Hollies Croft, Birmingham, B5 7QZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B5 7QZ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.5% 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	42.9%	47.5%	4.6%	51.0%	-3.5%
Male	57.1%	52.5%	-4.6%	49.0%	3.5%

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 7QZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.9% 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	46.3%	43.9%	-2.4%	37.9%	6.0%
Married: Opposite sex	32.9%	32.3%	-0.6%	44.2%	-11.9%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	5.4%	4%	-1.4%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	8.6%	14.5%	5.9%	9.1%	5.4%
Widowed	5.1%	4.6%	-0.5%	6.1%	-1.5%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.5%	37%	-14.5%	48.4%	-11.4%
Good health	24.8%	33.8%	9.0%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	15.9%	16.3%	0.4%	12.7%	3.6%
Bad health	5.9%	10.8%	4.9%	4.0%	6.8%
Very bad health	1.9%	2%	0.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.4%	25.6%	3.2%	18.2%	7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	7.6%	-0.1%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	10%	-1.5%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	3.7%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.7%	15%	0.3%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	31.6%	34.2%	2.6%	33.8%	0.4%
Other	11.5%	4%	-7.5%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.9% 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	3%	0.6%	-2.4%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	4.9%	4.1%	-0.8%	0.7%	3.4%
Indian	11.6%	5%	-6.6%	3.1%	1.9%
Pakistani	7.3%	10.8%	3.5%	2.7%	8.1%
Other Asian	10%	3.8%	-6.2%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	3.5%	7.3%	3.8%	2.5%	4.8%
Black Caribbean	3.8%	9.9%	6.1%	1.0%	8.9%
Other Black	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	43.1%	33.9%	-9.2%	81.4%	-47.5%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.6%	8.8%	7.2%	0.6%	8.2%
Other	2.2%	4.7%	2.5%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.1% 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	64.7%	54.1%	-10.6%	83.2%	-29.1%
European Union	2.4%	7.8%	5.4%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	6.2%	12.2%	6.0%	2.7%	9.5%
Middle East and Asia	23.5%	19.5%	-4.0%	5.6%	13.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	5.2%	2.5%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62%	54.7%	-7.3%	83.2%	-28.5%
10+ Years	4.9%	28.8%	23.9%	9.8%	19.0%
5-10 Years	5.1%	5.3%	0.2%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	9.4%	4.7%	-4.7%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	18.6%	6.5%	-12.1%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.9%	76.7%	-9.8%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
British Overseas Territories	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.7%	37.2%	-16.5%
Christian	34.4%	46.2%	-11.8%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	32.1%	6.5%	25.6%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Hollies Croft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hollies Croft was 252.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 85.1% higher than the Balsall Heath West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hollies Croft has the 27th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West and the 345th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 138.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 12.9%.

🔎 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 7QZ, 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 Hollies Croft are based on 2 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 Hollies Croft, Birmingham, B5 7QZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B5 7QZ

Average Price
£96,976

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£96,976

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hollies Croft

Average Price
£98,640

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£98,640

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hollies CroftStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 18 Hambleton Court, 50 Hollies Croft, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£109,000	2007-12-10	£150,098
Apartment 19 Hambledon Court, 50 Hollies Croft, Birmingham, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£34,075	2007-11-30	£47,181

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B5 7QZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B5 7QZ 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	70
Retired	56
Long-Term Sick or disabled	37
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	23
Self-Employed	17
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	13
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jakeman Nursery School Jakeman Road , Balsall Heath B12 9NX	3out of 4	940 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	1,126 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	1,445 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	2,514 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	3,064 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	2out of 4	1,179 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St John and Monica Catholic Primary School Chantry Road , Moseley B13 8DW	3out of 4	1,308 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heath Mount Primary School Knutsford Street , Balsall Heath B12 9SR	2out of 4	1,346 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Percy Shurmer Academy Longmore Street , Balsall Heath B12 9ED	3out of 4	1,408 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Tindal Primary Academy Tindal Street , Balsall Heath B12 9QS	3out of 4	1,424 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	4out of 4	1,697 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	1,817 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 256 Hob Moor Road , B10 9HH	- not rated	1,971 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Queensbridge School Queensbridge Road , Moseley B13 8QB	4out of 4	2,248 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harborne Academy Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL	3out of 4	2,334 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,696 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,713 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	3,405 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,427 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Fircroft College of Adult Education 1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH	- not rated	4,052 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Victoria Academy Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ	3out of 4	4,574 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	1out of 4	4,874 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bournville School Hay Green Lane , B30 1SH	2out of 4	5,273 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elmhurst Ballet School 249 Bristol Road , B5 7UH	- not rated	465 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Sir Harrys Road , Edgbaston B15 2UR	- not rated	708 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cannon Hill House 14 Russell Road Cannon Hill House , 14 Russell Road B13 8RD	- not rated	1,009 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West House School 24 St James's Road , Edgbaston B15 2NX	- not rated	1,292 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
James Brindley School Bell Barn Road , Edgbaston B15 2AF	3out of 4	1,445 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
KILN by MAC	Midlands Arts Centre, Queens Ride	547 yd
Edgbaston Priory Club	Edgbaston Priory Club Ltd, Sir Harrys Road	548 yd
Big Saj Original	231 Edward Road, Sparkbrook	751 yd
Dessert King	223-225 Edward Road, Sparkbrook	751 yd
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation	Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, Pershore Road	865 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Twelfth Man	17 Hollies Croft, Birmingham	31 yd
The Eagle Tavern	Snackers Bar, 189 Mary Street	1,005 yd
Edgbaston Golf Club Ltd	25 Church Road, Edgbaston	1,006 yd
Anawim	228 Mary Street, Sparkbrook	1,071 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sir Harrys Chippy	7 Hollies Croft, Birmingham	31 yd
Catering Kiosk	Cannon Hill Park Queens Drive And, Edgbaston Road	826 yd
Kings Flavour	75 Pershore Road, Edgbaston	854 yd
Pizza Haq	87 Court Road, Sparkbrook	884 yd
Cotton Candy Buffet	Cannon Hill House, 14 Russell Road	888 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	Edgbaston Road, Edgbaston		273 yd
Asda Express Edgbaston Pershore Road	573 Pershore Road, Selly Oak		1,049 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Edgbaston Cricket Ground COUNTY GROUND COUNTY GROUND EDGBASTON ROAD	grass pitches	297 yd
Tally Ho Sports TALLY HO TRAINING CENTRE TALLY HO TRAINING CENTRE PERSHORE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	374 yd
Edgbaston Priory Club SIR HARRYS ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	546 yd
Elmhurst Ballet School 247-249 247-249 BRISTOL ROAD		617 yd
Cannon Hill Park CANNON HILL PARK	tennis courts	661 yd
Calthorpe Park CHEDDAR ROAD	grass pitches	712 yd
The Priory School SIR HARRYS ROAD	grass pitches	821 yd
Edgbaston Golf Club Church Road	golf	1,006 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	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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	67.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	61 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	74.4 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	74.4 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B5 7QZ