Linchmere Road, Birmingham, B21 8JN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B21 8JN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	51%	1.0%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	50%	49%	-1.0%	49.0%	0.0%

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	29.8%	35.9%	6.1%	37.9%	-2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	55.1%	50.8%	-4.3%	44.2%	6.6%
Separated	3.4%	3.3%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	6.2%	5.5%	-0.7%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	5.6%	4.4%	-1.2%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	43.2%	46.7%	3.5%	48.4%	-1.7%
Good health	37.7%	35.6%	-2.1%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	13.4%	13.4%	0.0%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	3.7%	3.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.8%	22.3%	-3.5%	18.2%	4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	9.3%	-0.3%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.5%	12.3%	-1.2%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	18%	8.2%	16.9%	1.1%
Degree or Similar	23.6%	29.7%	6.1%	33.8%	-4.1%
Other	15.4%	5.7%	-9.7%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 15.2% 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	3.1%	10%	6.9%	1.1%	8.9%
Indian	46.9%	38.9%	-8.0%	3.1%	35.8%
Pakistani	4.8%	6.6%	1.8%	2.7%	3.9%
Other Asian	5.5%	5.7%	0.2%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	0.2%	3.2%	3.0%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	8.3%	9.5%	1.2%	1.0%	8.5%
Other Black	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	2%	-0.9%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
White	22.4%	15.2%	-7.2%	81.4%	-66.2%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	4.2%	6.8%	2.6%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.8% 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	59.6%	59.8%	0.2%	83.2%	-23.4%
European Union	9.4%	9.1%	-0.3%	6.1%	3.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	25%	24.7%	-0.3%	5.6%	19.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.4%	59.4%	0.0%	83.2%	-23.8%
10+ Years	4.2%	31.7%	27.5%	9.8%	21.9%
5-10 Years	4.4%	4.1%	-0.3%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	4.8%	2.7%	-2.1%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	27.2%	2%	-25.2%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.2%	76.7%	0.5%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	7.1%	1.2%	5.9%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.7%	37.2%	-31.5%
Christian	25.2%	46.2%	-21.0%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	18%	6.5%	11.5%
Sikh	36.8%	0.9%	35.9%
Other religion	6.1%	0.6%	5.5%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Linchmere Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Linchmere Road was 82.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.8% higher than the Handsworth Wood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Linchmere Road has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood and the 1463rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 129.3%.

🔎 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 8JN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Linchmere Road are based on 70 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 Linchmere Road, Birmingham, B21 8JN

Estimated Average Property Prices for B21 8JN

Average Price
£234,493

Semi-Detached
£234,493

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Linchmere Road

Average Price
£232,127

Semi-Detached
£232,521

Terraced
£230,683

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Linchmere Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Linchmere Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£158,000	2017-12-14	£219,674
3 Linchmere Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2010-08-20	£229,927
9 Linchmere Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£163,750	2008-01-31	£283,122
7 Linchmere Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£66,000	2000-11-24	£260,894
5 Linchmere Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£40,500	2000-01-25	£175,210

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B21 8JN

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B21 8JN 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	139
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	38
Student (economically inactive)	29
Other	17
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Education	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	14
Transport and storage	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Construction	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Information and communication	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	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	4,332 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	4,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	4,653 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Avenue Road , Handsworth B21 8ED	3out of 4	480 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth Sandwell Road , B21 8NH	3out of 4	846 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Murdoch Primary School Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT	3out of 4	1,278 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grestone Academy Grestone Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1ND	2out of 4	1,282 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	98 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	4out of 4	1,266 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	1,498 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	4out of 4	1,630 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,829 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	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	3,004 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	4,302 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	5,376 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	1,144 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	1,313 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	1,817 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	2,102 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	2,540 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
So Nice Caribbean Takeaway	225 Sandwell Road, Birmingham	280 yd
Shaorma BBX	101A Oxhill Road, Birmingham	737 yd
Chicken Hut UK	226 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	801 yd
La'Tataie	243 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	838 yd
Istanbul Restaurant	2 Stockwell Road, Birmingham	841 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Royal Oak	The Royal Oak, 171 Holyhead Road		925 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road		1,079 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Go Go	219 Sandwell Road, Birmingham	280 yd
Jam-Gam Takeaway	101C Oxhill Road, Birmingham	726 yd
Farmhouse Pizza	299 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	765 yd
Pritam Sweet Centre	291 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	765 yd
Hong Kong Takeaway	289 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	790 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Uk Zabka	296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood		801 yd
One Stop Supermarket	231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood		845 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St John Wall Catholic School OXHILL ROAD		151 yd
Hilltop Site (Closed) Park Lane	grass pitches	844 yd
Hilltop Golf Course PARK LANE	golf	891 yd
Rookery School ROOKERY ROAD	grass pitches	920 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	1,019 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	46.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	94.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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