Roebuck Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B66 1BY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	51.2%	0.2%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	49%	48.8%	-0.2%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 B66 1BY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.7% 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	44.4%	45.7%	1.3%	37.9%	7.8%
Married: Opposite sex	38.9%	41.4%	2.5%	44.2%	-2.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	3.1%	2.5%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	7%	4.8%	-2.2%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	6.5%	4.6%	-1.9%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47%	50.8%	3.8%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	31.9%	30.7%	-1.2%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	14.5%	14.2%	-0.3%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	4.9%	3.4%	-1.5%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	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	35.5%	25.8%	-9.7%	18.2%	7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	13.3%	-3.7%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	11.7%	-1.4%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	4.1%	2.5%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	16.3%	7.2%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	17.8%	24.5%	6.7%	33.8%	-9.3%
Other	6%	4.3%	-1.7%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 13.2% 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	6.2%	6.4%	0.2%	1.1%	5.3%
Chinese	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	15.4%	15.6%	0.2%	3.1%	12.5%
Pakistani	11.8%	17.4%	5.6%	2.7%	14.7%
Other Asian	9.6%	11.3%	1.7%	1.6%	9.7%
Black African	4.2%	11.3%	7.1%	2.5%	8.8%
Black Caribbean	13.2%	7.2%	-6.0%	1.0%	6.2%
Other Black	4%	3.8%	-0.2%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
White	26.9%	13.2%	-13.7%	81.4%	-68.2%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	2%	8.1%	6.1%	1.6%	6.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.6% 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	65.5%	61.6%	-3.9%	83.2%	-21.6%
European Union	3.8%	3.9%	0.1%	6.1%	-2.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	4.9%	6.7%	1.8%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	19.4%	24%	4.6%	5.6%	18.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	2.8%	-3.6%	1.3%	1.5%
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	65.3%	62%	-3.3%	83.2%	-21.2%
10+ Years	2.4%	27.7%	25.3%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	6.4%	7%	0.6%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	8.2%	2.3%	-5.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	17.8%	1.1%	-16.7%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.9%	76.7%	3.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.6%	37.2%	-28.6%
Christian	25.9%	46.2%	-20.3%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	41.1%	6.5%	34.6%
Sikh	16.1%	0.9%	15.2%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Roebuck Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Roebuck Lane was 106.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 7.0% lower than the Oldbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Roebuck Lane has the 22nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury and the 313th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 89.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in B66 1BY, 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Roebuck Lane are based on 1 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sandwell.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Roebuck Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 1BY

Average Price
£1,704,081

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,704,081

Estimated Average Property Prices for Roebuck Lane

Average Price
£1,697,385

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,697,385

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Roebuck LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Sense West Crafts Roebuck Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£996,000	2014-03-14	£1,697,385

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Employment

B66 1BY area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in B66 1BY 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	110
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	45
Student (economically inactive)	35
Unemployed	34
Other	27
Self-Employed	27
Retired	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	20
Transport and storage	16
Education	14
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	4
Mining and quarrying	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Trinity Road South , B70 6NF	3out of 4	839 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Galton Valley Primary School Brasshouse Lane , B66 1BA	3out of 4	1,015 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary Academy West End Avenue , B66 1RE	3out of 4	1,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Junior Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	3out of 4	1,583 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Infant Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	4out of 4	1,583 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	931 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	1,138 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Kelvin Way , B70 7LE	- not rated	1,780 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Health Futures UTC High Street , B70 8DJ	1out of 4	2,364 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Wall Catholic School Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH	3out of 4	2,420 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	1,400 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	4,860 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	702 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	1,078 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The British Muslim School Latifiah Fultali Complex , Lodge Road B70 8NX	- not rated	2,264 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	4out of 4	2,649 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	2,679 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
Desi 2 (Kitchen)	Desi 2, 102 Oldbury Road	671 yd
Brasshouse Lane Community Centre	Brasshouse Lane Community Cent, Brasshouse Lane	899 yd
Chawla Sweets	22 High Street	917 yd
Sarby's Diner	21 Houghton Street	955 yd
Doux Desserts	58 Lewisham Road	1,030 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Vine	152 Roebuck Street	454 yd
Desi 2	Desi 2, 102 Oldbury Road	671 yd
Night Inn	53-54 Great Arthur Street	761 yd
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricke	West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricke, Birmingham Road	822 yd
The Cricketers Arms	43 Lower Trinity Street	886 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dixi Express Limited	104B Oldbury Road	660 yd
Hawthorns Connect and Subway	Hawthorns Service Station, 32 Birmingham Road	870 yd
Ching Yee Express	8 Glover Street	900 yd
New Smethwick Kebab House	8 High Street	909 yd
SFC	165 Cambridge Road	920 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Warley Superstore	30 Fenton Street		664 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kenrick Park DEVEREUX ROAD	grass pitches	312 yd
Lewisham Park PERRY STREET	grass pitches	738 yd
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Birmingham Road	grass pitches	823 yd
Sandwell Academy SANDWELL ACADEMY SANDWELL ACADEMY HALFORDS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	848 yd
Sandwell Park Golf Club BIRMINGHAM ROAD	golf	928 yd
West Bromwich Albion Fc Academy HALFORDS LANE	artificial grass pitch	931 yd
Holy Trinity C E Primary School TRINITY ROAD SOUTH	grass pitches	945 yd
Pace Health Club (Birmingham) BIRMINGHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	966 yd
Easygym (West Brom) 28-32 28-32 High Street	health and fitness suite	1,076 yd
Holly Lodge High School College Of Science COLLEGE OF SCIENCE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE HOLLY LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,090 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	66.7%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	100.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	100.0%

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

Overview of B66 1BY