Thomas Street, Smethwick, B66 3RA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B66 3RA has a slightly higher male population, with 51.6% 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	51.9%	48.4%	-3.5%	51.0%	-2.6%
Male	48.1%	51.6%	3.5%	49.0%	2.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.2%	41.9%	1.7%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	41.9%	42.8%	0.9%	44.2%	-1.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	8.5%	7.4%	-1.1%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	6.4%	5.2%	-1.2%	6.1%	-0.9%

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	47.5%	49%	1.5%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	32.2%	31.7%	-0.5%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	13.1%	11.5%	-1.6%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	6.3%	4.8%	-1.5%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	1.2%	1.7%

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 3RA this area, 34.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.8%	34.5%	6.7%	18.2%	16.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	7.3%	-7.2%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.7%	9.1%	-10.6%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	17.7%	9.6%	16.9%	0.8%
Degree or Similar	17.9%	26.3%	8.4%	33.8%	-7.5%
Other	11.5%	3.4%	-8.1%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 18.1% 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	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	26.6%	25.7%	-0.9%	3.1%	22.6%
Pakistani	3%	3.8%	0.8%	2.7%	1.1%
Other Asian	7.5%	5.7%	-1.8%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	9%	2.9%	-6.1%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	11.9%	21%	9.1%	1.0%	20.0%
Other Black	5.1%	2.9%	-2.2%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.6%	4.8%	-1.8%	0.9%	3.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	17.6%	18.1%	0.5%	81.4%	-63.3%
Arab	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	6.9%	9.8%	2.9%	1.6%	8.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.2% 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	60%	62.2%	2.2%	83.2%	-21.0%
European Union	2.7%	8.3%	5.6%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	9.6%	2.6%	-7.0%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	22.1%	24.4%	2.3%	5.6%	18.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	2.2%	-2.6%	1.3%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60%	62.2%	2.2%	83.2%	-21.0%
10+ Years	2.4%	26.6%	24.2%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	6.9%	5.1%	-1.8%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	10.4%	5.4%	-5.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	20.3%	0.6%	-19.7%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.9%	76.7%	-2.8%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Southern Asia	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	11.3%	13.5%	-2.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.8%	37.2%	-24.4%
Christian	36.5%	46.2%	-9.7%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	10.9%	6.5%	4.4%
Sikh	28.8%	0.9%	27.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Thomas Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thomas Street was 125.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.6% lower than the Soho and Victoria average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thomas Street has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria and the 230th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,000

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B66 3RA, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Thomas Street are based on 24 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 Thomas Street, Smethwick, B66 3RA

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 3RA

Average Price
£311,585

Semi-Detached
£232,316

Terraced
£332,170

Detached
£252,671

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£782,667

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thomas Street

Average Price
£316,791

Semi-Detached
£231,000

Terraced
£342,415

Detached
£278,098

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£701,641

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thomas Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Thomas Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£735,000	2022-05-24	£779,592
29 Thomas Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2021-03-08	£328,073
32 Thomas Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£465,000	2017-09-22	£623,690
29 Thomas Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2014-12-18	£356,757
37 Thomas Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£209,000	2013-05-15	£408,826

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B66 3RA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	64
Part-Time Employee	38
Retired	32
Other	18
Self-Employed	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	15
Education	12
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Construction	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	4,314 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	4,373 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	4,876 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Philip's Catholic Primary School Messenger Road , B66 3DU	3out of 4	185 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School Windmill Lane , B66 3LX	3out of 4	349 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park Primary Ballot Street , B66 3HH	4out of 4	399 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cape Primary School Cape Hill , B66 4SH	2out of 4	845 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crocketts Community Primary School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	4out of 4	956 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shireland Collegiate Academy Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	4out of 4	1,208 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holyhead School Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN	4out of 4	1,696 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	1,923 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	3out of 4	2,097 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	2,220 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	2,795 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	3,526 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	5,330 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	1out of 4	5,419 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	1,094 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	1,410 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	1,887 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	4out of 4	1,979 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orion School 14246 , Western Road B18 7QD	- not rated	2,392 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
The Hideout Gourmet	Unit 1, Argyll Works, Alma Street	411 yd
Golu Da Dhaba	Golu Da Dhaba, 160 Rolfe Street	671 yd
McDonalds Restaurants	Mc Donalds, Grove Lane	717 yd
Cafe (Compass Group)	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	728 yd
Ama Restaurant	89 Cape Hill	757 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smethwick Mencap Social Club	Smethwick Mencap Social Club, Price Street	161 yd
Community Action Project	Windmill Lane	269 yd
The Woodlands Bar & Grill	Smethwick Working Mens Club, 108 Woodlands Street	405 yd
The Robin Pub	The Robin, 60 Suffrage Street	456 yd
The Victoria Suite	Victoria Suite, 118 Windmill Lane	765 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Akash Pizza	2 Messenger Road	209 yd
Windmill Fryer and Grill Ltd	69 Windmill Lane	508 yd
Mi Buns Limited	3 The Saddles, Crocketts Lane	603 yd
Pizza Land	293 High Street	762 yd
Dragon House	255 High Street	762 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Stores Limited	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	728 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Unit 3, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	728 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	774 yd
Farmfoods	2 Cape Hill Retail Centre, Cape Hill	828 yd
Pak Express	3 Cape Hill Retail Centre, Cape Hill	883 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Victoria Park Primary Academy VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLOT STREET	grass pitches	430 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	695 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	709 yd
Council House (Town Hall) COUNCIL HOUSE COUNCIL HOUSE HIGH STREET		764 yd
Black Patch Park MURDOCK ROAD	grass pitches	1,065 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	137.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B66 3RA