Welsby Avenue, Birmingham, B43 5QU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B43 5QU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	51.3%	-0.8%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	47.9%	48.7%	0.8%	49.0%	-0.3%

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	29.5%	41.5%	12.0%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	45.7%	38.4%	-7.3%	44.2%	-5.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	6%	4.5%	-1.5%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	13.7%	10.7%	-3.0%	9.1%	1.6%
Widowed	5.1%	4.5%	-0.6%	6.1%	-1.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.6%	42.5%	-1.1%	48.4%	-5.9%
Good health	36.2%	38.5%	2.3%	33.6%	4.9%
Fair health	13.7%	13.6%	-0.1%	12.7%	0.9%
Bad health	5.2%	3.7%	-1.5%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	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	29.5%	27.1%	-2.4%	18.2%	8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	13.8%	1.4%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.8%	15.6%	-3.2%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	9.8%	-0.5%	16.9%	-7.1%
Degree or Similar	15.8%	27.6%	11.8%	33.8%	-6.2%
Other	10.7%	3.6%	-7.1%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.4% 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	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	9.8%	11%	1.2%	3.1%	7.9%
Pakistani	0%	2.2%	2.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	3.9%	4%	0.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	0.7%	9.5%	8.8%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	15.3%	14.3%	-1.0%	1.0%	13.3%
Other Black	4.9%	1.5%	-3.4%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
White	58.6%	45.4%	-13.2%	81.4%	-36.0%
Arab	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72% 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	77.9%	72%	-5.9%	83.2%	-11.2%
European Union	5.5%	8.7%	3.2%	6.1%	2.6%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.3%	6.2%	4.9%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	8.7%	0.6%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.2%	3.6%	-2.6%	1.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.2%	72.5%	-4.7%	83.2%	-10.7%
10+ Years	0.7%	23.1%	22.4%	9.8%	13.3%
5-10 Years	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	2.9%	-1.1%
2-5 Years	7.5%	1.8%	-5.7%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	12.7%	0.7%	-12.0%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	12.8%	13.5%	-0.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19%	37.2%	-18.2%
Christian	44.7%	46.2%	-1.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	18.3%	6.5%	11.8%
Sikh	7.7%	0.9%	6.8%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Welsby Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Welsby Avenue was 147.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 101.1% higher than the Newton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Welsby Avenue has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton and the 171st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 80.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.8%.

🔎 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. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B43 5QU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (very 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 Welsby Avenue are based on 12 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 Welsby Avenue, Birmingham, B43 5QU

Estimated Average Property Prices for B43 5QU

Average Price
£237,282

Semi-Detached
£241,691

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£210,828

Estimated Average Property Prices for Welsby Avenue

Average Price
£246,180

Semi-Detached
£249,318

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£211,657

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Welsby AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Welsby Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£207,000	2024-04-16	£223,347
3 Welsby Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£210,000	2024-04-12	£211,657
4 Welsby Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£135,000	2008-02-14	£239,927
11 Welsby Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£128,000	2006-03-16	£254,371
7 Welsby Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£127,500	2006-02-24	£252,459

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B43 5QU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B43 5QU 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	70
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	17
Self-Employed	15
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	12
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	16
Manufacturing	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Education	8
Other	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Real estate activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3

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	2,369 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	3,864 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fullbrook Nursery School West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN	4out of 4	4,838 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	5,231 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	351 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamstead Infant School Tanhouse Avenue , Great Barr B43 5AS	3out of 4	436 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ferndale Primary School Ferndale Avenue , Great Barr B43 5QF	2out of 4	506 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School Almond Croft , Old Walsall Road B42 1NU	4out of 4	800 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Name Catholic Primary School Cross Lane , Great Barr B43 6LN	3out of 4	1,350 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	717 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Q3 Academy Great Barr Wilderness Lane , Great Barr B43 7SD	3out of 4	2,098 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arena Academy Beeches Road , B42 2PY	1out of 4	2,344 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	2,581 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL	4out of 4	2,763 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	4,640 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	2,384 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	4out of 4	3,540 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	3,693 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Manor School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP	3out of 4	3,730 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Community School Westminster Road , B71 2JN	3out of 4	3,944 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Subway	Colliery Service Station, Hamstead Road	149 yd
Stanton Fish & Chips	190 Hamstead Road	534 yd
Kays Food Services	90 Greenway, Birmingham	594 yd
The dessert club Birmingham	4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road	677 yd
La Belle Vie Desserts	4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road	677 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hamstead Social Welfare Club	Hamstead Institute, Old Walsall Road	597 yd
Beaufort Arms	42-46 Old Walsall Road, Perry Barr	746 yd
The Valley Bar & Chargrill	Tanhouse Avenue	862 yd
The Hamstead	The Hamstead, 89 Green Lane	935 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
G's Fish Bar	36 Gorse Farm Road	578 yd
Rose Garden	34 Gorse Farm Road	578 yd
Cake Shop and Sunita's Sweet Centre	205-207 Dyas Avenue, Birmingham	611 yd
Sam's	4 Old Walsall Road	699 yd
Chuffalo	5 International House, Old Walsall Road	699 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Tesco Express, Hamstead Road	157 yd
Co-op	52 Gorse Farm Road	681 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Lidl, Old Walsall Road	996 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ferndale Primary School FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	491 yd
Hamstead Hall Academy CRAYTHORNE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	717 yd
St Bernards Parish Church Broome Ave		1,015 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	148.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B43 5QU