Calshot Road, Birmingham, B42 2BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B42 2BY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.2%	51.8%	5.6%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	53.8%	48.2%	-5.6%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 B42 2BY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.4% 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	32.1%	43.4%	11.3%	37.9%	5.5%
Married: Opposite sex	48.1%	40.5%	-7.6%	44.2%	-3.7%
Separated	3.8%	1.7%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	11%	10.7%	-0.3%	9.1%	1.6%
Widowed	5.1%	3.7%	-1.4%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	49.5%	42%	-7.5%	48.4%	-6.4%
Good health	31.1%	39.1%	8.0%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	13.4%	14.7%	1.3%	12.7%	2.0%
Bad health	5.4%	3.9%	-1.5%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	23.2%	18%	-5.2%	18.2%	-0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.7%	17.2%	-3.5%	9.6%	7.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	12.7%	0.0%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	6.1%	3.6%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	17.2%	4.5%	16.9%	0.3%
Degree or Similar	21.1%	25%	3.9%	33.8%	-8.8%
Other	7.2%	3.7%	-3.5%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.9% 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%	3.3%	3.3%	1.1%	2.2%
Indian	7%	12.6%	5.6%	3.1%	9.5%
Pakistani	2%	5%	3.0%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	2.7%	2.6%	-0.1%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	8.4%	8.9%	0.5%	1.0%	7.9%
Other Black	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	2.3%	0.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	73.2%	57.9%	-15.3%	81.4%	-23.5%
Other	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.8% 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	91%	81.8%	-9.2%	83.2%	-1.4%
European Union	2%	6.5%	4.5%	6.1%	0.4%
Africa	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	6.5%	4.2%	5.6%	0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	1.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.3%	81.8%	-8.5%	83.2%	-1.4%
10+ Years	0.7%	11.1%	10.4%	9.8%	1.3%
5-10 Years	1%	2.6%	1.6%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	5.4%	3.9%	-1.5%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
No passport held	14%	13.5%	0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.3%	37.2%	-5.9%
Christian	37.5%	46.2%	-8.7%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Muslim	12.1%	6.5%	5.6%
Sikh	7.2%	0.9%	6.3%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Calshot Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Calshot Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Oscott average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,600

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in B42 2BY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 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) - 6/10 (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 Calshot Road are based on 323 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 Calshot Road, Birmingham, B42 2BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for B42 2BY

Average Price
£197,942

Semi-Detached
£194,886

Terraced
£199,034

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Calshot Road

Average Price
£216,410

Semi-Detached
£220,822

Terraced
£205,751

Detached
£289,647

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£56,782

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Calshot Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
185 Calshot Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2025-05-15	£150,000
171 Calshot Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2025-04-30	£200,000
233 Calshot Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£230,000	2025-02-28	£231,608
173 Calshot Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£148,000	2024-01-09	£155,408
173 Calshot Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£148,000	2023-11-09	£153,963

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B42 2BY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B42 2BY 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	93
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	34
Student (economically inactive)	18
Self-Employed	14
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Manufacturing	21
Human health and social work activities	18
Construction	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Education	11
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical 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
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	1,168 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	2,615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	4,432 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fullbrook Nursery School West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN	4out of 4	5,154 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Calshot Primary School Calshot Road , Great Barr B42 2BY	3out of 4	371 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitecrest Primary School Whitecrest , Great Barr B43 6HQ	3out of 4	720 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Name Catholic Primary School Cross Lane , Great Barr B43 6LN	3out of 4	1,073 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ferndale Primary School Ferndale Avenue , Great Barr B43 5QF	2out of 4	1,089 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beeches Junior School Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PY	3out of 4	1,115 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arena Academy Beeches Road , B42 2PY	1out of 4	1,068 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Fortis Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU	2out of 4	1,444 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Q3 Academy Great Barr Wilderness Lane , Great Barr B43 7SD	3out of 4	2,056 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	3out of 4	2,180 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr Beacon School Old Hall Lane , Aldridge WS9 0RF	4out of 4	2,361 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,115 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Manor School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP	3out of 4	2,257 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
TLG North Birmingham Six Ten Youth & Community Centre , 610 Kingstanding Road B44 9SH	- not rated	2,775 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School Coppice View Road , Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE	3out of 4	3,776 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Academy St Martins's Church Centre , 140 Witton Lodge Road B23 5AP	- not rated	4,155 yd	Other independent 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
Al-Miski Lounge	1 Queslett Road, Birmingham	447 yd
The Towers	636 Walsall Road, Perry Barr	799 yd
Piri Fino	927 Walsall Road, Perry Barr	843 yd
Simla Spice	34 Queslett Road	845 yd
Beeches Gold	174 Beeches Road, Perry Barr	914 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The New Bell	Booths Farm Road, Birmingham	277 yd
Hamstead Social Welfare Club	Hamstead Institute, Old Walsall Road	980 yd
Great Barr Conservative Club	Great Barr Conservative Club, 6a Newton Road	1,049 yd
The Scott Arms	The Scott Arms, Newton Road	1,049 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Full House	201 Turnberry Road, Birmingham	326 yd
Lung Wah	168 Perry Wood Road, Birmingham	422 yd
Mijan Balti Hut	611 Walsall Road, Perry Barr	907 yd
Domino's Pizza	962 Walsall Road	954 yd
Peri Peri Pepper	614 Walsall Road, Perry Barr	1,030 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	936 Walsall Road		954 yd
Midlands Co-Op	606 Walsall Road, Perry Barr		1,029 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beeches Pool And Fitness Centre BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	854 yd
Queslett Park Golf Centre (Closed) Booths Lane	golf	907 yd
Arena Academy BEECHES ROAD	artificial grass pitch	955 yd
Perry Beeches Sport & Fitness Centre (Closed) Beeches Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,001 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	110.4 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	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B42 2BY