Welby Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B28 8HP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	50.6%	0.9%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	50.3%	49.4%	-0.9%	49.0%	0.4%

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 vicinity of B28 8HP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.7% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.4%	35.4%	5.0%	37.9%	-2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	55.6%	53.7%	-1.9%	44.2%	9.5%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	2.8%	1.6%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	6.3%	5.1%	-1.2%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45%	50.1%	5.1%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	29.2%	35.1%	5.9%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	19.2%	10.5%	-8.7%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	5%	3.8%	-1.2%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	22%	19.8%	-2.2%	18.2%	1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21%	8.3%	-12.7%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	13.8%	2.3%	13.4%	0.4%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	14.1%	2.2%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	23.4%	38.2%	14.8%	33.8%	4.4%
Other	7.3%	3%	-4.3%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.4% 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	3.1%	5.6%	2.5%	1.1%	4.5%
Chinese	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	23.6%	15.3%	-8.3%	3.1%	12.2%
Pakistani	22.2%	38.7%	16.5%	2.7%	36.0%
Other Asian	9.7%	4.5%	-5.2%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	2.6%	0.7%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	28.9%	20.4%	-8.5%	81.4%	-61.0%
Arab	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	2.5%	4.2%	1.7%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66% 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	68.3%	66%	-2.3%	83.2%	-17.2%
European Union	1.4%	5.6%	4.2%	6.1%	-0.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	6.4%	4.2%	-2.2%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	22.2%	23%	0.8%	5.6%	17.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	1.3%	-0.6%
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	66.1%	66.1%	0.0%	83.2%	-17.1%
10+ Years	1.1%	24.4%	23.3%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	1.4%	5.2%	3.8%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	5%	2.6%	-2.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	26.4%	1.6%	-24.8%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.1%	76.7%	5.4%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4.9%	1.2%	3.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.9%	37.2%	-25.3%
Christian	13.8%	46.2%	-32.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	10.3%	1.7%	8.6%
Muslim	53.9%	6.5%	47.4%
Sikh	4.5%	0.9%	3.6%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Welby Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Welby Road was 288.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 198.2% higher than the Billesley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Welby Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley and the 240th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 143.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.2%.

🔎 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
£40,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B28 8HP, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Welby Road are based on 86 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 Welby Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for B28 8HP

Average Price
£302,366

Semi-Detached
£338,937

Terraced
£273,359

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£165,413

Other
£72,103

Estimated Average Property Prices for Welby Road

Average Price
£295,250

Semi-Detached
£335,243

Terraced
£307,902

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£185,417

Other
£128,918

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Welby Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
85 Welby Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2026-01-19	£311,541
63 Welby Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2025-09-26	£352,090
Apartment 1 49 Welby Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2024-09-13	£131,029
51 Welby Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£275,200	2023-11-10	£287,128
83 Welby Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£302,000	2022-12-13	£303,803

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B28 8HP

Employment

B28 8HP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in B28 8HP 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	148
Retired	74
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	43
Student (economically inactive)	38
Self-Employed	37
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Transport and storage	22
Education	17
Human health and social work activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Other	6
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate 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	3,538 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highters Heath Nursery School 11 School Road , Warstock B14 4BH	3out of 4	3,574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	4,453 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Garretts Green Nursery School 117 Garretts Green Lane , Sheldon B26 2JL	4out of 4	5,300 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	4out of 4	5,332 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yorkmead Junior and Infant School York Road , Hall Green B28 8BB	3out of 4	432 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hall Green Infant School Petersfield Road , Hall Green B28 0AR	3out of 4	772 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hall Green Junior School Stratford Road , Hall Green B28 9AJ	3out of 4	781 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Yarnfield Primary School Yarnfield Road , Tyseley B11 3PJ	3out of 4	1,146 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Yarnfield Primary School Yarnfield Road , Tyseley B11 3PJ	- not rated	1,146 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hall Green School Southam Road , Hall Green B28 0AA	- not rated	652 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hall Green School Southam Road , Hall Green B28 0AA	- not rated	652 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ninestiles, an Academy Hartfield Crescent , Acocks Green B27 7QG	3out of 4	890 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ninestiles School Hartfield Crescent , B27 7QG	- not rated	890 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moseley School and Sixth Form Wake Green Road , Moseley B13 9UU	3out of 4	1,524 yd	Foundation school	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	4,304 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City College, Birmingham Fordrough Campus , B9 5NA	- not rated	4,916 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Solihull College & University Centre Blossomfield Campus , Blossomfield Road B91 1SB	- not rated	5,128 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	3,072 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	4,209 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Starbank Road , B10 9LR	- not rated	4,209 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	3out of 4	4,742 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	- not rated	4,742 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aspire Ap School Hall Green Baptist Church , 1250 Stratford Road B28 9EJ	- not rated	506 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Honeybourne School 621 Fox Hollies Road , Hall Green B28 9DW	- not rated	619 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Burhan Grammar School Spring Road Centre , 258 Spring Road B11 3DW	- not rated	1,208 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Elmgreen School 94 Wake Green Road , Moseley B13 9PX	- not rated	1,908 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Ameen Primary School Stanfield House , 447 Warwick Road B11 2JR	- not rated	1,946 yd	Other independent 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
No1 UK FRIED CHICKEN	1170 Stratford Road, Hall Green	215 yd
KFC	1200 Stratford Road, Hall Green	219 yd
Burgere	1160 Stratford Road, Hall Green	230 yd
Waffle Project	1156 Stratford Road, Hall Green	238 yd
The Original Karahi King	1154A Stratford Road, Hall Green	241 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hall Green Conservative Club	1243 Stratford Road, Hall Green		545 yd
Vaughans Members Club	Stratford Oaks, 1239 Stratford Road		587 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greggs	1174-1186 Stratford Road, Hall Green	212 yd
Jyotis Vegetarian	1045 Stratford Road, Hall Green	438 yd
Hungry Bitez	157 York Road, Hall Green	463 yd
Torinoz pizza	1213 Stratford Road, Hall Green	467 yd
George's Traditional Fish and Chips	238 Shaftmoor Lane, Birmingham	650 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose Supermarkets	1332-1336 Stratford Road, Hall Green	248 yd
Wine Lodge	236 Shaftmoor Lane, Birmingham	571 yd
Star Supermarket	180 School Road, Hall Green	844 yd
Koppernik	18-22 Shaftmoor Lane, Birmingham	1,007 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
South And City College Birmingham (Hall Green Campus) COLE BANK ROAD	health and fitness suite	495 yd
Hall Green School SOUTHAM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	654 yd
Hall Green Tennis Club Petersfield Road	tennis courts	825 yd
Ninestiles School Hartfield Crescent	grass pitches	914 yd
Fox Hollies Leisure Centre SHIRLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	947 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	25.0%

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	75.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	22.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	96 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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