Grove Hill Road, Birmingham, B21 9PA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B21 9PA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.5%	50.9%	-1.6%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	47.5%	49.1%	1.6%	49.0%	0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around B21 9PA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.7%	43.4%	3.7%	37.9%	5.5%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	39.2%	-3.8%	44.2%	-5.0%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	6.9%	1.7%	-5.2%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	3.6%	8%	4.4%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	6.6%	7.7%	1.1%	6.1%	1.6%

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	43.8%	41.9%	-1.9%	48.4%	-6.5%
Good health	33.9%	35.5%	1.6%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	15.6%	14.5%	-1.1%	12.7%	1.8%
Bad health	5.2%	6.1%	0.9%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	1.5%	2%	0.5%	1.2%	0.8%

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	31.8%	23.6%	-8.2%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	10.6%	-1.2%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	11.6%	-3.2%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	1%	3.5%	2.5%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	15.5%	4.0%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	21%	32.7%	11.7%	33.8%	-1.1%
Other	8.2%	2.5%	-5.7%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 16.4% 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	4%	3.2%	-0.8%	1.1%	2.1%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	21%	27.2%	6.2%	3.1%	24.1%
Pakistani	11.1%	13.2%	2.1%	2.7%	10.5%
Other Asian	11.6%	5.6%	-6.0%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	2.5%	4.7%	2.2%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	16.1%	14%	-2.1%	1.0%	13.0%
Other Black	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	2.3%	-3.1%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.8%	1.5%
White	20.5%	16.4%	-4.1%	81.4%	-65.0%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.7%	8.2%	5.5%	1.6%	6.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.9% 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	65.3%	66.9%	1.6%	83.2%	-16.3%
European Union	5.4%	3.8%	-1.6%	6.1%	-2.3%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	3.7%	2.3%	-1.4%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	18.3%	21.1%	2.8%	5.6%	15.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	5.9%	-1.0%	1.3%	4.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.6%	66.9%	2.3%	83.2%	-16.3%
10+ Years	2%	27.9%	25.9%	9.8%	18.1%
5-10 Years	2.7%	1.5%	-1.2%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	6.4%	0.9%	-5.5%	2.2%	-1.3%
Less than 2 years	24.3%	2.9%	-21.4%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.1%	76.7%	3.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	9.7%	13.5%	-3.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.6%	37.2%	-22.6%
Christian	34.2%	46.2%	-12.0%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	22.2%	6.5%	15.7%
Sikh	15.5%	0.9%	14.6%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Grove Hill Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grove Hill Road was 181.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.6% lower than the Handsworth average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Grove Hill Road has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth and the 588th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 115.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.7%.

🔎 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 9PA, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 Grove Hill Road are based on 32 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 Grove Hill Road, Birmingham, B21 9PA

Estimated Average Property Prices for B21 9PA

Average Price
£292,213

Semi-Detached
£280,946

Terraced
£254,378

Detached
£307,577

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£483,560

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grove Hill Road

Average Price
£271,166

Semi-Detached
£263,345

Terraced
£244,496

Detached
£303,542

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£468,434

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grove Hill Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Grove Hill Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2022-03-29	£258,128
37 Grove Hill Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£220,000	2021-12-15	£250,191
2 Grove Hill Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£405,000	2020-02-11	£466,970
27 Grove Hill Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£275,000	2019-09-06	£358,280
24 Grove Hill Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£208,000	2018-11-09	£273,101

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B21 9PA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B21 9PA 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	82
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	35
Student (economically inactive)	26
Looking after home or family	24
Self-Employed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	14
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	27
Education	22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Other	12
Manufacturing	12
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Construction	3
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,043 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Sands Nursery School Pottery Road , Off Brasshouse Lane B66 2HY	- not rated	3,046 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,419 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	- not rated	3,917 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	4out of 4	4,867 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rookery School & Children's Centre Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	- not rated	355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery School Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	355 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rookery Junior School Rookery Road , B21 9PY	- not rated	355 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rookery Infant School Rookery Road , B21 9PY	- not rated	355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wilkes Green Infant School (NC) Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT	- not rated	377 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Handsworth Wood Girls' School Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	474 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	474 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Handsworth Wood Boys' School Church Lane , B20 2HH	- not rated	550 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Handsworth Grammar School Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	- not rated	844 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	844 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	3,478 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	4,180 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,266 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Birmingham College Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NE	- not rated	4,277 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,482 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	4,067 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	4,269 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	926 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Astwell Preparatory School 144-146 Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2QR	- not rated	1,456 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School 1-7 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN	- not rated	1,485 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, 3B Business Village , Alexandra Road B21 0PD	- not rated	1,516 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	1,782 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
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club	Kilbys Grove, Birmingham	252 yd
HAMI Kebab	228 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	355 yd
La'Tataie	243 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	392 yd
Fika Moment	56 Oxhill Road, Birmingham	395 yd
Handsworth Jerk Centre	1 Headingley Road, Birmingham	405 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grove Bar	Flat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane	123 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road	512 yd
Handsworth Wood Bowling Club	Devonshire Road, Birmingham	776 yd
Pump Tavern	Pump Tavern, 236 Soho Road	975 yd
Cross Guns Pub	Cross Guns Public House, 301 Soho Road	1,008 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hot Stuff Pizza	242 Grove Lane, Handsworth Wood	175 yd
Biggapot Caribbean	15 College Road, Handsworth Wood	301 yd
Mega Chicken	12 College Road, Handsworth Wood	316 yd
Bing	20 College Road, Handsworth Wood	328 yd
Omni Sweet Centre	10 College Road, Handsworth Wood	352 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Delton Foods	10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood	309 yd
One Stop Supermarket	231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	397 yd
Uk Zabka	296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	413 yd
Sarwar Food Store/ATTOCK/DM	122 Grove Lane, Lozells And East Handsworth	609 yd
Iceland Food	Ground Floor, 210-214 Soho Road	975 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	219 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre COLLEGE ROAD		296 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	330 yd
Rookery School ROOKERY ROAD	grass pitches	354 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	471 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre HOLLY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	586 yd
Handsworth Grammar School GROVE LANE	artificial grass pitch	848 yd
Oaklands Young Peoples Centre OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND ROAD		994 yd
Soho Fitness (Closed) Piara Rayat House 366-372 Piara Rayat House 366-372 Soho Road	health and fitness suite	1,011 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	162 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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