St Lukes Road, Birmingham, B5 7DP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B5 7DP, 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 7DP, 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 St Lukes Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Lukes Road 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.

St Lukes Road 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 7DP, 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 St Lukes Road are based on 150 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 St Lukes Road, Birmingham, B5 7DP

Estimated Average Property Prices for B5 7DP

Average Price
£212,521

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£212,521

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Lukes Road

Average Price
£244,580

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£272,731

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£235,690

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Lukes Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
72 St Lukes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2018-01-19	£196,233
64 St Lukes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£115,000	2014-12-08	£196,256
72 St Lukes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2007-04-27	£246,622
68 St Lukes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£139,950	2006-09-08	£247,604
68 St Lukes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2006-04-24	£220,399

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B5 7DP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B5 7DP 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	499 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	1,024 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	1,114 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	1,937 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	3,267 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Percy Shurmer Primary School Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	- not rated	228 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lift Percy Shurmer Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	4out of 4	228 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	2out of 4	257 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chandos Primary School Vaughton Street South , Highgate B12 0YN	- not rated	257 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Junior and Infant School Bristol Street , B5 7BN	- not rated	558 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	251 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Albans CofE Specialist Engineering College Angelina Street , Highgate B12 0UU	- not rated	295 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's Community High School Bell Barn Road , Edgbaston B15 2AF	- not rated	1,114 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	2out of 4	1,316 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy Birmingham 23 Langley Walk , Ladywood B15 2EF	- not rated	1,316 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	670 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
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,140 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,157 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	2,195 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	3,320 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	3,468 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	3,480 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	3,658 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	4,248 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	729 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Calthorpe School Sports College Darwin Street , Highgate B12 0TJ	- not rated	767 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Calthorpe Academy Darwin Street , Highgate B12 0TP	3out of 4	767 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Perspectives School 197-223 Edward Road , Balsall Heath B12 9LB	- not rated	896 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Girls High School 221 Edward Rd , Birmingham B12 9LB	- not rated	897 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bite Central	6 Horton Square, Birmingham	79 yd
Syrian House	25-27 Horton Square, Birmingham	79 yd
Cafe@290	290 Gooch Street, Birmingham	81 yd
Highgate Baptist Church	Conybere Street, Birmingham	138 yd
Tru Spice Caribbean Restaurant	128 Highgate Street, Birmingham	214 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sir Charles Napier	Sir Charles Napier, 210 Gooch Street	193 yd
O'Donovans	Catherine O Donovans, 101 Bissell Street	392 yd
Town Crier	Macdonald Street, Birmingham	533 yd
Aura Lounge Birmingham ltd	111-113 Bishop Street, Birmingham	651 yd
Eden	116 Sherlock Street, Birmingham	666 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Big Johns	291 Gooch Street, Birmingham	90 yd
Mount Zion Community Project	27 Vaughton Street South, Birmingham	279 yd
Etna Pizza	154 Vaughton Street, Birmingham	517 yd
ONE OR TWO BERRIES LIMITED	Unit A, 76 Wrentham Street	626 yd
Kings Flavour	75 Pershore Road, Edgbaston	663 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tru Spice Groceries	127 Highgate Street, Birmingham		100 yd
Sun Yip Ltd	142-154 Sherlock Street, Birmingham		666 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ark St Albans Academy CONYBERE STREET	artificial grass pitch	208 yd
Birmingham Sports Centre (Closed) Balsall Heath Road	health and fitness suite	508 yd
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College (Closed) Balsall Heath Road		573 yd
Momentum Leisure Club (Opal 1 Birmingham) (Closed) Opal One Opal One Belgrave Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	597 yd
Chamberlain Health And Fitness Centre BELGRAVE ROAD	health and fitness suite	738 yd
Calthorpe Academy Darwin Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	759 yd
Calthorpe Park CHEDDAR ROAD	grass pitches	815 yd
Focus Fitness Centre (Closed) Moseley Road	health and fitness suite	853 yd
Flex 'N' Fitness Health Club 119-120 119-120 MOSELEY STREET	health and fitness suite	920 yd
Flex 'N' Fitness Health Club (Closed) Birchall Street	health and fitness suite	986 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	16.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	23.58 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	23.58 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.29 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B5 7DP