Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1JE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B66 1JE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.9% 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	55.3%	52.9%	-2.4%	51.0%	1.9%
Male	44.7%	47.1%	2.4%	49.0%	-1.9%

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 1JE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.1% 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	48.6%	54.1%	5.5%	37.9%	16.2%
Married: Opposite sex	35.4%	34.5%	-0.9%	44.2%	-9.7%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	6.4%	3.3%	-3.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	6.8%	5.2%	-1.6%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	6.1%	-3.5%

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	47.7%	44.3%	-3.4%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	36%	34.3%	-1.7%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	7.9%	14.8%	6.9%	12.7%	2.1%
Bad health	6%	6%	0.0%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	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.

In the area around B66 1JE this area, 29.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	40.7%	29.6%	-11.1%	18.2%	11.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.4%	12.8%	-3.6%	9.6%	3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	17.4%	1.3%	13.4%	4.0%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	11.5%	3.3%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	9.3%	21.1%	11.8%	33.8%	-12.7%
Other	8.2%	4.3%	-3.9%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 16.3% 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	12.8%	18%	5.2%	1.1%	16.9%
Chinese	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	7%	2.9%	-4.1%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	12.6%	18%	5.4%	2.7%	15.3%
Other Asian	3.3%	6%	2.7%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	7.2%	17%	9.8%	2.5%	14.5%
Black Caribbean	12.8%	9.4%	-3.4%	1.0%	8.4%
Other Black	1.2%	3.8%	2.6%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	3.6%	0.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	30.2%	16.3%	-13.9%	81.4%	-65.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.7% 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	63.3%	66.7%	3.4%	83.2%	-16.5%
European Union	7.9%	3.3%	-4.6%	6.1%	-2.8%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	6.7%	8.6%	1.9%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	16.7%	15.2%	-1.5%	5.6%	9.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	4%	-0.9%	1.3%	2.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.3%	66.8%	3.5%	83.2%	-16.4%
10+ Years	2.3%	25.1%	22.8%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	4.9%	5.5%	0.6%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	12.1%	0.7%	-11.4%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	17.4%	1.9%	-15.5%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	76.7%	-6.0%
Spain	4%	0.4%	3.6%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	14.3%	13.5%	0.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.8%	37.2%	-27.4%
Christian	24.8%	46.2%	-21.4%
Muslim	48.3%	6.5%	41.8%
Sikh	4%	0.9%	3.1%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	11.7%	6.0%	5.7%

Safety

Is Oldbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oldbury Road was 107.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.0% lower than the Oldbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oldbury Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Oldbury and the 291st highest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.5%.

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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 1JE, 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 Oldbury Road are based on 9 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 Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1JE

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 1JE

Average Price
£886,223

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£166,267

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£35,034

Other
£1,671,795

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oldbury Road

Average Price
£503,051

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£168,476

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£39,827

Other
£713,221

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oldbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
102 Oldbury Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£500,000	2025-09-12	£484,586
104 Oldbury Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£35,000	2023-10-26	£34,621
104 Oldbury Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£36,000	2020-07-01	£45,270
Halcyon Birth Centre Oldbury Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£1,680,000	2015-02-20	£2,695,502
50 Oldbury Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£360,000	2014-03-13	£608,672

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B66 1JE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B66 1JE 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

Student (economically inactive)	54
Full-Time Employee	54
Part-Time Employee	42
Looking after home or family	39
Long-Term Sick or disabled	32
Self-Employed	22
Other	20
Unemployed	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Retired	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Manufacturing	8
Education	8
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Construction	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edith Sands Nursery School Pottery Road , Off Brasshouse Lane B66 2HY	- not rated	1,318 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leasowes Primary School Nine Leasowes , B66 1JA	- not rated	190 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary School West End Avenue , B66 1RF	- not rated	507 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary Academy West End Avenue , B66 1RE	3out of 4	596 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Trinity Road South , B70 6NF	3out of 4	1,044 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Junior School Auckland Road , B67 7AT	- not rated	1,195 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Park College Holly Lane , B67 7JF	- not rated	364 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School Holly Lane , B67 7JG	- not rated	490 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	490 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Smethwick Hall Girls' School Auckland Road , B67 7AZ	- not rated	1,195 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Smethwick Hall Boys' School Auckland Road , B67 7AY	- not rated	1,211 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,586 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	5,102 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	5,124 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Albert Bradford School Holly Lane , B66 1QN	- not rated	457 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit Holly Lane , B67 7JB	- not rated	516 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , Smethwick B66 1RA	- not rated	1,229 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	1,314 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Firs School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	1,711 yd	Community 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	150 yd
West Smethwick Park Pavilion Cafe	West Smethwick Park	385 yd
Sarby's Diner	21 Houghton Street	639 yd
Crystal Drive Cafe	9 Ash Court, Crystal Drive	800 yd
Chawla Sweets	22 High Street	969 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Desi 2	Desi 2, 102 Oldbury Road	150 yd
The Ivy Bush	The Ivy Bush, 218 St Pauls Road	419 yd
The Ivy Bush Kitchen	The Ivy Bush, 218 St Pauls Road	419 yd
The Cricketers Arms	43 Lower Trinity Street	747 yd
The Island Inn	Island Inn, Kenrick Way	931 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dixi Express Limited	104B Oldbury Road	137 yd
F1 Pizza & Kebab / Baguette Bar	Unit 15 -17 West Cross Shopping Centre, Oldbury Road	223 yd
Crown Sweet Centre	Mallin Street	299 yd
Ching Yee Express	8 Glover Street	826 yd
Foresters Cafe	12 Ault Street	902 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Warley Superstore	30 Fenton Street		615 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Holly Lodge High School College Of Science COLLEGE OF SCIENCE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE HOLLY LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	478 yd
George Betts Primary School WEST END AVENUE	grass pitches	597 yd
Xercise4Less (Smethwick) CRYSTAL HOUSE CRYSTAL HOUSE CRYSTAL DRIVE	health and fitness suite	663 yd
West Smethwick Park WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	702 yd
Kenrick Park DEVEREUX ROAD	grass pitches	809 yd
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches) St. Johns Road	grass pitches	1,027 yd
Holy Trinity C E Primary School TRINITY ROAD SOUTH	grass pitches	1,042 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	9.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	9.5%
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%

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

Overview of B66 1JE