Hob Moor Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8TH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B25 8TH has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	48.1%	47.8%	-0.3%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	51.9%	52.2%	0.3%	49.0%	3.2%

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	36.7%	38.2%	1.5%	37.9%	0.3%
Married: Opposite sex	48.7%	45.7%	-3.0%	44.2%	1.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	6.7%	6.6%	-0.1%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	5.7%	7.6%	1.9%	6.1%	1.5%

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	44.8%	44%	-0.8%	48.4%	-4.4%
Good health	39.9%	37.3%	-2.6%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	11.5%	14%	2.5%	12.7%	1.3%
Bad health	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	31.3%	26.4%	-4.9%	18.2%	8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.3%	14.9%	-1.4%	9.6%	5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	13.9%	-2.4%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	13.5%	2.2%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	15.3%	25.4%	10.1%	33.8%	-8.4%
Other	6%	2.3%	-3.7%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.4% 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	2%	10.4%	8.4%	1.1%	9.3%
Indian	4.8%	3.4%	-1.4%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	23.2%	31.9%	8.7%	2.7%	29.2%
Other Asian	1.3%	4.9%	3.6%	1.6%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	60.3%	39.4%	-20.9%	81.4%	-42.0%
Arab	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.3%	5.2%	4.9%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	79.4%	-6.4%	83.2%	-3.8%
European Union	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	6.1%	-3.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.4%	17.3%	6.9%	5.6%	11.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.2%	79.6%	-4.6%	83.2%	-3.6%
10+ Years	0.5%	13.4%	12.9%	9.8%	3.6%
5-10 Years	0%	2.3%	2.3%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	2%	2.6%	0.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	13.2%	2.1%	-11.1%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.1%	76.7%	0.4%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4.6%	1.2%	3.4%
No passport held	13.9%	13.5%	0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.8%	37.2%	-23.4%
Christian	27.3%	46.2%	-18.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Muslim	45.8%	6.5%	39.3%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Hob Moor Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hob Moor Road was 590.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 412.9% higher than the Sheldon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hob Moor Road has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon and the 64th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 265.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 139.7%.

🔎 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,000

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B25 8TH, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Hob Moor Road are based on 326 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 Hob Moor Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8TH

Estimated Average Property Prices for B25 8TH

Average Price
£312,274

Semi-Detached
£330,261

Terraced
£290,690

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hob Moor Road

Average Price
£227,549

Semi-Detached
£233,283

Terraced
£225,345

Detached
£156,937

Flats/Maisonettes
£98,609

Other
£523,082

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hob Moor Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
531 Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£395,000	2025-04-15	£395,000
529 Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2023-02-02	£196,956
553 Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2023-01-30	£271,890
535 Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2021-01-07	£406,843
531 Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2017-02-17	£273,561

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B25 8TH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B25 8TH 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	75
Retired	54
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	28
Looking after home or family	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Education	20
Human health and social work activities	20
Manufacturing	19
Administrative and support service activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	5
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bordesley Green East Nursery School 358 Bordesley Green East , Stechford B33 8QB	3out of 4	1,308 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Garretts Green Nursery School 117 Garretts Green Lane , Sheldon B26 2JL	4out of 4	1,634 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Washwood Heath Nursery School 201 Sladefield Road , Ward End B8 2SY	4out of 4	3,361 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	3,994 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Nursery School Highfield Road , Saltley B8 3QU	3out of 4	4,017 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yardley Primary School Harvey Road , Yardley B26 1TD	3out of 4	294 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hobmoor Wash Lane , Yardley B25 8FD	3out of 4	440 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Hobmoor Road , Yardley B25 8QL	3out of 4	980 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blakesley Hall Primary School Yardley Green Road , Stechford B33 8TH	3out of 4	987 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stechford Primary School Albert Road , Stechford B33 8SJ	3out of 4	1,495 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cockshut Hill School Cockshut Hill , Yardley B26 2HX	2out of 4	1,702 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley Studio College 470 Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5SX	3out of 4	1,951 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Saltley Academy Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	3out of 4	2,440 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Sheldon Heath Road , Sheldon B26 2RZ	3out of 4	2,547 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lyndon School Daylesford Road , B92 8EJ	2out of 4	2,801 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	5,387 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	5,430 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	2out of 4	1,569 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	- not rated	1,776 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	2,483 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Washwood Heath Academy Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS	3out of 4	2,850 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Birmingham Network Academy 1580 Coventry Road , Yardley B26 1AL	3out of 4	665 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Brays School Brays Road , Sheldon B26 1NS	4out of 4	1,716 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kimichi School Eastbourne House , 111 Yardley Road B27 6LL	- not rated	1,797 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Education 2 Riverside Drive , Stechford B33 9BF	- not rated	2,242 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamd House School The Custard House , 29 - 43 Blake Lane B9 5QT	- not rated	2,436 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
Karen's Cafe	161 Church Road, South Yardley	138 yd
Subway	114 Church Road, Stechford And Yardley North	199 yd
Little Bengal Indian Rest. and Takea	155 Yew Tree Lane, Birmingham	234 yd
Pepes Piri Piri	Unit 3, Yew Tree Retail Park	288 yd
DIXY YARDLEY	6 Stoney Lane, South Yardley	296 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
O Mahoneys Bar	57 Stoney Lane, South Yardley	288 yd
The Clumsy Swan Ltd	Unit 1, Yew Tree Retail Park	288 yd
The Merry Mare	57 Stoney Lane, South Yardley	288 yd
New Inn	Coventry Road, South Yardley	669 yd
Birmingham Co-Operative Sports And S	46 Barrows Lane, Stechford And Yardley North	779 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
KFC	Unit 5, Yew Tree Retail Park	117 yd
Domino's Pizza	108 Church Road, Stechford And Yardley North	199 yd
Yew Tree Cottage	43 Stoney Lane, South Yardley	288 yd
Bobbys Grill	2 Harvey Road, Birmingham	290 yd
Peking Wok	8 Stoney Lane, South Yardley	296 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Operative Supermarket	Unit 2, Yew Tree Retail Park	117 yd
Iceland	128-132 Church Road, South Yardley	359 yd
Farmfoods Ltd	1507 Coventry Road, South Yardley	548 yd
2 Ms Supermarket	255 Wash Lane, Birmingham	646 yd
Swan Supermarket Ltd	1719-1721 Coventry Road, South Yardley	819 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Yardley Primary School HARVEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	204 yd
Henry Road BOUGHTON ROAD	grass pitches	474 yd
Oasis Academy Hobmoor WASH LANE	artificial grass pitch	505 yd
Sheldon Marlborough Cricket Club FOLIOT FIELDS	grass pitches	535 yd
Anytime Fitness (Birmingham Yardley) SWAN CENTRE SWAN CENTRE CHURCH ROAD	health and fitness suite	586 yd
Gilberstone Recreation Ground MOAT LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	648 yd
Oaklands Rec HOLDER ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	681 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	245.5 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	18.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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