Austin Way, Hampstead Industrial Estate, Birmingham, B42 1DU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B42 1DU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	51.4%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	48.5%	48.6%	0.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36%	38.2%	2.2%	37.9%	0.3%
Married: Opposite sex	53.3%	47%	-6.3%	44.2%	2.8%
Separated	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	4.6%	5.7%	1.1%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	3.5%	7.6%	4.1%	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	42.8%	44.6%	1.8%	48.4%	-3.8%
Good health	41.7%	37.3%	-4.4%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	11.2%	13.3%	2.1%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.7%	1%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	13.3%	17.2%	3.9%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	12.2%	1.0%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	9.4%	-6.2%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.6%	14.1%	-3.5%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	33.7%	40.8%	7.1%	33.8%	7.0%
Other	6.9%	4.4%	-2.5%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 6.8% 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	0.9%	8.8%	7.9%	1.1%	7.7%
Chinese	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	40.8%	30.6%	-10.2%	3.1%	27.5%
Pakistani	8%	13.8%	5.8%	2.7%	11.1%
Other Asian	7.5%	9.5%	2.0%	1.6%	7.9%
Black African	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	9.1%	8.5%	-0.6%	1.0%	7.5%
Other Black	3.2%	2.8%	-0.4%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.3%	-2.1%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
White	20.5%	6.8%	-13.7%	81.4%	-74.6%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	12.5%	11.8%	1.6%	10.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.7% 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	75.2%	66.7%	-8.5%	83.2%	-16.5%
European Union	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.8%
Africa	3.6%	4%	0.4%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	15.3%	24.3%	9.0%	5.6%	18.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%	1.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.3%	67.2%	-7.1%	83.2%	-16.0%
10+ Years	1.4%	22.7%	21.3%	9.8%	12.9%
5-10 Years	0.9%	3.5%	2.6%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	3.2%	5.6%	2.4%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	20.3%	1%	-19.3%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.1%	76.7%	8.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	4.5%	1.2%	3.3%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.8%	37.2%	-29.4%
Christian	21.1%	46.2%	-25.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	27.1%	6.5%	20.6%
Sikh	32.8%	0.9%	31.9%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Austin Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Austin Way was 286.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 302.2% higher than the Handsworth Wood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Austin Way has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood and the 241st highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 118.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -73.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in B42 1DU, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Austin Way are based on 184 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 Austin Way, Hampstead Industrial Estate, Birmingham, B42 1DU

Estimated Average Property Prices for B42 1DU

Average Price
£1,455,922

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,455,922

Estimated Average Property Prices for Austin Way

Average Price
£301,546

Semi-Detached
£386,498

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£256,462

Other
£1,048,132

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Austin WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Unit D1 Hampstead Industrial Estate Austin Way, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2022-11-21	£957,000
Bodycote Heat Treatments Ltd Austin Way, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£2,850,000	2022-07-05	£2,814,706
Bodycote Austin Way, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£2,050,000	2021-02-05	£2,194,463
Nuvo House Austin Way, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£624,000	2017-08-15	£728,254
Unit W Austin Way, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£245,000	2015-10-09	£335,429

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B42 1DU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B42 1DU 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	114
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	36
Self-Employed	28
Looking after home or family	25
Unemployed	17
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Human health and social work activities	43
Education	25
Manufacturing	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Transport and storage	12
Construction	9
Information and communication	9
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	- not rated	1,946 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	4out of 4	3,139 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	3,963 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	4,044 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	4,608 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dorrington Academy Dorrington Road , Perry Barr B42 1QR	4out of 4	336 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorrington Primary School Dorrington Road , Perry Barr B42 1QR	- not rated	336 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Orchard Primary School Cherry Orchard Road , Handsworth Wood B20 2LB	3out of 4	892 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School Almond Croft , Old Walsall Road B42 1NU	- not rated	937 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School Almond Croft , Old Walsall Road B42 1NU	- not rated	937 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	- not rated	1,363 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	3out of 4	1,363 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Handsworth Wood Boys' School Church Lane , B20 2HH	- not rated	1,537 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Handsworth Wood Girls' School Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	1,637 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	- not rated	1,637 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Birmingham College Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NE	- not rated	2,440 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Josiah Mason College Slade Road , B23 7JH	- not rated	4,605 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	5,189 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	5,304 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	5,421 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	4,790 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	5,089 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Priestley Smith School Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY	4out of 4	2,033 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Institute of Higher Excellence Livingstone House , 50 Livingstone Road B20 3LL	- not rated	2,382 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Heathfield Road , B19 1HJ	2out of 4	2,815 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Astwell Preparatory School 144-146 Hamstead Road , Handsworth B20 2QR	- not rated	2,832 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	- not rated	2,857 yd	Foundation special 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
The Garden Gate	The New Garden Gate, 113 Hamstead Hill	301 yd
First Class Grill	12 Beauchamp Avenue, Birmingham	437 yd
Sangam 2	425 Rocky Lane, Perry Barr	605 yd
The dessert club Birmingham	4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road	777 yd
La Belle Vie Desserts	4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road	777 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Beaufort Arms	42-46 Old Walsall Road, Perry Barr		695 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Expert	260 Rocky Lane, Perry Barr	513 yd
Hamstead Fish Bar	40 Old Walsall Road, Perry Barr	695 yd
Take a Bite	32 Old Walsall Road, Perry Barr	695 yd
China Taste	5 Old Walsall Road	733 yd
Sam's	4 Old Walsall Road	733 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caterchoice Foodservice	Hamstead Trading Estate, Austin Way	181 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Lidl, Old Walsall Road	428 yd
Aziz Supermarket	41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham	692 yd
Midlands Co-Op	606 Walsall Road, Perry Barr	970 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dorrington Academy DORRINGTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	332 yd
Hamstead Site HAMSTEAD HILL	grass pitches	408 yd
Perry Hall Playing Fields BRAMLEY DRIVE	cycling, grass pitches	977 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	46.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	46.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	46.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	46.2%

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	3.8%

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