Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, B27 7QT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B27 7QT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	51.3%	0.3%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	49%	48.7%	-0.3%	49.0%	-0.3%

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	38.1%	37.7%	-0.4%	37.9%	-0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	44.7%	1.7%	44.2%	0.5%
Separated	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	9.6%	7%	-2.6%	9.1%	-2.1%
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	44.4%	51.1%	6.7%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	33.3%	27.9%	-5.4%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	13.4%	13.3%	-0.1%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	7.3%	6.4%	-0.9%	4.0%	2.4%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.1%

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 B27 7QT this area, 30.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.1%	30.5%	1.4%	18.2%	12.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	9%	-3.9%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	15.1%	-1.5%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	5%	3.9%	-1.1%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	11.1%	-1.2%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	16.2%	26.2%	10.0%	33.8%	-7.6%
Other	7.9%	4.3%	-3.6%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.1% 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	6.6%	7.9%	1.3%	1.1%	6.8%
Chinese	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	5.6%	3.9%	-1.7%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	14.4%	24.4%	10.0%	2.7%	21.7%
Other Asian	1%	4.2%	3.2%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	3.4%	-0.1%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%	1.3%
White	60.9%	45.1%	-15.8%	81.4%	-36.3%
Arab	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.6% 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	83.6%	74.6%	-9.0%	83.2%	-8.6%
European Union	2%	5.9%	3.9%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.9%	14.7%	3.8%	5.6%	9.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.1%	74.4%	-6.7%	83.2%	-8.8%
10+ Years	0.8%	18.1%	17.3%	9.8%	8.3%
5-10 Years	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	4.3%	3.2%	-1.1%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	13.1%	2.4%	-10.7%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.3%	76.7%	-1.4%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	12.2%	13.5%	-1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17%	37.2%	-20.2%
Christian	32.1%	46.2%	-14.1%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	36.9%	6.5%	30.4%
Sikh	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Greenwood Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Greenwood Avenue was 121.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.4% lower than the Acocks Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Greenwood Avenue has the 53rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green and the 1086th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 88.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.5%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,500

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B27 7QT, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Greenwood Avenue are based on 88 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 Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, B27 7QT

Estimated Average Property Prices for B27 7QT

Average Price
£274,543

Semi-Detached
£251,399

Terraced
£313,115

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Greenwood Avenue

Average Price
£236,437

Semi-Detached
£260,268

Terraced
£232,332

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,295

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Greenwood AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
105 Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£232,000	2026-03-11	£232,000
97 Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£285,000	2025-03-17	£285,564
101 Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£197,000	2021-11-26	£225,557
97 Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2019-12-20	£236,879
103 Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£234,000	2010-08-17	£422,871

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B27 7QT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B27 7QT 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	72
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	28
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	11
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	20
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Manufacturing	16
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Other	5
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	4,038 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Garretts Green Nursery School 117 Garretts Green Lane , Sheldon B26 2JL	4out of 4	4,265 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highters Heath Nursery School 11 School Road , Warstock B14 4BH	3out of 4	4,563 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bordesley Green East Nursery School 358 Bordesley Green East , Stechford B33 8QB	3out of 4	4,775 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	5,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oaklands Primary School Dolphin Lane , Acocks Green B27 7BT	- not rated	570 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Oaklands Primary School Dolphin Lane , Acocks Green B27 7BT	3out of 4	570 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School Severne Road , Acocks Green B27 7HR	3out of 4	850 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acocks Green Junior School Westley Road , Acocks Green B27 7UQ	- not rated	870 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School Westley Road , B27 7UQ	- not rated	870 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ninestiles, an Academy Hartfield Crescent , Acocks Green B27 7QG	3out of 4	344 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ninestiles School Hartfield Crescent , B27 7QG	- not rated	344 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Victoria Road , Acocks Green B27 7XY	3out of 4	730 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Victoria Road , Acocks Green B27 7XY	- not rated	730 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hall Green School Southam Road , Hall Green B28 0AA	- not rated	1,762 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Solihull College & University Centre Blossomfield Campus , Blossomfield Road B91 1SB	- not rated	4,532 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City College, Birmingham Fordrough Campus , B9 5NA	- not rated	4,894 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	5,071 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Birmingham College Garretts Green Lane , B33 0TS	- not rated	5,077 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	3,092 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	3,931 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Starbank Road , B10 9LR	- not rated	3,931 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	3out of 4	4,336 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	- not rated	4,336 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Burhan Grammar School Spring Road Centre , 258 Spring Road B11 3DW	- not rated	835 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Honeybourne School 621 Fox Hollies Road , Hall Green B28 9DW	- not rated	1,284 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trident Alternative Provision Ltd 58 Lincoln Road , B27 6NX	- not rated	1,485 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aspire Ap School Hall Green Baptist Church , 1250 Stratford Road B28 9EJ	- not rated	1,488 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Reynalds Cross School Kineton Green Road , Olton B92 7ER	3out of 4	1,706 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ah Ya So Nice Authentic Caribbean	292 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	506 yd
AK Groceries & Halal Meat	282 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	516 yd
Booze Burst	321-323 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	564 yd
MishMash Desserts	311 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	572 yd
Dixy Chicken	301 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	586 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Inn On The Green	2 Westley Road, Birmingham		726 yd
Grange members Club	13 Broad Road, Birmingham		1,010 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Burger & Slice	111A Greenwood Avenue, Birmingham	166 yd
Shirley Road Fish Bar	167 Shirley Road, Acocks Green	230 yd
Xing Rong House	300 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	497 yd
Barrels Coffee Bar	290 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	510 yd
Thirst Burst	325 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	561 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl Uk Gmbh	Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green Olton	691 yd
Koppernik	18-22 Shaftmoor Lane, Birmingham	756 yd
A G Minimarket	33 Westley Road, Birmingham	767 yd
Morrisons	1149 Warwick Road, Acocks Green Olton	919 yd
Wilkinson	1068 Warwick Road, Acocks Green Olton	923 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre SHIRLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	293 yd
Ninestiles School Hartfield Crescent	grass pitches	319 yd
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School VICTORIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	768 yd
Broomhall Playing Fields EDENBRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	804 yd
Fox Hollies Park (Closed) Gospel Lane	grass pitches	935 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	156.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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