Berrington Walk, Birmingham, B5 7BX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B5 7BX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.2% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	52.2%	3.3%	51.0%	1.2%
Male	51.1%	47.8%	-3.3%	49.0%	-1.2%

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 7BX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.2% 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	41.1%	52.2%	11.1%	37.9%	14.3%
Married: Opposite sex	43.2%	33.6%	-9.6%	44.2%	-10.6%
Separated	3.8%	4%	0.2%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	8.1%	7.3%	-0.8%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	3.8%	2.8%	-1.0%	6.1%	-3.3%

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	48.1%	47.9%	-0.2%	48.4%	-0.5%
Good health	26.1%	35.3%	9.2%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	17%	9.8%	-7.2%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	6.8%	6.1%	-0.7%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	33.5%	22.6%	-10.9%	18.2%	4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.5%	10.1%	-9.4%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.1%	10.9%	-3.2%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	5.3%	-4.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	16.9%	6.1%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	15.1%	35.5%	20.4%	33.8%	1.7%
Other	6.5%	3.6%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 8.9% 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	7.6%	3.7%	-3.9%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	0%	8.9%	8.9%	0.7%	8.2%
Indian	4.5%	8.6%	4.1%	3.1%	5.5%
Pakistani	9.8%	16.9%	7.1%	2.7%	14.2%
Other Asian	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	21.2%	16.9%	-4.3%	2.5%	14.4%
Black Caribbean	13.6%	4.6%	-9.0%	1.0%	3.6%
Other Black	8.7%	0.6%	-8.1%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.3%	5.5%	0.2%	0.9%	4.6%
Mixed Other	3.4%	2.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	2.0%
White	17.4%	8.9%	-8.5%	81.4%	-72.5%
Arab	4.2%	11%	6.8%	0.6%	10.4%
Other	1.9%	5.5%	3.6%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.2% 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	54.2%	50.2%	-4.0%	83.2%	-33.0%
European Union	7.2%	8%	0.8%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	18.9%	13%	-5.9%	2.7%	10.3%
Middle East and Asia	11%	25.1%	14.1%	5.6%	19.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.8%	3.4%	-3.4%	1.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.9%	50%	-1.9%	83.2%	-33.2%
10+ Years	1.9%	35.5%	33.6%	9.8%	25.7%
5-10 Years	5.7%	5.2%	-0.5%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	12.1%	3.1%	-9.0%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	28.4%	6.2%	-22.2%	1.9%	4.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.7%	76.7%	-9.0%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	10.2%	1.5%	8.7%
Other Europe	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13%	37.2%	-24.2%
Christian	14.8%	46.2%	-31.4%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	61.1%	6.5%	54.6%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Berrington Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Berrington Walk was 496.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 286.2% higher than the Balsall Heath West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Berrington Walk has the 4th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West and the 86th highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 272.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£27,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B5 7BX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (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 Berrington Walk are based on 3 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 Berrington Walk, Birmingham, B5 7BX

Estimated Average Property Prices for B5 7BX

Average Price
£201,087

Semi-Detached
£270,000

Terraced
£166,631

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Berrington Walk

Average Price
£201,227

Semi-Detached
£271,081

Terraced
£166,300

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Berrington WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Berrington Walk, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2025-01-17	£273,243
7 Berrington Walk, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2022-06-07	£176,139
19 Berrington Walk, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£31,000	1998-04-08	£158,444

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B5 7BX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B5 7BX 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	64
Student (economically inactive)	37
Looking after home or family	35
Part-Time Employee	32
Unemployed	18
Retired	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	13
Self-Employed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Education	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	3
Other	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Information and communication	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Construction	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lillian De Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	4out of 4	375 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	3out of 4	963 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	1,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	2,081 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,177 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	2out of 4	295 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	- not rated	295 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Percy Shurmer Primary School Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lift Percy Shurmer Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	4out of 4	360 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Junior and Infant School Bristol Street , B5 7BN	- not rated	406 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark St Alban's Academy Conybere Street , B12 0YH	3out of 4	368 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Albans CofE Specialist Engineering College Angelina Street , Highgate B12 0UU	- not rated	413 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's Community High School Bell Barn Road , Edgbaston B15 2AF	- not rated	963 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	2out of 4	1,168 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy Birmingham 23 Langley Walk , Ladywood B15 2EF	- not rated	1,168 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	819 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	1,311 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	2,075 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,092 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,110 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Star King Solomon Academy Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	3,276 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	3,558 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	3,610 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	3,610 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	4,369 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heritage Academy 327 Moseley Road , B12 0DX	- not rated	880 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Calthorpe School Sports College Darwin Street , Highgate B12 0TJ	- not rated	884 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Calthorpe Academy Darwin Street , Highgate B12 0TP	3out of 4	884 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Girls High School 221 Edward Rd , Birmingham B12 9LB	- not rated	953 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
New Perspectives School 197-223 Edward Road , Balsall Heath B12 9LB	- not rated	956 yd	Other independent special school	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
Cafe@290	290 Gooch Street, Birmingham	212 yd
Bite Central	6 Horton Square, Birmingham	231 yd
Syrian House	25-27 Horton Square, Birmingham	231 yd
Danes Catering Ltd	27 Vaughton Street South, Birmingham	255 yd
Highgate Baptist Church	Conybere Street, Birmingham	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sir Charles Napier	Sir Charles Napier, 210 Gooch Street	173 yd
O'Donovans	Catherine O Donovans, 101 Bissell Street	345 yd
Town Crier	Macdonald Street, Birmingham	513 yd
Aura Lounge Birmingham ltd	111-113 Bishop Street, Birmingham	589 yd
Eden	116 Sherlock Street, Birmingham	599 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Big Johns	291 Gooch Street, Birmingham	199 yd
Mount Zion Community Project	27 Vaughton Street South, Birmingham	255 yd
ONE OR TWO BERRIES LIMITED	Unit A, 76 Wrentham Street	535 yd
Etna Pizza	154 Vaughton Street, Birmingham	552 yd
Kings Flavour	75 Pershore Road, Edgbaston	577 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tru Spice Groceries	127 Highgate Street, Birmingham	239 yd
Sun Yip Ltd	142-154 Sherlock Street, Birmingham	599 yd
Unit 3 Southside	Hurst Street, Birmingham	1,011 yd
Day In Supermarket	B11, The Arcadian, 70 Hurst Street	1,027 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ark St Albans Academy CONYBERE STREET	artificial grass pitch	299 yd
Momentum Leisure Club (Opal 1 Birmingham) (Closed) Opal One Opal One Belgrave Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	452 yd
Birmingham Sports Centre (Closed) Balsall Heath Road	health and fitness suite	653 yd
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College (Closed) Balsall Heath Road		710 yd
Calthorpe Park CHEDDAR ROAD	grass pitches	841 yd
Oasis Academy Woodview WOODVIEW DRIVE	grass pitches	861 yd
Calthorpe Academy Darwin Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	876 yd
Chamberlain Health And Fitness Centre BELGRAVE ROAD	health and fitness suite	889 yd
St. Thomas Church Of England Va Primary School (Closed) Great Colmore Street	swimming pool	951 yd
The Leisurebox (Closed) Pershore Street		978 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	16 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	22.51 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	22.51 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.29 Mbit/s

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