Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B21 8AL has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	46.2%	49.2%	3.0%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	53.8%	50.8%	-3.0%	49.0%	1.8%

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	39.8%	39%	-0.8%	37.9%	1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	42.3%	47%	4.7%	44.2%	2.8%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	6.5%	5.8%	-0.7%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	7.7%	6.1%	-1.6%	6.1%	0.0%

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	40.7%	45.5%	4.8%	48.4%	-2.9%
Good health	31.1%	35.1%	4.0%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	16.3%	14.8%	-1.5%	12.7%	2.1%
Bad health	10.3%	3.1%	-7.2%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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 8AL this area, 32.2% 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 18.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	39.5%	32.2%	-7.3%	18.2%	14.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	11.5%	-0.2%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	12.1%	-0.6%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	4.5%	3.9%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	13.7%	7.2%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	14.2%	18.8%	4.6%	33.8%	-15.0%
Other	14.8%	7.3%	-7.5%	2.8%	4.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 9.4% 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	13.2%	18.8%	5.6%	1.1%	17.7%
Chinese	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	23.7%	25.3%	1.6%	3.1%	22.2%
Pakistani	8.9%	7.5%	-1.4%	2.7%	4.8%
Other Asian	2.2%	5.8%	3.6%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	5.3%	2.7%	-2.6%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	14.4%	15.4%	1.0%	1.0%	14.4%
Other Black	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	1%	-2.6%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.8%	1.1%
White	14.4%	9.4%	-5.0%	81.4%	-72.0%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	7.9%	8.2%	0.3%	1.6%	6.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44% 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	42.6%	44%	1.4%	83.2%	-39.2%
European Union	6.7%	9.5%	2.8%	6.1%	3.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	6.2%	2.7%	-3.5%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	34.4%	34.8%	0.4%	5.6%	29.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10%	8.8%	-1.2%	1.3%	7.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.2% 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	42.3%	43.9%	1.6%	83.2%	-39.3%
10+ Years	10%	34.2%	24.2%	9.8%	24.4%
5-10 Years	6.2%	7.3%	1.1%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	7.7%	6.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	33.7%	8.3%	-25.4%	1.9%	6.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.8%	76.7%	-11.9%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Southern Asia	18.7%	1.2%	17.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.6%	37.2%	-32.6%
Christian	27.7%	46.2%	-18.5%
Hindu	6.1%	1.7%	4.4%
Muslim	34.5%	6.5%	28.0%
Sikh	21.4%	0.9%	20.5%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Regent Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Regent Road was 207.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.3% higher than the Handsworth average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Regent Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth and the 462nd highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 153.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.0%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,200

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B21 8AL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 Regent Road are based on 244 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 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for B21 8AL

Average Price
£165,116

Semi-Detached
£210,767

Terraced
£160,044

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Regent Road

Average Price
£332,380

Semi-Detached
£324,161

Terraced
£331,372

Detached
£400,887

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Regent Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
117 Regent Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2025-06-20	£184,372
142 Regent Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2021-11-17	£166,183
150 Regent Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2015-05-21	£204,789
150 Regent Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2013-02-27	£197,143
144 Regent Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2006-08-14	£178,169

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B21 8AL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B21 8AL 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	65
Retired	44
Looking after home or family	35
Part-Time Employee	33
Other	31
Self-Employed	28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	21
Information and communication	11
Education	11
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	2

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	2,352 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	3,288 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,550 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	- not rated	4,596 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thamestower Nursery School Oliver Street , Nechells B7 5BL	- not rated	5,162 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wilkes Green Infant School (NC) Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT	- not rated	361 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Murdoch Primary School Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT	3out of 4	361 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School & Children's Centre Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	- not rated	438 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	438 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery Junior School Rookery Road , B21 9PY	- not rated	438 yd	Community school	No	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	498 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	3out of 4	498 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Handsworth Grammar School Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	- not rated	702 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	702 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Windsor Olympus Academy Perrott Street , Winson Green B18 4LX	- not rated	1,166 yd	Free schools	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 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,180 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	3,810 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	4,102 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	4,432 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,674 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	4,362 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	4,518 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	216 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, 3B Business Village , Alexandra Road B21 0PD	- not rated	871 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Handsworth Alternative School Wattville Road , Handsworth B21 0DP	- not rated	1,168 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Vocation Base Community School Camp Lane Development Company Ltd, 176 Camp Lane , Handsworth B21 8JA	- not rated	1,291 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School 1-7 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN	- not rated	1,508 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
Desi Grill and Curry	77B Rookery Road, Birmingham	49 yd
DFC Chicken	106a Rookery Road, Birmingham	233 yd
Kurdistan Restaurant	17 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	243 yd
Dosa Street(Vegetarian Indian Street	352 Soho Road, Birmingham	367 yd
Kurdish Community Centre	16-18 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	369 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cross Guns Pub	Cross Guns Public House, 301 Soho Road	597 yd
Pump Tavern	Pump Tavern, 236 Soho Road	657 yd
The Grove Bar	Flat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane	823 yd
The Royal Oak	The Royal Oak, 171 Holyhead Road	868 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road	1,084 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bigg Saj Takeaway	77 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	89 yd
Big Saj	152 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	233 yd
Pizza Company	163 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	322 yd
Dhaliwal Sweet & Savouries	183 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	322 yd
Bamo Traditional Nann	16A Holyhead Road, Birmingham	370 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods Ltd	10 Holyhead Road, Birmingham	346 yd
Lidl	397 Soho Road, Birmingham	422 yd
One Stop Supermarket	231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	484 yd
5 Star Supermarket	333 Soho Road, Birmingham	511 yd
Iceland Food	Ground Floor, 210-214 Soho Road	657 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oaklands Young Peoples Centre OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND ROAD		299 yd
Soho Fitness (Closed) Piara Rayat House 366-372 Piara Rayat House 366-372 Soho Road	health and fitness suite	358 yd
Rookery School ROOKERY ROAD	grass pitches	442 yd
Holyhead School Holyhead Road	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	501 yd
Handsworth Grammar School GROVE LANE	artificial grass pitch	705 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	740 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre HOLLY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	871 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre COLLEGE ROAD		943 yd
James Watt Primary School BOULTON ROAD	grass pitches	962 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	1,036 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	78.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	126.9 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	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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