Rookery Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B29 7DG, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% 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	49.4%	52.1%	2.7%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	50.6%	47.9%	-2.7%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 B29 7DG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 97.1% 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	95.9%	97.1%	1.2%	37.9%	59.2%
Married: Opposite sex	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	44.2%	-43.8%
Separated	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	-2.0%
Divorced	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	9.1%	-7.9%
Widowed	0.9%	1%	0.1%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 (91.6%) 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	73.5%	60.1%	-13.4%	48.4%	11.7%
Good health	22.2%	31.5%	9.3%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	3.4%	6.2%	2.8%	12.7%	-6.5%
Bad health	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

In the area around B29 7DG this area, 2.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.6%	2.1%	-0.5%	18.2%	-16.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	9.6%	-7.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.8%	1.2%	-3.6%	13.4%	-12.2%
Apprenticeship	0%	0.4%	0.4%	5.3%	-4.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	76.5%	74.9%	-1.6%	16.9%	58.0%
Degree or Similar	12.4%	19.1%	6.7%	33.8%	-14.7%
Other	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	2.8%	-2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	2.6%	5.8%	3.2%	3.1%	2.7%
Pakistani	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	2.8%	0.6%	-2.2%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	1%	0.8%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	3.2%	2.1%	0.8%	2.4%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	85.1%	80.2%	-4.9%	81.4%	-1.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.2% 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	89%	88.2%	-0.8%	83.2%	5.0%
European Union	1.9%	3%	1.1%	6.1%	-3.1%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	2.7%	-1.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	2.4%	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.6%	88.1%	-0.5%	83.2%	4.9%
10+ Years	3.4%	4.8%	1.4%	9.8%	-5.0%
5-10 Years	2.4%	0.4%	-2.0%	2.9%	-2.5%
2-5 Years	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.8%	76.7%	11.1%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.6%	37.2%	21.4%
Christian	22.9%	46.2%	-23.3%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	2.6%	6.5%	-3.9%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Rookery Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rookery Road was 113.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.6% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rookery Road has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park and the 1189th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.3%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B29 7DG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very 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) - 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) - 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 Rookery Road are based on 319 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 Rookery Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for B29 7DG

Average Price
£374,405

Semi-Detached
£399,721

Terraced
£358,154

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£504,080

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rookery Road

Average Price
£274,287

Semi-Detached
£292,480

Terraced
£254,880

Detached
£294,772

Flats/Maisonettes
£73,935

Other
£480,156

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rookery Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£420,000	2025-02-26	£421,675
79 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£368,000	2023-08-11	£381,251
63 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-01-21	£557,522
29 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£470,000	2022-01-21	£512,727
71 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-11-25	£456,172

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B29 7DG

Employment

B29 7DG 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.

The percentage of student residents living in B29 7DG 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

Student (economically inactive)	356
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	80
Full-Time Employee	13
Part-Time Employee	8
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Looking after home or family	5
Self-Employed	3
Retired	3
Other	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	24
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	3
Transport and storage	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	319 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	2,950 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allens Croft Nursery School Allens Croft Road , Kings Heath B14 6RP	4out of 4	2,986 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	3,059 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Cadbury Nursery School Somerford Road , Weoley Castle B29 5LB	3out of 4	3,138 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tiverton Academy Tiverton Road , Selly Oak B29 6BW	4out of 4	222 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Raddlebarn Primary School Gristhorpe Road , B29 7TD	3out of 4	848 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Greenland Road , Selly Park B29 7PN	3out of 4	1,051 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Lodge Hill Road , Selly Oak B29 6NU	3out of 4	1,192 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Water Mill Primary School Water Mill Close , Selly Oak B29 6TS	2out of 4	1,312 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selly Park Girls' School 5 Selly Park Road , Selly Park B29 7PH	4out of 4	1,183 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
The University of Birmingham School Weoley Park Road , Selly Oak B29 6QU	3out of 4	1,675 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Woodbrooke Road , Bournville B30 1UL	3out of 4	2,153 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harborne Academy Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL	3out of 4	2,296 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Vicarage Road , Kings Heath B14 7QJ	4out of 4	2,539 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	1,709 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	3,938 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	4,854 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	5,045 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	2,942 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Birmingham Chancellors Court , Edgbaston B15 2TT	- not rated	649 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI High School for Girls Edgbaston Park Road , B15 2UB	- not rated	922 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward's School Edgbaston Park Road , B15 2UA	- not rated	953 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Cherry Oak School 60 Frederick Road , Selly Oak B29 6PB	4out of 4	1,005 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Trust School Oak Tree Lane , Selly Oak B29 6HZ	3out of 4	1,222 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Parks for Play	Coronation Road Play Area, Coronation Road	195 yd
Kimchi	2-4 Dawlish Road, Birmingham	376 yd
Yakinori Noodle Bento & Sushi Bar	522-524 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	408 yd
DIVINE DESSERTS	500A Bristol Road, Selly Oak	409 yd
Beefys	491-493 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	447 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bournbrook & Selly Oak Social Club	13A Hubert Road, Birmingham	440 yd
The Goose Selly Oak	The Goose At The Ovp, 561 Bristol Road	504 yd
Circo Bar	First Floor, 580-582 Bristol Road	513 yd
Bristol Pear	676 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	563 yd
Beorma	Guild Of Students, University Of Birmingham	717 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Liang Ji Wraps	510 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	408 yd
Classic HK Kitchen	510 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	408 yd
Domino's Pizza	Adams Place, 546-548 Bristol Road	408 yd
Roosters curry house limited	509 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	456 yd
Dixy Chicken	529 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	460 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Seoul Plaza 6	Brook Studios, 536 Bristol Road	431 yd
Tesco Express	576-588 Bristol Road, Selly Oak	476 yd
Aldi	Aldi, 637 Bristol Road	579 yd
Sainsbury's	19 Selly Oak Shopping Park, Aston Webb Boulevard	777 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	Unit 1 Battery Retail Park, Chapel lane	804 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elmdon Playing Field ELMDON ROAD	grass pitches	315 yd
Tiverton Pool & Fitness Centre (Closed) TIVERTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	387 yd
University Of Birmingham (Bournbrook Pitches) ELM HOUSE ELM HOUSE BRISTOL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	578 yd
Selly Park Recreation Ground WOODSIDE ROAD	grass pitches	585 yd
University Of Birmingham Sport And Fitness BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY EDGBASTON PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	606 yd
University Of Birmingham Sports Centre (Closed) BRISTOL ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	677 yd
King Edward'S School Running Track	athletics tracks, grass pitches	723 yd
St Edwards Catholic Primary School ST. EDWARDS RC SCHOOL ST. EDWARDS RC SCHOOL GREENLAND ROAD	grass pitches	899 yd
King Edward Vi High School For Girls EDGBASTON PARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	935 yd
King Edward'S School EDGBASTON PARK ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	951 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	218.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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