Pershore Road, Birmingham, B5 7PB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B5 7PB has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	49.2%	48.8%	-0.4%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	50.8%	51.2%	0.4%	49.0%	2.2%

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 7PB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% 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	49.5%	50%	0.5%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	37.9%	30.4%	-7.5%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	7.7%	6.6%	-1.1%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	2.5%	8.8%	6.3%	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	45%	40.1%	-4.9%	48.4%	-8.3%
Good health	39.7%	31.8%	-7.9%	33.6%	-1.8%
Fair health	10%	17.6%	7.6%	12.7%	4.9%
Bad health	4.4%	8.8%	4.4%	4.0%	4.8%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.2%	0.5%

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	18.2%	24%	5.8%	18.2%	5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7%	5.6%	-1.4%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	8.9%	-0.9%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	17.5%	3.8%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	41.4%	37.3%	-4.1%	33.8%	3.5%
Other	8.1%	4.5%	-3.6%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.4% 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	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	13.9%	4.2%	-9.7%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	18.9%	26.2%	7.3%	2.7%	23.5%
Other Asian	5.3%	3.8%	-1.5%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	2.8%	6.8%	4.0%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%	0.6%
White	40.8%	35.4%	-5.4%	81.4%	-46.0%
Arab	5.6%	10.6%	5.0%	0.6%	10.0%
Other	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.4% 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	63.9%	60.4%	-3.5%	83.2%	-22.8%
European Union	3.6%	8.1%	4.5%	6.1%	2.0%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	6.4%	7.4%	1.0%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	22.8%	20.5%	-2.3%	5.6%	14.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.8%	60.2%	-2.6%	83.2%	-23.0%
10+ Years	7.2%	21.9%	14.7%	9.8%	12.1%
5-10 Years	6.9%	4.8%	-2.1%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	7.2%	5.5%	-1.7%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	15.8%	7.6%	-8.2%	1.9%	5.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.4%	76.7%	-5.3%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
No passport held	12.2%	13.5%	-1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.8%	37.2%	-17.4%
Christian	22.6%	46.2%	-23.6%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	43.1%	6.5%	36.6%
Sikh	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Pershore Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Pershore Road was 64.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.0% lower than the Balsall Heath West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Pershore Road has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West and the 1135th lowest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -73.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B5 7PB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Pershore Road are based on 1309 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 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B5 7PB

Estimated Average Property Prices for B5 7PB

Average Price
£132,127

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£133,785

Other
£90,676

Estimated Average Property Prices for Pershore Road

Average Price
£271,436

Semi-Detached
£375,343

Terraced
£240,403

Detached
£484,688

Flats/Maisonettes
£126,757

Other
£855,420

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Pershore Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 73 Elmwood Court Pershore Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£94,000	2025-12-05	£93,317
Flat 12 Elmwood Court Pershore Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,000	2025-11-20	£74,378
Flat 75 Elmwood Court Pershore Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2024-10-04	£138,765
Flat 73 Elmwood Court Pershore Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£85,000	2024-02-16	£84,911
Flat 77 Elmwood Court Pershore Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£65,000	2023-02-07	£62,081

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B5 7PB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B5 7PB 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	76
Retired	64
Student (economically inactive)	54
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Unemployed	23
Other	19
Self-Employed	18

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	20
Other	13
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Information and communication	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
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	604 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	4out of 4	764 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	1,057 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	2,679 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	3,030 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Woodview Woodview Drive , Edgbaston B15 2HU	- not rated	778 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodview Primary School Woodview Drive , Edgbaston B15 2HU	- not rated	778 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lee Bank Junior and Infant School Woodview Drive , B15 2HU	- not rated	778 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Junior and Infant School Bristol Street , B5 7BN	- not rated	843 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Percy Shurmer Primary School Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	- not rated	924 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thoma's Community High School Bell Barn Road , Edgbaston B15 2AF	- not rated	1,057 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark St Alban's Academy Conybere Street , B12 0YH	3out of 4	1,188 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Albans CofE Specialist Engineering College Angelina Street , Highgate B12 0UU	- not rated	1,231 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	2out of 4	1,422 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy Birmingham 23 Langley Walk , Ladywood B15 2EF	- not rated	1,422 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	1,286 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,184 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	2,377 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	2,547 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,877 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	4,054 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	4,213 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	- not rated	4,375 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	4,423 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	5,110 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Iqra Girls High School 221 Edward Rd , Birmingham B12 9LB	- not rated	675 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
New Perspectives School 197-223 Edward Road , Balsall Heath B12 9LB	- not rated	701 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Sir Harrys Road , Edgbaston B15 2UR	- not rated	878 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edgbaston School of Technology 249 Bristol Road , Edgbaston B5 7UH	- not rated	993 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elmhurst Ballet School 249 Bristol Road , B5 7UH	- not rated	993 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
Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd	5 Bristol Road, Edgbaston	591 yd
Big Saj Original	231 Edward Road, Sparkbrook	603 yd
Dessert King	223-225 Edward Road, Sparkbrook	603 yd
Edgbaston Priory Club	Edgbaston Priory Club Ltd, Sir Harrys Road	757 yd
Livingwell Cafe	40 Woodview Drive, Birmingham	780 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Twelfth Man	17 Hollies Croft, Birmingham	511 yd
The Eagle Tavern	Snackers Bar, 189 Mary Street	916 yd
Sir Charles Napier	Sir Charles Napier, 210 Gooch Street	1,062 yd
Anawim	228 Mary Street, Sparkbrook	1,064 yd
Xover Spaces	19 George Street, Balsall Heath	1,068 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Flavour	75 Pershore Road, Edgbaston	343 yd
Sir Harrys Chippy	7 Hollies Croft, Birmingham	511 yd
Pizza Haq	87 Court Road, Sparkbrook	649 yd
Big Johns	291 Gooch Street, Birmingham	1,034 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	Edgbaston Road, Edgbaston		774 yd
Tru Spice Groceries	127 Highgate Street, Birmingham		1,034 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Calthorpe Park CHEDDAR ROAD	grass pitches	478 yd
Edgbaston Cricket Ground COUNTY GROUND COUNTY GROUND EDGBASTON ROAD	grass pitches	612 yd
Momentum Leisure Club (Opal 1 Birmingham) (Closed) Opal One Opal One Belgrave Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	723 yd
Edgbaston Priory Club SIR HARRYS ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	757 yd
Oasis Academy Woodview WOODVIEW DRIVE	grass pitches	785 yd
The Priory School SIR HARRYS ROAD	grass pitches	878 yd
Tally Ho Sports TALLY HO TRAINING CENTRE TALLY HO TRAINING CENTRE PERSHORE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	880 yd
Cannon Hill Park CANNON HILL PARK	tennis courts	1,052 yd
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College (Closed) Balsall Heath Road		1,085 yd
Elmhurst Ballet School 247-249 247-249 BRISTOL ROAD		1,086 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	157 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B5 7PB