1%	-1.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.4%	51%	6.6%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	32.3%	34.1%	1.8%	33.6%	0.5%
Fair health	16.1%	10.6%	-5.5%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	6.3%	2.6%	-3.7%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.2%	0.5%

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 B21 0DS this area, 37.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.7%	37.8%	9.1%	18.2%	19.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	9.6%	-5.0%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	7.6%	-6.2%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	8%	7.6%	5.3%	2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	10%	2.9%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	16%	21.5%	5.5%	33.8%	-12.3%
Other	19.4%	5.6%	-13.8%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.8% 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	5%	6%	1.0%	1.1%	4.9%
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	25.7%	24.7%	-1.0%	3.1%	21.6%
Pakistani	7.9%	4.6%	-3.3%	2.7%	1.9%
Other Asian	3.7%	6%	2.3%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	3.4%	12.1%	8.7%	2.5%	9.6%
Black Caribbean	20.9%	12.9%	-8.0%	1.0%	11.9%
Other Black	4.8%	4.3%	-0.5%	0.5%	3.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.7%	-1.2%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	17.7%	17.8%	0.1%	81.4%	-63.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4.5%	7.2%	2.7%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54%	45.7%	-8.3%	83.2%	-37.5%
European Union	6.6%	15.9%	9.3%	6.1%	9.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.8%	8.7%	3.9%	2.7%	6.0%
Middle East and Asia	25.4%	22.3%	-3.1%	5.6%	16.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.3%	7.2%	-2.1%	1.3%	5.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.7%	45.1%	-8.6%	83.2%	-38.1%
10+ Years	3.4%	32.9%	29.5%	9.8%	23.1%
5-10 Years	9.5%	8%	-1.5%	2.9%	5.1%
2-5 Years	14.3%	9.7%	-4.6%	2.2%	7.5%
Less than 2 years	19%	4.3%	-14.7%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.3%	76.7%	-28.4%
Italy	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	7.4%	0.9%	6.5%
Other EU countries	8.3%	1.5%	6.8%
North Africa	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	10.6%	1.2%	9.4%
North America and the Caribbean	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
No passport held	12%	13.5%	-1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6%	37.2%	-31.2%
Christian	39.8%	46.2%	-6.4%
Hindu	10%	1.7%	8.3%
Muslim	20.3%	6.5%	13.8%
Sikh	12.3%	0.9%	11.4%
Other religion	5.7%	0.6%	5.1%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Wattville Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wattville Road was 87.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.7% higher than the Handsworth Wood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wattville Road has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood and the 1540th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 65.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 260.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,500

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B21 0DS, 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 - 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Wattville Road are based on 154 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 Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B21 0DS

Average Price
£124,249

Semi-Detached
£139,080

Terraced
£118,687

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wattville Road

Average Price
£141,381

Semi-Detached
£167,519

Terraced
£139,941

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£87,752

Other
£126,263

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wattville Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Wattville Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£90,000	2023-11-20	£93,626
40 Wattville Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2021-09-14	£92,069
4 Wattville Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2019-05-10	£105,861
14 Wattville Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£86,000	2017-03-10	£128,109
44 Wattville Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£72,000	2013-10-04	£129,471

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B21 0DS

Employment

B21 0DS area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 10% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in B21 0DS 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	50
Looking after home or family	40
Part-Time Employee	34
Other	31
Unemployed	24
Retired	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Self-Employed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	25
Administrative and support service activities	17
Education	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	5
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Information and communication	1

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	4,286 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	4,479 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	5,256 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wattville Primary School Wattville Road , Handsworth B21 0DP	3out of 4	454 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth Sandwell Road , B21 8NH	3out of 4	480 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Avenue Road , Handsworth B21 8ED	3out of 4	1,108 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	1,317 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Galton Valley Primary School Brasshouse Lane , B66 1BA	3out of 4	1,318 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	4out of 4	743 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	898 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	1,056 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,698 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	4out of 4	2,120 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	2,787 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,707 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		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	5,370 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	882 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	970 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	1,181 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	1,613 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	1,765 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
Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd	152 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	270 yd
McDonalds Restaurant	152 Holyhead Road	270 yd
Wattville Cafe	173E Wattville Road, Birmingham	418 yd
Pho Viet 37	20 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	697 yd
Sikh Temple	4 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	732 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Royal Oak	The Royal Oak, 171 Holyhead Road		95 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ali baba Shawarma ltd	183 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	81 yd
Quality Pizza	165 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	95 yd
N and R Exotic Food Takeaway	215 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	123 yd
Chick King Fish Bar	225 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	270 yd
Sabar General store	113 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	319 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Farmfoods Ltd	10 Holyhead Road, Birmingham		802 yd
Lidl	397 Soho Road, Birmingham		1,033 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Holyhead School Holyhead Road	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	629 yd
West Bromwich Albion (The Hawthorns) THE HAWTHORNS THE HAWTHORNS HALFORDS LANE	grass pitches	690 yd
Oaklands Young Peoples Centre OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND ROAD		856 yd
West Bromwich Albion Fc Academy HALFORDS LANE	artificial grass pitch	857 yd
Soho Fitness (Closed) Piara Rayat House 366-372 Piara Rayat House 366-372 Soho Road	health and fitness suite	956 yd
Sandwell Academy SANDWELL ACADEMY SANDWELL ACADEMY HALFORDS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,010 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	155 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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