Kings Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 9HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B44 9HP 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	52%	51.1%	-0.9%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	48%	48.9%	0.9%	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.

In the immediate area around B44 9HP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.9% 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	32.5%	42.9%	10.4%	37.9%	5.0%
Married: Opposite sex	39%	38.4%	-0.6%	44.2%	-5.8%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.4%	1.6%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	12.9%	12.7%	-0.2%	9.1%	3.6%
Widowed	10.4%	3.7%	-6.7%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	45.1%	45.8%	0.7%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	29.4%	31.8%	2.4%	33.6%	-1.8%
Fair health	13.4%	13.6%	0.2%	12.7%	0.9%
Bad health	6.5%	5.8%	-0.7%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	5.6%	2.9%	-2.7%	1.2%	1.7%

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	39.4%	26.4%	-13.0%	18.2%	8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	13.4%	1.4%	9.6%	3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	12.2%	1.0%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	4.5%	2.1%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.9%	17.5%	2.6%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	13.7%	26%	12.3%	33.8%	-7.8%
Other	6.4%	0%	-6.4%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.5% 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)
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	8.5%	8.1%	-0.4%	3.1%	5.0%
Pakistani	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	4.9%	6.5%	1.6%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	0.7%	3.5%	2.8%	0.8%	2.7%
White	79.7%	73.5%	-6.2%	81.4%	-7.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.3% 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	90.8%	87.3%	-3.5%	83.2%	4.1%
European Union	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	6.1%	-1.9%
Africa	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	4.6%	0.7%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	3.3%	1.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.9%	86.4%	-2.5%	83.2%	3.2%
10+ Years	1.3%	9.1%	7.8%	9.8%	-0.7%
5-10 Years	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	4.6%	1.6%	-3.0%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.3%	76.7%	-7.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	22%	13.5%	8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.6%	37.2%	3.4%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Muslim	3.9%	6.5%	-2.6%
Sikh	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Kings Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kings Road was 153.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 127.8% higher than the Oscott average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kings Road has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott and the 799th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.0%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B44 9HP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Kings Road are based on 887 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 Kings Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 9HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for B44 9HP

Average Price
£190,964

Semi-Detached
£226,084

Terraced
£228,163

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£113,391

Other
£73,583

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kings Road

Average Price
£219,184

Semi-Detached
£202,617

Terraced
£213,985

Detached
£291,012

Flats/Maisonettes
£116,241

Other
£779,624

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kings Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
687 Kings Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£218,000	2025-03-19	£216,924
Flat 1 719A Kings Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,500	2024-04-05	£118,002
737 Kings Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2023-10-31	£129,496
Flat 1 719 Kings Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£77,000	2020-10-30	£92,731
749 Kings Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£89,500	2020-01-09	£108,303

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B44 9HP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Self-Employed	19
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	14
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	15
Construction	14
Transport and storage	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Manufacturing	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	7
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate 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	2,039 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	3out of 4	2,052 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School 275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG	4out of 4	4,251 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Featherstone Nursery School 29 Highcroft Road , Erdington B23 6AU	3out of 4	5,299 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sundridge Primary School Sundridge Road , Kingstanding B44 9NY	3out of 4	323 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland Primary School (NC) Bandywood Crescent , B44 9NA	3out of 4	818 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years Centre Wimperis Way , Great Barr B43 7DH	- not rated	836 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Meadow View JMI School Frampton Way , Great Barr B43 7UJ	3out of 4	951 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maryvale Catholic Primary School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9AG	3out of 4	1,008 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SR	3out of 4	1,021 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fortis Academy Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU	2out of 4	1,192 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barr Beacon School Old Hall Lane , Aldridge WS9 0RF	4out of 4	1,546 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arena Academy Beeches Road , B42 2PY	1out of 4	1,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Streetly Academy Queslett Road East , B74 2EX	2out of 4	2,088 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oscott Manor School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP	3out of 4	1,095 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	1,366 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School Coppice View Road , Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE	3out of 4	1,622 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Priestley Smith School Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY	4out of 4	1,933 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oscott Academy St Martins's Church Centre , 140 Witton Lodge Road B23 5AP	- not rated	3,164 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Just Play Hann-made Ltd	715 Kings Road, Kingstanding	2 yd
Brookes And Adams Ltd	Shady Lane, Birmingham	259 yd
Munch Brunch	595 Kings Road, Oscott	485 yd
Boopathi's Restaurant	84 Bandywood Road, Birmingham	514 yd
Blue Bell Cafe	Collingwood Centre, Collingwood Drive	536 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
David Lloyd Leisure Birmingham	Shady Lane, Birmingham	315 yd
The Crown At Kingstanding	The Royal British Legion, Lambeth Road	396 yd
Mecca Bingo	Kettlehouse Road, Birmingham	803 yd
The Old Horns	43 Queslett Road, Pheasey	816 yd
Deers Leap	797 Queslett Road East, Oscott	835 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Charliee's	514 Queslett Road, Streetly	266 yd
Evergreen Cantonese Takeaway	524 Queslett Road, Streetly	314 yd
one stop	3 Shady Lane, Birmingham	335 yd
Lambeth Fish Bar	4 Lambeth Road, Birmingham	388 yd
Best Choice Takeaway	87 Bandywood Road, Birmingham	514 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons Daily	921 Queslett Road, Birmingham	706 yd
S K Supermarket	758 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham	918 yd
Midlands Co-Operative Society Ltd	679 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham	986 yd
Asda	Asda Stores Ltd, 6 Old Horns Crescent	1,094 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Birmingham) SHADY LANE	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	175 yd
Sundridge Primary School SUNDRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	339 yd
Collingwood Centre COLLINGWOOD CENTRE COLLINGWOOD CENTRE COLLINGWOOD DRIVE		608 yd
Cooksey Lane Playing Fields Cooksey Lane	grass pitches	866 yd
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic Technology College OLD OSCOTT HILL	grass pitches, swimming pool	893 yd
Maryvale Catholic Primary School MARYVALE JUNIOR AND INFANTS SCHOOL MARYVALE JUNIOR AND INFANTS SCHOOL OLD OSCOTT HILL	grass pitches	919 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	196.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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