Glenmead Road, Birmingham, B44 8UG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B44 8UG has a slightly higher male population, with 53% 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	49.4%	47%	-2.4%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	50.6%	53%	2.4%	49.0%	4.0%

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	33.2%	37.2%	4.0%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	49.6%	44.4%	-5.2%	44.2%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	3.4%	5.7%	2.3%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	13.1%	8.8%	-4.3%	6.1%	2.7%

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	41.8%	44.5%	2.7%	48.4%	-3.9%
Good health	37.4%	36.8%	-0.6%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	13.8%	13.4%	-0.4%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	6.2%	4.7%	-1.5%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.6%	-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	27.2%	21.2%	-6.0%	18.2%	3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.7%	10%	-5.7%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16%	20.8%	4.8%	13.4%	7.4%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	4.2%	0.1%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16%	14.6%	-1.4%	16.9%	-2.3%
Degree or Similar	14.9%	28.1%	13.2%	33.8%	-5.7%
Other	6%	1.2%	-4.8%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.8% 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%
Chinese	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	8.8%	15%	6.2%	3.1%	11.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	2.6%	0.6%	-2.0%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	82.4%	71.8%	-10.6%	81.4%	-9.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89% 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	93.2%	89%	-4.2%	83.2%	5.8%
European Union	0.6%	3.1%	2.5%	6.1%	-3.0%
Africa	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	7.9%	4.4%	5.6%	2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
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	92.4%	89.3%	-3.1%	83.2%	6.1%
10+ Years	0%	9.5%	9.5%	9.8%	-0.3%
5-10 Years	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	2.9%	-2.3%
2-5 Years	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	6.2%	0%	-6.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.3%	76.7%	2.6%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
No passport held	16.9%	13.5%	3.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34%	37.2%	-3.2%
Christian	45.6%	46.2%	-0.6%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	5.3%	1.7%	3.6%
Muslim	6.3%	6.5%	-0.2%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Glenmead Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Glenmead Road was 87.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.8% lower than the Kingstanding average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Glenmead Road has the 80th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding and the 1537th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 11.4%.

🔎 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 8UG, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Glenmead Road are based on 58 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 Glenmead Road, Birmingham, B44 8UG

Estimated Average Property Prices for B44 8UG

Average Price
£149,674

Semi-Detached
£141,826

Terraced
£210,311

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£131,126

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Glenmead Road

Average Price
£211,593

Semi-Detached
£224,200

Terraced
£209,231

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£116,878

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Glenmead Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Glenmead Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£197,000	2022-02-24	£215,609
26 Glenmead Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2021-10-22	£184,110
10 Glenmead Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2019-08-23	£131,530
10 Glenmead Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£79,000	2018-06-18	£97,231
8 Glenmead Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2017-09-20	£135,220

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B44 8UG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	100
Retired	57
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	10
Other	9
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	21
Manufacturing	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Transport and storage	12
Construction	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	666 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	912 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	2,946 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Featherstone Nursery School 29 Highcroft Road , Erdington B23 6AU	3out of 4	4,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osborne Nursery School Station Road , Erdington B23 6UB	3out of 4	4,896 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Glenmead Primary School Glenmead Road , B44 8UQ	2out of 4	59 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NT	3out of 4	463 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beeches Junior School Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PY	3out of 4	644 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beeches Infant School Beeches Road , B42 2PY	3out of 4	644 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenholm Primary School Greenholm Road , Great Barr B44 8HS	3out of 4	796 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fortis Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU	2out of 4	606 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Arena Academy Beeches Road , B42 2PY	1out of 4	686 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SR	3out of 4	1,154 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Birmingham Academy 395 College Road , B44 0HF	3out of 4	1,800 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prince Albert High School 115 Holford Drive , Perry Barr B42 2TU	- not rated	2,517 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	644 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Manor School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP	3out of 4	853 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	1,261 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Academy St Martins's Church Centre , 140 Witton Lodge Road B23 5AP	- not rated	2,451 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wilson Stuart School Perry Common Road , Erdington B23 7AT	4out of 4	2,560 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pigsy Express	107 Burnham Road, Birmingham	469 yd
Grillo Peri Peri Expert	269 Beeches Road, Oscott	497 yd
Taste and See Cafe	Perry Beeches Baptist Church, Beeches Road	581 yd
The Occupier	Jehovah Witness Hall, Becton Grove	694 yd
Greenholm Academy	Greenholm Road, Birmingham	716 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Drakes Drum	The Drakes Drum, 11 Old Oscott Lane		114 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Rice Bowl	640 Aldridge Road, Oscott	376 yd
Brooklyn Fish Bar	642 Aldridge Road, Oscott	376 yd
Ming Garden Chinese Takeaway	267 Beeches Road, Oscott	501 yd
Chris'S Fish Shop	880 Aldridge Road, Oscott	523 yd
Happy House Chinese Take Away	Flat, 160, Elmbridge Road	777 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Midlands Co-Operative Society	196 Dyas Road, Birmingham	391 yd
Best Wine and Supermarket	1 Greenholm Road, Birmingham	851 yd
RobinsonsSupermarket/GreatDealWines	418 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham	905 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	236 Hawthorn Road, Oscott	992 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Glenmead Primary School GLENMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	161 yd
Glenmead GLENMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	190 yd
Birmingham Metropolitan College (James Watt Campus) ALDRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	272 yd
Great Barr Leisure Centre ALDRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	694 yd
Great Barr School ALDRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	694 yd
Perry Beeches Sport & Fitness Centre (Closed) Beeches Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	743 yd
Arena Academy BEECHES ROAD	artificial grass pitch	786 yd
Queslett Park Golf Centre (Closed) Booths Lane	golf	811 yd
Maryvale Catholic Primary School MARYVALE JUNIOR AND INFANTS SCHOOL MARYVALE JUNIOR AND INFANTS SCHOOL OLD OSCOTT HILL	grass pitches	924 yd
Burford Road KINGSTANDING ROAD	grass pitches	976 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	130 Mbit/s
Average download speed	147.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B44 8UG