Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, B5 4LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B5 4LJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	35.6%	49.3%	13.7%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	64.4%	50.7%	-13.7%	49.0%	1.7%

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 B5 4LJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 74.8% 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	80.7%	74.8%	-5.9%	37.9%	36.9%
Married: Opposite sex	11.5%	20.5%	9.0%	44.2%	-23.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	3.1%	0.8%	-2.3%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	4.7%	2.8%	-1.9%	9.1%	-6.3%
Widowed	0%	0.2%	0.2%	6.1%	-5.9%

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 (90.8%) 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	55.6%	58.3%	2.7%	48.4%	9.9%
Good health	33.2%	32.5%	-0.7%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	8.3%	7.6%	-0.7%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around B5 4LJ this area, 6.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 64.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.2%	6.3%	2.1%	18.2%	-11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.7%	2.9%	-2.8%	9.6%	-6.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	5.5%	-5.4%	13.4%	-7.9%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.5%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.1%	16.3%	2.2%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	55.7%	64.3%	8.6%	33.8%	30.5%
Other	9.4%	2.3%	-7.1%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.4% 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	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	14.6%	19.7%	5.1%	0.7%	19.0%
Indian	8.3%	8.4%	0.1%	3.1%	5.3%
Pakistani	0.5%	2.8%	2.3%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	4.9%	4%	-0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	5.4%	7.4%	2.0%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	6%	2.6%	1.0%	5.0%
Other Black	2.4%	0.7%	-1.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	0.7%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1%	1.9%	0.9%	0.8%	1.1%
White	51.2%	37.4%	-13.8%	81.4%	-44.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	1%	2.6%	1.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	2%	4.2%	2.2%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 35.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	35.6%	-24.9%	83.2%	-47.6%
European Union	8.8%	15.3%	6.5%	6.1%	9.2%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	4.9%	4.4%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	4.9%	6.8%	1.9%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	22%	32.5%	10.5%	5.6%	26.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	3.5%	0.6%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 35.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 9.5% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59%	35.7%	-23.3%	83.2%	-47.5%
10+ Years	14.6%	9.5%	-5.1%	9.8%	-0.3%
5-10 Years	14.1%	8.5%	-5.6%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	2.9%	14.8%	11.9%	2.2%	12.6%
Less than 2 years	9.3%	31.5%	22.2%	1.9%	29.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	40.6%	76.7%	-36.1%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	6.7%	1.5%	5.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
Eastern Asia	16%	0.3%	15.7%
Southern Asia	6.3%	1.2%	5.1%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	8.1%	13.5%	-5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.6%	37.2%	9.4%
Christian	23.2%	46.2%	-23.0%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	5.6%	1.7%	3.9%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	10.4%	6.5%	3.9%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Smallbrook Queensway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Smallbrook Queensway was 1972.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 427.3% higher than the Bordesley & Highgate average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Smallbrook Queensway has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate and the 11th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 928.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,000

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in B5 4LJ, 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Smallbrook Queensway are based on 4 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 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, B5 4LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B5 4LJ

Average Price
£23,235,639

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£23,235,639

Estimated Average Property Prices for Smallbrook Queensway

Average Price
£14,452,279

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£14,452,279

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Smallbrook QueenswayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Norfolk House Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£20,000,000	2019-02-01	£23,634,232
Norfolk House Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£12,300,000	2015-04-24	£18,477,496

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B5 4LJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B5 4LJ 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	169
Student (economically inactive)	151
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	62
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	40
Unemployed	19
Other	17
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Retired	5

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Information and communication	8
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2
Construction	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	1,058 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	1,367 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	1,874 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	2,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,505 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Great Colmore Street , Lee Bank B15 2AY	4out of 4	637 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas CofE Academy Great Colmore Street , B15 2AT	4out of 4	749 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	3out of 4	1,244 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Woodview Woodview Drive , Edgbaston B15 2HU	2out of 4	1,268 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Nelson Junior and Infant School King Edward's Road , Ladywood B1 2PJ	3out of 4	1,372 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	776 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Ormiston Academy 1 Grosvenor Street , B4 7QD	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark St Alban's Academy Conybere Street , B12 0YH	4out of 4	1,423 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	1,519 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Engineering Academy 1 Lister Street , B7 4AG	2out of 4	1,758 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	982 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	1,068 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	1,740 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	2,011 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	2,121 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		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	2,467 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	4,244 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	- not rated	4,658 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	2out of 4	5,103 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University College Birmingham Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	816 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham City University University House , 15 Bartholomew Row B5 5JU	- not rated	999 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
James Brindley School Bell Barn Road , Edgbaston B15 2AF	3out of 4	1,058 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City United Academy (CUA) 10 Edward Street , Aston B1 2RX	- not rated	1,225 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Aston Triangle , B4 7ET	- not rated	1,345 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Sunflower Lounge	76 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham	21 yd
Cafe 1 Malaysia	2A Theatre Approach, Birmingham	21 yd
Little Dessert Shop	Unit L01, Bullring Link	77 yd
Burger and Sauce	Unit L14, Bullring Link	77 yd
There Goes Coffee	Centre City House, 5-7 Hill Street	80 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Rep Theatre	Drama School, The Old Repertory Theatre	80 yd
Chao Vietfood - AsiaAsia Foodhall	Unit 11, 10 Pershore Street	83 yd
New Snobs	51 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham	91 yd
Royal No 1 Club	2nd Floor, China Court	103 yd
Sobar Bar	The Arcadian, 70 Hurst Street	110 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway Unit 6	80 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham	21 yd
Chao Vietfood	10 Pershore Street, Birmingham	83 yd
Chicken Express	45 Station Street, Ladywood	108 yd
Greggs	Unit 12, Birmingham New Street Railway Station	139 yd
Rodroj Fish & Chips	39 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham	149 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
PandaFresh	72-74 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham	20 yd
Tu Quynh Supermarket	Bambu, 1 Wrottesley Street	129 yd
Tesco	Unit 43, Grand Central	208 yd
Day In Supermarket	B11, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst Street	223 yd
Unit 3 Southside	Hurst Street, Birmingham	238 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Vault (Birmingham Lgbt Centre) 38-40 38-40 HOLLOWAY CIRCUS QUEENSWAY		256 yd
Rob Blakemans Bodyzone (Birmingham) (Closed) Suffolk Street Queensway	health and fitness suite	258 yd
The Leisurebox (Closed) Pershore Street		296 yd
Easygym (Birmingham City Centre) 16-28 16-28 Corporation Street	health and fitness suite	352 yd
Fitness4Less (Birmingham) (Closed) 21-22 21-22 Stephenson Street	health and fitness suite	377 yd
The Gym (Birmingham City Centre) THE GYM THE GYM HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	389 yd
Reviva Health Club For Women (Birmingham) (Closed) Piccadilly Arcade	health and fitness suite	397 yd
Le Petit Spa (Birmingham) THE MAILBOX THE MAILBOX WHARFSIDE STREET	health and fitness suite	469 yd
Sports Direct Fitness (Birmingham) (Closed) TEMPLE ROW	health and fitness suite	511 yd
Ultimate Fitness Birmingham (Closed) Upper Gough Street	health and fitness suite	522 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	33.3%

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