Low Wood Road, Birmingham, B23 6HE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B23 6HE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.2% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	52.2%	1.5%	51.0%	1.2%
Male	49.3%	47.8%	-1.5%	49.0%	-1.2%

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 B23 6HE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.8% 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	38.4%	44.8%	6.4%	37.9%	6.9%
Married: Opposite sex	41.7%	35.7%	-6.0%	44.2%	-8.5%
Married: Same sex	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	4.1%	3.6%	-0.5%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	10.3%	9.7%	-0.6%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	4.1%	5.1%	1.0%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	41.2%	42.5%	1.3%	48.4%	-5.9%
Good health	38.5%	34.8%	-3.7%	33.6%	1.2%
Fair health	13.8%	15.2%	1.4%	12.7%	2.5%
Bad health	4.9%	4.7%	-0.2%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%

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	28.4%	23.1%	-5.3%	18.2%	4.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	13.4%	0.5%	9.6%	3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.1%	13.4%	-4.7%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	5.1%	2.9%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	15.9%	3.4%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	12.9%	24.9%	12.0%	33.8%	-8.9%
Other	12.9%	4.3%	-8.6%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47% 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)
Chinese	3.3%	0.8%	-2.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	4.1%	3.9%	-0.2%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	8.9%	17.1%	8.2%	2.7%	14.4%
Other Asian	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	3%	7.5%	4.5%	2.5%	5.0%
Black Caribbean	8.7%	8.8%	0.1%	1.0%	7.8%
Other Black	3%	3.3%	0.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.6%	1.4%	-3.2%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%
White	57.7%	47%	-10.7%	81.4%	-34.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Arab	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.4% 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	75.1%	64.4%	-10.7%	83.2%	-18.8%
European Union	8.1%	13.8%	5.7%	6.1%	7.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	2.4%	5%	2.6%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	11.3%	2.9%	5.6%	5.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	4.7%	-0.4%	1.3%	3.4%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.2%	64.4%	-8.8%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	1.9%	22.4%	20.5%	9.8%	12.6%
5-10 Years	3%	6.1%	3.1%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	5.1%	4.1%	-1.0%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	16.8%	3%	-13.8%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.4%	76.7%	-11.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	10.2%	1.3%	8.9%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	5.8%	1.5%	4.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.6%	1.2%	2.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	11.5%	13.5%	-2.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.5%	37.2%	-16.7%
Christian	42.7%	46.2%	-3.5%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	28.2%	6.5%	21.7%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Low Wood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Low Wood Road was 98.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.5% lower than the Gravelly Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Low Wood Road has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill and the 1401st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 47.4%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,200

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B23 6HE, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 10/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Low Wood Road are based on 53 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 Low Wood Road, Birmingham, B23 6HE

Estimated Average Property Prices for B23 6HE

Average Price
£189,560

Semi-Detached
£230,806

Terraced
£182,685

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Low Wood Road

Average Price
£194,328

Semi-Detached
£215,648

Terraced
£195,451

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£14,745

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Low Wood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
47 Low Wood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2022-10-07	£240,196
55 Low Wood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£91,000	2021-04-26	£106,376
25 Low Wood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2018-01-26	£176,073
19 Low Wood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2016-02-05	£193,101
43 Low Wood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2014-08-21	£137,201

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B23 6HE

Employment

B23 6HE area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% 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	78
Part-Time Employee	39
Retired	36
Self-Employed	23
Unemployed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Transport and storage	21
Manufacturing	16
Human health and social work activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	7
Construction	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Featherstone Nursery School 29 Highcroft Road , Erdington B23 6AU	3out of 4	574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	1,157 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osborne Nursery School Station Road , Erdington B23 6UB	3out of 4	1,345 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	2,861 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	4,169 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Featherstone Primary School Glenville Drive , B23 6PR	3out of 4	399 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Court Farm Primary School Tedbury Crescent , Erdington B23 5NS	3out of 4	888 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Short Heath Streetly Road , Erdington B23 5JP	3out of 4	969 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Primary School Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HY	3out of 4	999 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School Perry Common Road , B23 7AB	3out of 4	1,040 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stockland Green School Slade Road , Erdington B23 7JH	3out of 4	601 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund Campion Catholic School Sutton Road , Erdington B23 5XA	- not rated	1,902 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Erdington Academy Kingsbury Road , Erdington B24 8RE	2out of 4	1,925 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
North Birmingham Academy 395 College Road , B44 0HF	3out of 4	1,926 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prince Albert High School 115 Holford Drive , Perry Barr B42 2TU	- not rated	2,939 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	5,109 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	4,381 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Washwood Heath Academy Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS	3out of 4	5,115 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Pines Special School Marsh Hill , B23 7EY	3out of 4	690 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Imedia School 85 Summer Road , Erdington B23 6UT	- not rated	953 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Stuart School Perry Common Road , Erdington B23 7AT	4out of 4	1,182 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust Perry Common Road , B23 7AT	- not rated	1,182 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Flexible Learning School 23 All Saints Road , Hockley B18 5QB	- not rated	1,328 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
Seavers Fish and Chips	320 Marsh Lane, Birmingham	321 yd
Stockland Cafe	504 Slade Road, Stockland Green	519 yd
Short Heath Cafe	178 Streetly Road, Stockland Green	677 yd
Chilli Spice	200 Streetly Road, Stockland Green	686 yd
Delicacy	4 Short Heath Road, Birmingham	819 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Oak	Royal Oak, 1 Marsh Lane	712 yd
New Inn	New Inn, 71 Summer Road	847 yd
Red Lion	Station Road, Erdington	902 yd
Club Maragh	197 High Street, Erdington	1,065 yd
The Church Tavern	196 High Street, Erdington	1,080 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jerk Shack - Birmingham	320 Marsh Lane, Birmingham	321 yd
Stockland Balti	332 Marsh Lane, Birmingham	348 yd
Bamboo Garden	322 Marsh Lane, Birmingham	348 yd
Subway	328-330 Marsh Lane, Birmingham	348 yd
Chip Stop	507 Slade Road, Stockland Green	432 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ashok Supermarket	517-517A Slade Road, Stockland Green	430 yd
Samra Superstore	521-523 Slade Road, Stockland Green	430 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	Queens Court, 312 Reservoir Road	841 yd
Iceland Foods Plc	198 High Street, Erdington	1,063 yd
Farmfoods	224 High Street, Erdington	1,063 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Featherstone Primary School GLENVILLE DRIVE	grass pitches	259 yd
Highcroft Community Centre SLADE ROAD	grass pitches	436 yd
Action Indoor Sports (Birmingham) ACTION INDOOR SPORTS ACTION INDOOR SPORTS MARSH HILL	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	779 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	56.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	107.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B23 6HE