Tower View, Birmingham, B29 6FT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B29 6FT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	52.2%	49.2%	-3.0%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	47.8%	50.8%	3.0%	49.0%	1.8%

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%	39%	3.0%	37.9%	1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	47.3%	48.2%	0.9%	44.2%	4.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	10%	6.8%	-3.2%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	5.4%	2.4%	-3.0%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (91.9%) 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	46%	62.6%	16.6%	48.4%	14.2%
Good health	27%	29.3%	2.3%	33.6%	-4.3%
Fair health	19.8%	6%	-13.8%	12.7%	-6.7%
Bad health	6.8%	1.3%	-5.5%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 B29 6FT this area, 6.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 66.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.3%	6.3%	-15.0%	18.2%	-11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	3%	-5.4%	9.6%	-6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.8%	9.5%	0.7%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	1.8%	-2.4%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	12.5%	5.0%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	44.4%	66.4%	22.0%	33.8%	32.6%
Other	5.4%	0.6%	-4.8%	2.8%	-2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.2% 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	3.6%	1.6%	-2.0%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	1.4%	5.8%	4.4%	0.7%	5.1%
Indian	7.6%	13.4%	5.8%	3.1%	10.3%
Pakistani	1.1%	3.4%	2.3%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	6.1%	0.9%	-5.2%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	2.5%	4.3%	1.8%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	2%	-1.6%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.9%	2.2%	0.8%	2.1%
White	68.3%	58.2%	-10.1%	81.4%	-23.2%
Arab	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.5% 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	77.3%	78.5%	1.2%	83.2%	-4.7%
European Union	1.1%	3.4%	2.3%	6.1%	-2.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	16.2%	13%	-3.2%	5.6%	7.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.3%	78.3%	2.0%	83.2%	-4.9%
10+ Years	4.3%	13%	8.7%	9.8%	3.2%
5-10 Years	5.4%	3.1%	-2.3%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	7.9%	3.8%	-4.1%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	6.1%	1.8%	-4.3%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.6%	76.7%	5.9%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	6.4%	13.5%	-7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40%	37.2%	2.8%
Christian	35.1%	46.2%	-11.1%
Hindu	8.3%	1.7%	6.6%
Muslim	9.6%	6.5%	3.1%
Sikh	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Tower View Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tower View was 70.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.6% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Tower View has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park and the 1244th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,700

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in B29 6FT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Tower View are based on 66 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 Tower View, Birmingham, B29 6FT

Estimated Average Property Prices for B29 6FT

Average Price
£377,915

Semi-Detached
£387,656

Terraced
£167,122

Detached
£489,221

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tower View

Average Price
£352,141

Semi-Detached
£374,603

Terraced
£315,380

Detached
£470,176

Flats/Maisonettes
£201,433

Other
£1,818,452

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tower ViewStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Tower View, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£389,000	2024-03-20	£414,933
45 Tower View, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2023-03-31	£186,866
21 Tower View, Birmingham, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£401,000	2022-09-30	£398,967
33 Tower View, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£265,000	2021-06-29	£305,280
31 Tower View, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£265,000	2021-03-26	£310,966

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B29 6FT

Employment

B29 6FT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	190
Part-Time Employee	36
Retired	28
Self-Employed	27
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	12
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	71
Education	16
Manufacturing	9
Construction	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	890 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allens Croft Nursery School Allens Croft Road , Kings Heath B14 6RP	4out of 4	2,459 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weoley Castle Nursery School 109 Weoley Castle Road , Weoley Castle B29 5QD	4out of 4	2,535 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Cadbury Nursery School Somerford Road , Weoley Castle B29 5LB	3out of 4	2,683 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kings Norton Nursery School Westhill Road , Kings Norton B38 8SY	4out of 4	3,017 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Raddlebarn Primary School Gristhorpe Road , B29 7TD	3out of 4	480 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Lodge Hill Road , Selly Oak B29 6NU	3out of 4	750 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tiverton Academy Tiverton Road , Selly Oak B29 6BW	4out of 4	799 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bournville Village Primary Linden Road , Bournville B30 1JY	4out of 4	915 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Greenland Road , Selly Park B29 7PN	3out of 4	1,223 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The University of Birmingham School Weoley Park Road , Selly Oak B29 6QU	3out of 4	1,089 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Selly Park Girls' School 5 Selly Park Road , Selly Park B29 7PH	4out of 4	1,144 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Woodbrooke Road , Bournville B30 1UL	3out of 4	1,288 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Norton Girls' School Selly Oak Road , Kings Norton B30 1HW	4out of 4	1,962 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Vicarage Road , Kings Heath B14 7QJ	4out of 4	2,466 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fircroft College of Adult Education 1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH	- not rated	937 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	4,691 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bournville School Hay Green Lane , B30 1SH	2out of 4	2,109 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Kings Academy Shannon Road , Kings Norton B38 9DE	3out of 4	4,734 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selly Oak Trust School Oak Tree Lane , Selly Oak B29 6HZ	3out of 4	389 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Oak School 60 Frederick Road , Selly Oak B29 6PB	4out of 4	773 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Birmingham Chancellors Court , Edgbaston B15 2TT	- not rated	1,467 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI High School for Girls Edgbaston Park Road , B15 2UB	- not rated	1,791 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward's School Edgbaston Park Road , B15 2UA	- not rated	1,821 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paprika Grill	9 Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham	211 yd
Creative Coffee Hub	17A Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham	211 yd
Humpty Dumpty	Unit 3b, Ewhurst Avenue	344 yd
Wrvs Coffee Shop	Out Patients Dept, Selly Oak Hospital, 2 Raddlebarn Road	359 yd
Greek House	69 Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham	386 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bournbrook & Selly Oak Social Club	13A Hubert Road, Birmingham	834 yd
Bristol Pear	676 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	886 yd
Circo Bar	First Floor, 580-582 Bristol Road	1,084 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dolphin Chip Shop	3 Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham	211 yd
Tin Sing Chinese Take Away	5 Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham	211 yd
Cocobab	23 Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham	292 yd
Ming Wah	3 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak	579 yd
Food Max	17 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak	579 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Limited	Unit 1 Battery Retail Park, Chapel lane	792 yd
Sainsbury's	19 Selly Oak Shopping Park, Aston Webb Boulevard	911 yd
Aldi	Aldi, 637 Bristol Road	934 yd
Tesco Express	576-588 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	1,056 yd
Morrisons	4 Hazelwell Street, Birmingham	1,084 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tiverton Pool & Fitness Centre (Closed) TIVERTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	500 yd
Selly Park Recreation Ground WOODSIDE ROAD	grass pitches	750 yd
Elmdon Playing Field ELMDON ROAD	grass pitches	958 yd
Linden Road Instruction Pool LINDEN ROAD	swimming pool	999 yd
Selly Park Technology College For Girls SELLY PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,037 yd
St Edwards Catholic Primary School ST. EDWARDS RC SCHOOL ST. EDWARDS RC SCHOOL GREENLAND ROAD	grass pitches	1,075 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	89.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B29 6FT