Farcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B21 8AG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B21 8AG has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	46.1%	48.7%	2.6%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	53.9%	51.3%	-2.6%	49.0%	2.3%

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	34.5%	36.6%	2.1%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	51.4%	49.9%	-1.5%	44.2%	5.7%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.4%	1.7%	-1.7%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	5.5%	8%	2.5%	6.1%	1.9%

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	49.3%	42.7%	-6.6%	48.4%	-5.7%
Good health	32.7%	38.3%	5.6%	33.6%	4.7%
Fair health	12.3%	14.4%	2.1%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 8AG this area, 35.1% 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 19.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.5%	35.1%	0.6%	18.2%	16.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	14.1%	-0.8%	9.6%	4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	8.3%	-0.6%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3.3%	2.8%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	14.4%	2.9%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	16.2%	19.6%	3.4%	33.8%	-14.2%
Other	13.6%	5.2%	-8.4%	2.8%	2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 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	13.8%	15.1%	1.3%	1.1%	14.0%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	32.9%	38.6%	5.7%	3.1%	35.5%
Pakistani	13.8%	13.7%	-0.1%	2.7%	11.0%
Other Asian	6.6%	3%	-3.6%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	3.9%	5.2%	1.3%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	12.3%	8%	-4.3%	1.0%	7.0%
Other Black	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	7.9%	5%	-2.9%	81.4%	-76.4%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	4.4%	7%	2.6%	1.6%	5.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.8% 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	52.6%	50.8%	-1.8%	83.2%	-32.4%
European Union	3.7%	4.6%	0.9%	6.1%	-1.5%
Africa	3.9%	4.8%	0.9%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	32.2%	34.8%	2.6%	5.6%	29.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	4.2%	-3.5%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
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	52.2%	50.9%	-1.3%	83.2%	-32.3%
10+ Years	7.4%	32.9%	25.5%	9.8%	23.1%
5-10 Years	4.4%	7.6%	3.2%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	6.6%	5.8%	-0.8%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	29.4%	2.8%	-26.6%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.6%	76.7%	-6.1%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	14.5%	1.2%	13.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	2.2%	37.2%	-35.0%
Christian	21.2%	46.2%	-25.0%
Hindu	12.6%	1.7%	10.9%
Muslim	34.9%	6.5%	28.4%
Sikh	24.2%	0.9%	23.3%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	3%	6.0%	-3.0%

Safety

Is Farcroft Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Farcroft Avenue was 96.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.1% higher than the Handsworth Wood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Farcroft Avenue has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood and the 1392nd highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -26.5%.

🔎 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 8AG, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 Farcroft Avenue are based on 28 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 Farcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B21 8AG

Estimated Average Property Prices for B21 8AG

Average Price
£170,948

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£174,654

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£148,709

Estimated Average Property Prices for Farcroft Avenue

Average Price
£172,631

Semi-Detached
£159,492

Terraced
£174,825

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£144,058

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Farcroft AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
48 Farcroft Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£182,000	2024-09-27	£185,110
61 Farcroft Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2021-12-16	£211,548
52 Farcroft Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£125,000	2020-01-24	£143,607
57 Farcroft Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2013-10-18	£153,607
63 Farcroft Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£112,500	2012-04-11	£212,804

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B21 8AG

Employment

B21 8AG area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% 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 8AG 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	80
Looking after home or family	56
Part-Time Employee	45
Retired	42
Student (economically inactive)	40
Unemployed	32
Self-Employed	26
Other	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	25
Manufacturing	20
Human health and social work activities	20
Transport and storage	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edith Sands Nursery School Pottery Road , Off Brasshouse Lane B66 2HY	- not rated	2,018 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	3,664 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,901 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	- not rated	4,802 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth Sandwell Road , B21 8NH	3out of 4	201 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School & Children's Centre Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	- not rated	692 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	692 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery Junior School Rookery Road , B21 9PY	- not rated	692 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rookery Infant School Rookery Road , B21 9PY	- not rated	692 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	- not rated	340 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	3out of 4	340 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	1,036 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Handsworth Grammar School Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	- not rated	1,067 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	3out of 4	1,067 yd	Academy converter	No	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	3,371 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	3,419 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	4,384 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	4,550 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	5,035 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	4,743 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	4,891 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	- not rated	247 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Handsworth Alternative School Wattville Road , Handsworth B21 0DP	- not rated	814 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, 3B Business Village , Alexandra Road B21 0PD	- not rated	883 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Vocation Base Community School Camp Lane Development Company Ltd, 176 Camp Lane , Handsworth B21 8JA	- not rated	907 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Park Lane , B21 8LE	- not rated	1,288 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
Pho Viet 37	20 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	292 yd
Kurdish Community Centre	16-18 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	323 yd
Sikh Temple	4 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	323 yd
The Midlands Buddhist Association	34 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	323 yd
Desi Grill and Curry	77B Rookery Road, Birmingham	443 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Royal Oak	The Royal Oak, 171 Holyhead Road	475 yd
Cross Guns Pub	Cross Guns Public House, 301 Soho Road	884 yd
Pump Tavern	Pump Tavern, 236 Soho Road	975 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Garmyan	97 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	263 yd
Grandad's Tastee Patties	125 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	286 yd
Chip N Whale	115 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	286 yd
pb08	117 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	286 yd
Sabar General store	113 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	286 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods Ltd	10 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	374 yd
Lidl	397 Soho Road, Birmingham	602 yd
One Stop Supermarket	231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	692 yd
5 Star Supermarket	333 Soho Road, Birmingham	776 yd
Uk Zabka	296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	854 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Holyhead School Holyhead Road	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	343 yd
Oaklands Young Peoples Centre OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND ROAD		397 yd
Soho Fitness (Closed) Piara Rayat House 366-372 Piara Rayat House 366-372 Soho Road	health and fitness suite	513 yd
Rookery School ROOKERY ROAD	grass pitches	694 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	990 yd
St John Wall Catholic School OXHILL ROAD		1,016 yd
Handsworth Grammar School GROVE LANE	artificial grass pitch	1,069 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	143 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	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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