Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham, B42 2PS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B42 2PS has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	50.6%	47.7%	-2.9%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	49.4%	52.3%	2.9%	49.0%	3.3%

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 2PS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.1% 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	42.4%	51.1%	8.7%	37.9%	13.2%
Married: Opposite sex	37.3%	35.9%	-1.4%	44.2%	-8.3%
Separated	3.7%	1.3%	-2.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	9.6%	6.3%	-3.3%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	7%	5.5%	-1.5%	6.1%	-0.6%

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 (85.3%) 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	39.9%	47.4%	7.5%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	37.9%	37.9%	0.0%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	13.9%	9.8%	-4.1%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	6.8%	3.2%	-3.6%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.2%	17.8%	-11.4%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	10.6%	-6.4%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.7%	14%	-6.7%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	6.8%	3.1%	5.3%	1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	21.6%	11.3%	16.9%	4.7%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	26.7%	11.2%	33.8%	-7.1%
Other	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.4% 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	0%	2.8%	2.8%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.1%	8.2%	4.1%	3.1%	5.1%
Pakistani	1.8%	5%	3.2%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	9.8%	6.4%	-3.4%	1.0%	5.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.9%	4.6%	-1.3%	0.9%	3.7%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
White	73.1%	64.4%	-8.7%	81.4%	-17.0%
Arab	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 84.7% 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	92.9%	84.7%	-8.2%	83.2%	1.5%
European Union	2.1%	3.5%	1.4%	6.1%	-2.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	6.3%	4.2%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.3%	84.1%	-8.2%	83.2%	0.9%
10+ Years	0%	10%	10.0%	9.8%	0.2%
5-10 Years	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	5%	3.4%	-1.6%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.8%	76.7%	3.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10.8%	13.5%	-2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	48.8%	46.2%	2.6%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	11.8%	6.5%	5.3%
Sikh	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Thornbridge Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornbridge Avenue was 95.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.0% lower than the Kingstanding average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornbridge Avenue has the 75th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding and the 1451st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.2%.

🔎 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
£40,000

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B42 2PS, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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) - 5/10 (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 Thornbridge Avenue are based on 213 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 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham, B42 2PS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B42 2PS

Average Price
£202,845

Semi-Detached
£222,515

Terraced
£188,093

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornbridge Avenue

Average Price
£224,020

Semi-Detached
£220,425

Terraced
£204,590

Detached
£260,249

Flats/Maisonettes
£110,355

Other
£710,229

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornbridge AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£196,000	2023-01-17	£197,372
39 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2022-11-02	£191,712
33 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£167,000	2021-10-22	£191,974
15 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2018-10-08	£158,791
17 Thornbridge Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£163,000	2018-04-27	£224,766

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B42 2PS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B42 2PS 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	83
Part-Time Employee	36
Retired	35
Self-Employed	19
Student (economically inactive)	19
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Other	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	21
Education	17
Construction	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Transport and storage	2
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	355 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	1,805 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	3,405 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Featherstone Nursery School 29 Highcroft Road , Erdington B23 6AU	3out of 4	4,841 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	4,994 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beeches Junior School Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PY	3out of 4	430 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beeches Infant School Beeches Road , B42 2PY	3out of 4	430 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Calshot Primary School Calshot Road , Great Barr B42 2BY	3out of 4	708 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glenmead Primary School Glenmead Road , B44 8UQ	2out of 4	959 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NT	3out of 4	1,052 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	415 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Fortis Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU	2out of 4	1,174 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SR	3out of 4	2,120 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prince Albert High School 115 Holford Drive , Perry Barr B42 2TU	- not rated	2,396 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	3out of 4	2,440 yd	Academy converter	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	430 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Manor School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP	3out of 4	1,820 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	2,267 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Stuart School Perry Common Road , Erdington B23 7AT	4out of 4	3,271 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust Perry Common Road , B23 7AT	- not rated	3,271 yd	Special post 16 institution	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
Beeches Gold	174 Beeches Road, Perry Barr	135 yd
Caspian Pizza	77 Thornbridge Avenue, Perry Barr	250 yd
Breakfast N Brunch	101 Thornbridge Avenue, Perry Barr	444 yd
Taste and See Cafe	Perry Beeches Baptist Church, Beeches Road	447 yd
The Beeches	116 Thornbridge Avenue, Perry Barr	500 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The New Bell	Booths Farm Road, Birmingham		773 yd
Drakes Drum	The Drakes Drum, 11 Old Oscott Lane		1,041 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bays Fish Bar	8 Longstone Road, Birmingham	260 yd
Twin Pizza	99 Thornbridge Avenue, Perry Barr	444 yd
Ming Garden Chinese Takeaway	267 Beeches Road, Oscott	510 yd
Marcos Fish & Chip Shop	556 Walsall Road, Perry Barr	729 yd
Full House	201 Turnberry Road, Birmingham	742 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Midlands Co-Op	606 Walsall Road, Perry Barr		798 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	210 yd
Arena Academy BEECHES ROAD	artificial grass pitch	408 yd
Perry Beeches Sport & Fitness Centre (Closed) Beeches Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	412 yd
Queslett Park Golf Centre (Closed) Booths Lane	golf	681 yd
Birmingham Alexander Stadium WALSALL ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	844 yd
Glenmead Primary School GLENMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	868 yd
Birmingham Metropolitan College (James Watt Campus) ALDRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	937 yd
Glenmead GLENMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	961 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	164.6 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	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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