Conway Grove, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5HD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B43 5HD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	51.1%	-0.6%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	48.3%	48.9%	0.6%	49.0%	-0.1%

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	30.2%	38.2%	8.0%	37.9%	0.3%
Married: Opposite sex	51.3%	46.7%	-4.6%	44.2%	2.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	7.3%	6.6%	-0.7%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	8.6%	5.8%	-2.8%	6.1%	-0.3%

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 (86%) 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	41.3%	47.7%	6.4%	48.4%	-0.7%
Good health	37.7%	38.3%	0.6%	33.6%	4.7%
Fair health	16.3%	11.5%	-4.8%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	4.3%	1.6%	-2.7%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	19.8%	21%	1.2%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	13.6%	2.0%	9.6%	4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.4%	12.8%	-6.6%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	4.7%	0.0%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	14.8%	6.2%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	28.9%	30%	1.1%	33.8%	-3.8%
Other	6.9%	3.1%	-3.8%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.6% 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%	2.2%	2.2%	1.1%	1.1%
Indian	24.3%	20.3%	-4.0%	3.1%	17.2%
Pakistani	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.8%
Other Asian	3.7%	0.9%	-2.8%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	3%	5.9%	2.9%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	9.4%	6.7%	1.0%	8.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	60.3%	51.6%	-8.7%	81.4%	-29.8%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.3%	5.3%	4.0%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.9% 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	82.3%	66.9%	-15.4%	83.2%	-16.3%
European Union	2%	9.3%	7.3%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	4%	5.6%	1.6%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	9.7%	12.4%	2.7%	5.6%	6.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	5.6%	3.9%	1.3%	4.3%
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	81.3%	67.3%	-14.0%	83.2%	-15.9%
10+ Years	0.3%	24.3%	24.0%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	13%	2.2%	-10.8%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	4.7%	1.3%	3.4%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.3%	37.2%	-11.9%
Christian	40%	46.2%	-6.2%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	4.4%	6.5%	-2.1%
Sikh	17.2%	0.9%	16.3%
Other religion	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Conway Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Conway Grove was 60.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.4% lower than the Newton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Conway Grove has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton and the 368th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,000

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B43 5HD, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Conway Grove are based on 1 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sandwell.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Conway Grove, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5HD

Estimated Average Property Prices for B43 5HD

Average Price
£322,196

Semi-Detached
£322,196

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Conway Grove

Average Price
£332,540

Semi-Detached
£332,540

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Conway GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Conway Grove, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£64,500	1998-07-06	£332,540

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B43 5HD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B43 5HD 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	94
Retired	53
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	23
Self-Employed	20
Looking after home or family	15
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Manufacturing	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	20
Construction	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
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	2,732 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	4,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fullbrook Nursery School West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN	4out of 4	4,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hamstead Junior School Hamstead Road , Great Barr B43 5BE	3out of 4	321 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamstead Infant School Tanhouse Avenue , Great Barr B43 5AS	3out of 4	344 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ferndale Primary School Ferndale Avenue , Great Barr B43 5QF	2out of 4	703 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Vale Primary School Monksfield Avenue , Great Barr B43 6AL	4out of 4	876 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Name Catholic Primary School Cross Lane , Great Barr B43 6LN	3out of 4	1,160 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hamstead Hall Academy Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL	3out of 4	1,076 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Q3 Academy Great Barr Wilderness Lane , Great Barr B43 7SD	3out of 4	1,671 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arena Academy Beeches Road , B42 2PY	1out of 4	2,684 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	2,836 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fortis Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU	2out of 4	3,190 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,540 yd	Further education	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	2,727 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Community School Westminster Road , B71 2JN	3out of 4	3,482 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Homeschool 49 Manifold Way , Sandwell WS10 0GB	- not rated	3,571 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	4out of 4	3,899 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
High Point Academy Friar Park Road , WS10 0JS	- not rated	3,931 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Stanton Fish & Chips	190 Hamstead Road		201 yd
Subway	Colliery Service Station, Hamstead Road		699 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hamstead	The Hamstead, 89 Green Lane	411 yd
The Valley Bar & Chargrill	Tanhouse Avenue	568 yd
Hamstead Social Welfare Club	Hamstead Institute, Old Walsall Road	950 yd
The Malt Shovel	Malt Shovel Inn, Newton Road	972 yd
Great Barr Conservative Club	Great Barr Conservative Club, 6a Newton Road	1,052 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
G's Fish Bar	36 Gorse Farm Road	408 yd
Rose Garden	34 Gorse Farm Road	408 yd
SeaFresh Fish and Chips	143 Hamstead Road	503 yd
Yummy	141 Hamstead Road	503 yd
Shanghai House	93 Jayshaw Avenue	820 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	52 Gorse Farm Road	477 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco Express, Hamstead Road	510 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	936 Walsall Road	1,087 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Bernards Parish Church Broome Ave		556 yd
Ferndale Primary School FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	600 yd
Red House Park NEWTON ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	928 yd
Grove Vale Primary School MONKSFIELD AVENUE	grass pitches	936 yd
Hamstead Hall Academy CRAYTHORNE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,020 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	16.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	46.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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