Laurel Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B21 9PE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	50.2%	-1.7%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	48.1%	49.8%	1.7%	49.0%	0.8%

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 9PE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.5% 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	70.5%	50.5%	-20.0%	37.9%	12.6%
Married: Opposite sex	14.6%	29.4%	14.8%	44.2%	-14.8%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	5.7%	6.9%	1.2%	2.2%	4.7%
Divorced	5.1%	7.8%	2.7%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	4.1%	3.9%	-0.2%	6.1%	-2.2%

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	51.4%	37.1%	-14.3%	48.4%	-11.3%
Good health	35.5%	37.8%	2.3%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	9.7%	19.3%	9.6%	12.7%	6.6%
Bad health	2.4%	4.2%	1.8%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	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 9PE this area, 37.9% 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 21.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.2%	37.9%	22.7%	18.2%	19.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	13.3%	4.9%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	9.4%	-5.8%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	29.5%	12.3%	-17.2%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	21.7%	21.7%	0.0%	33.8%	-12.1%
Other	9.2%	1.5%	-7.7%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.2% 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	0.5%	10.8%	10.3%	1.1%	9.7%
Chinese	2.8%	2.3%	-0.5%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	9.7%	20.8%	11.1%	3.1%	17.7%
Pakistani	6.2%	5.8%	-0.4%	2.7%	3.1%
Other Asian	4.7%	3.8%	-0.9%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	9.7%	9.6%	-0.1%	2.5%	7.1%
Black Caribbean	9%	12.3%	3.3%	1.0%	11.3%
Other Black	1.2%	4.6%	3.4%	0.5%	4.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	0.4%	-3.2%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
White	46.2%	19.2%	-27.0%	81.4%	-62.2%
Arab	0.2%	2.3%	2.1%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	2.6%	5.8%	3.2%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.6% 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	61.1%	53.6%	-7.5%	83.2%	-29.6%
European Union	13.3%	6.8%	-6.5%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	5.9%	10.6%	4.7%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	14.2%	22.8%	8.6%	5.6%	17.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.2%	6.1%	0.9%	1.3%	4.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.5%	53.8%	-4.7%	83.2%	-29.4%
10+ Years	14.7%	28.2%	13.5%	9.8%	18.4%
5-10 Years	6.4%	8.8%	2.4%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	7.3%	6.1%	-1.2%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	13%	3.1%	-9.9%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.4%	76.7%	-12.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Poland	5%	1.3%	3.7%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	8%	1.2%	6.8%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
No passport held	11.9%	13.5%	-1.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.2%	37.2%	-23.0%
Christian	29.5%	46.2%	-16.7%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	24.5%	6.5%	18.0%
Sikh	16.5%	0.9%	15.6%
Other religion	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Laurel Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Laurel Road was 83.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.0% lower than the Birchfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Laurel Road has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield and the 1477th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 171.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B21 9PE, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Laurel Road are based on 89 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 Laurel Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PE

Estimated Average Property Prices for B21 9PE

Average Price
£176,461

Semi-Detached
£236,716

Terraced
£200,387

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£100,256

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Laurel Road

Average Price
£237,118

Semi-Detached
£241,906

Terraced
£230,188

Detached
£367,796

Flats/Maisonettes
£101,976

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Laurel Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
64 Laurel Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£222,000	2024-12-11	£220,903
8 Laurel Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£205,000	2021-12-13	£232,441
10 Laurel Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£83,000	2020-04-17	£103,289
56 Laurel Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£93,952	2019-11-29	£113,282
64 Laurel Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£166,000	2019-10-11	£215,138

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B21 9PE

Employment

B21 9PE area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	53
Unemployed	22
Retired	22
Other	21
Part-Time Employee	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Self-Employed	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Human health and social work activities	15
Other	12
Manufacturing	10
Transport and storage	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Education	6
Information and communication	6
Construction	5
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Financial and insurance 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	3,296 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,677 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	3,849 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	4,866 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	5,039 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 Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY	3out of 4	313 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Murdoch Primary School Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT	3out of 4	501 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Avenue Road , Handsworth B21 8ED	3out of 4	624 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove School Dawson Road , Handsworth B21 9HB	3out of 4	947 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Butlers Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2NY	4out of 4	1,095 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	4out of 4	562 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET	4out of 4	1,057 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	1,162 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	4out of 4	1,226 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	1,620 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,700 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,078 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,834 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	5,051 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	1out of 4	4,314 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	941 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	1,046 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	1,609 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Lambs Christian School 113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY	- not rated	2,056 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Future First Independent School Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL	- not rated	2,637 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
Fika Moment	56 Oxhill Road, Birmingham	242 yd
Handsworth Jerk Centre	1 Headingley Road, Birmingham	261 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club	Kilbys Grove, Birmingham	268 yd
HAMI Kebab	228 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	275 yd
Chicken Hut UK	226 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	299 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grove Bar	Flat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane	118 yd
The Village Inn	Hamstead Campus, Mitton Road	362 yd
Handsworth Wood Bowling Club	Devonshire Road, Birmingham	717 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Biggapot Caribbean	15 College Road, Handsworth Wood	153 yd
Mega Chicken	12 College Road, Handsworth Wood	177 yd
Hot Stuff Pizza	242 Grove Lane, Handsworth Wood	179 yd
Bing	20 College Road, Handsworth Wood	184 yd
Omni Sweet Centre	10 College Road, Handsworth Wood	202 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Uk Zabka	296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	299 yd
Delton Foods	10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood	300 yd
One Stop Supermarket	231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood	360 yd
Sarwar Food Store/ATTOCK/DM	122 Grove Lane, Lozells And East Handsworth	768 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	80 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre COLLEGE ROAD		173 yd
Rookery School ROOKERY ROAD	grass pitches	351 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club KILBYS GROVE	squash courts, tennis courts	364 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy CHURCH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	467 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre HOLLY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	746 yd
Handsworth Grammar School GROVE LANE	artificial grass pitch	1,000 yd
Oaklands Young Peoples Centre OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND ROAD		1,065 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	98.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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