Wiremill Close, Birmingham, B44 8HQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B44 8HQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% 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	50.1%	49.7%	-0.4%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	49.9%	50.3%	0.4%	49.0%	1.3%

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	33.3%	31%	-2.3%	37.9%	-6.9%
Married: Opposite sex	48.8%	47.4%	-1.4%	44.2%	3.2%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.1%	3.2%	0.1%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	7.7%	9.7%	2.0%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	6.8%	8.1%	1.3%	6.1%	2.0%

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	44.6%	49.2%	4.6%	48.4%	0.8%
Good health	38.3%	31.6%	-6.7%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	13.5%	13.9%	0.4%	12.7%	1.2%
Bad health	3%	4.3%	1.3%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	21.6%	22.9%	1.3%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.1%	12.9%	-6.2%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	10.6%	-3.6%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	8.4%	5.3%	5.3%	3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.5%	14.5%	0.0%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	22.2%	28.1%	5.9%	33.8%	-5.7%
Other	5.2%	2.6%	-2.6%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.9% 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%	2.1%	1.8%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	10.3%	12%	1.7%	3.1%	8.9%
Pakistani	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	2.7%	-0.3%
Other Asian	3.8%	1.3%	-2.5%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	2.5%	3.5%	1.0%	2.5%	1.0%
Black Caribbean	8.5%	5.3%	-3.2%	1.0%	4.3%
Other Black	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	68.7%	65.9%	-2.8%	81.4%	-15.5%
Other	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.3% 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	88.2%	83.3%	-4.9%	83.2%	0.1%
European Union	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	6.1%	-3.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3.8%	4.3%	0.5%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	7%	1.7%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.2%	82.9%	-4.3%	83.2%	-0.3%
10+ Years	0.8%	14.2%	13.4%	9.8%	4.4%
5-10 Years	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.9%	-1.6%
2-5 Years	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	10.3%	0.5%	-9.8%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.5%	76.7%	5.8%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	9.9%	13.5%	-3.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.1%	37.2%	-17.1%
Christian	53.4%	46.2%	7.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Sikh	6.4%	0.9%	5.5%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Wiremill Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wiremill Close was 77.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.5% lower than the Kingstanding average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wiremill Close has the 90th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding and the 1379th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,600

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B44 8HQ, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Wiremill Close are based on 23 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 Wiremill Close, Birmingham, B44 8HQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B44 8HQ

Average Price
£305,326

Semi-Detached
£280,508

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£417,006

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wiremill Close

Average Price
£301,352

Semi-Detached
£272,742

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£492,087

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wiremill CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Wiremill Close, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2022-05-31	£286,484
16 Wiremill Close, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2021-06-25	£247,680
5 Wiremill Close, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£165,500	2017-10-27	£231,700
16 Wiremill Close, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£174,000	2016-12-05	£260,226
17 Wiremill Close, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£164,000	2015-03-27	£283,068

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B44 8HQ

Employment

B44 8HQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	106
Retired	81
Self-Employed	37
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Looking after home or family	9
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Education	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	23
Construction	22
Transport and storage	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Manufacturing	16
Financial and insurance activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Real estate activities	7
Information and communication	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	854 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	3out of 4	1,001 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	2,278 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Featherstone Nursery School 29 Highcroft Road , Erdington B23 6AU	3out of 4	3,681 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osborne Nursery School Station Road , Erdington B23 6UB	3out of 4	4,453 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenholm Primary School Greenholm Road , Great Barr B44 8HS	3out of 4	311 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Glenmead Primary School Glenmead Road , B44 8UQ	2out of 4	815 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beeches Junior School Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PY	3out of 4	1,076 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beeches Infant School Beeches Road , B42 2PY	3out of 4	1,076 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NT	3out of 4	1,244 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	1,119 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
North Birmingham Academy 395 College Road , B44 0HF	3out of 4	1,323 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fortis Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU	2out of 4	1,396 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SR	3out of 4	1,726 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prince Albert High School 115 Holford Drive , Perry Barr B42 2TU	- not rated	1,734 yd	Free schools	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	1out of 4	4,906 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	1,076 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Manor School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP	3out of 4	1,464 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	1,677 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Stuart School Perry Common Road , Erdington B23 7AT	4out of 4	2,101 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust Perry Common Road , B23 7AT	- not rated	2,101 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
Greenholm Academy	Greenholm Road, Birmingham	137 yd
Wendy House Cafe	Paper Mill End, Birmingham	270 yd
Pigsy Express	107 Burnham Road, Birmingham	375 yd
EKO 77	208 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham	487 yd
The Boars Head World Buffet	Boars Head, Aldridge Road	495 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Golden Hind	Kingstanding Road, Birmingham	567 yd
Drakes Drum	The Drakes Drum, 11 Old Oscott Lane	691 yd
The Pavillion	Moor Lane, Birmingham	971 yd
Aston Manor Cricket And Lucas Sports Club	Church Road, Perry Barr	989 yd
Church Tavern	Church Tavern, 25-27 Church Road	989 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Happy House Chinese Take Away	Flat, 160, Elmbridge Road	100 yd
Rangamati	Ground Floor, 509 Aldridge Road	274 yd
Golden Rice Bowl	640 Aldridge Road, Oscott	453 yd
Brooklyn Fish Bar	642 Aldridge Road, Oscott	453 yd
Bravo Pizza	210 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham	487 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Best Wine and Supermarket	1 Greenholm Road, Birmingham		382 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	236 Hawthorn Road, Oscott		1,023 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Birmingham Metropolitan College (James Watt Campus) ALDRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	534 yd
K-Star Thai Boxing UNIT 15 UNIT 15 COLLEGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	618 yd
Burford Road KINGSTANDING ROAD	grass pitches	681 yd
Birmingham Bike Park ALDRIDGE ROAD	cycling	828 yd
Glenmead Primary School GLENMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	852 yd
Birmingham Alexander Stadium WALSALL ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite	897 yd
Glenmead GLENMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	964 yd
The Pavilion (Birmingham) THE PAVILION THE PAVILION MOOR LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	973 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Birmingham Perry Barr) Tameside Way	artificial grass pitch	1,008 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	116.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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