Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B66 4ES, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.4% 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	55.1%	55.4%	0.3%	51.0%	4.4%
Male	44.9%	44.6%	-0.3%	49.0%	-4.4%

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	50.7%	41.9%	-8.8%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	36%	38.6%	2.6%	44.2%	-5.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	5.3%	5.3%	0.3%	5.0%
Separated	2.5%	5.3%	2.8%	2.2%	3.1%
Divorced	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	4.3%	2.4%	-1.9%	6.1%	-3.7%

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	45.1%	49.9%	4.8%	48.4%	1.5%
Good health	39.7%	32.3%	-7.4%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	9.5%	14.4%	4.9%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	4.1%	2.9%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	32%	25.9%	-6.1%	18.2%	7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	11.3%	-0.6%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	11.3%	-0.2%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	4%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	11.3%	2.3%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	21.6%	31.6%	10.0%	33.8%	-2.2%
Other	11.9%	4.5%	-7.4%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50% 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	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	5.9%	4.7%	-1.2%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	7.8%	6.4%	-1.4%	2.7%	3.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	3.5%	3.2%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	3.8%	8.7%	4.9%	2.5%	6.2%
Black Caribbean	9.2%	5.8%	-3.4%	1.0%	4.8%
Other Black	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	0.8%	2.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.6%	5.2%	0.6%	0.9%	4.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	59.7%	50%	-9.7%	81.4%	-31.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	3.8%	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Other	2.2%	4.7%	2.5%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.8% 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	69.2%	64.8%	-4.4%	83.2%	-18.4%
European Union	13.2%	15.2%	2.0%	6.1%	9.1%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	3.5%	7.3%	3.8%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	7.6%	-0.5%	5.6%	2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	2.9%	-2.0%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.4%	65%	-3.4%	83.2%	-18.2%
10+ Years	5.1%	11.2%	6.1%	9.8%	1.4%
5-10 Years	9.2%	11.5%	2.3%	2.9%	8.6%
2-5 Years	10.5%	6.8%	-3.7%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	6.8%	5.6%	-1.2%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.4%	76.7%	-21.3%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	6.4%	0.6%	5.8%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	19.5%	13.5%	6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.1%	37.2%	-10.1%
Christian	42%	46.2%	-4.2%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	19%	6.5%	12.5%
Sikh	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Bearwood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bearwood Road was 92.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.0% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bearwood Road has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Abbey and the 379th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 420.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 52% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in B66 4ES, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Bearwood Road are based on 334 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 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 4ES

Average Price
£384,888

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£384,888

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bearwood Road

Average Price
£366,826

Semi-Detached
£332,474

Terraced
£253,707

Detached
£492,896

Flats/Maisonettes
£127,044

Other
£649,494

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bearwood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
346 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2005-06-03	£380,140
346 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2003-10-29	£201,159
346 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	1997-07-25	£264,213
346 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	1996-04-04	£398,197

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B66 4ES

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	28
Other	25
Student (economically inactive)	19
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	13
Self-Employed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	28
Education	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	5
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	5,008 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	5,297 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	5,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weoley Castle Nursery School 109 Weoley Castle Road , Weoley Castle B29 5QD	4out of 4	5,427 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Uplands Manor Primary School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	2out of 4	519 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Technology Primary School Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	532 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bearwood Primary School Bearwood Road , B66 4HB	3out of 4	556 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Park Road , B67 5HX	4out of 4	823 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Infant School Maurice Road , B67 5LR	3out of 4	904 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	497 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	3out of 4	1,286 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lordswood Boys' School Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ	1out of 4	1,341 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB	4out of 4	1,676 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA	3out of 4	1,723 yd	Academy converter	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	3,376 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,226 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodbourne Hospital School Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY	- not rated	1,788 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	1,955 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norfolk House School 4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS	- not rated	2,488 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Alexandra College 49 Court Oak Road , Harborne B17 9TG	- not rated	2,732 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	2,968 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
Sagar Sweet Centre	287 Bearwood Road	60 yd
The Bear Cafe	313-315 Bearwood Road	122 yd
Gabi & Cri	268 Bearwood Road	296 yd
Kashmir Cottage	422 Bearwood Road	314 yd
Old Dresser Cafe	434 Bearwood Road	320 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Windsor Complex Bearwood Snooker Centre	377-383 Bearwood Road	275 yd
Oryan Cocktail Bar & Restaurant	113-114 Three Shires Oak Road	602 yd
The Old Chapel Inn	2 The Uplands	648 yd
The Abbey Bar and Grill	Abbey Public House, Abbey Road	715 yd
The Bear Tavern	The Bear Tavern, 500 Bearwood Road	721 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Manila Flavours	285 Bearwood Road	52 yd
Valentinos	400 Bearwood Road	233 yd
Formula Jamaican Restaurant	369 Bearwood Road	275 yd
Bibi's Carribean & Street Food Hub Ltd	436 Bearwood Road	314 yd
Evergreen Chinese Take Away	47 Church Road	391 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polo Taste	410-412 Bearwood Road	258 yd
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	582 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	825 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	548-552 Bearwood Road	862 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	545 Bearwood Road	876 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	317 yd
Smethwick Swimming Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	434 yd
Gec Recreation Ground (Closed) Sandon Road	grass pitches	893 yd
Bournville Rfc SANDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	914 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	915 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	940 yd
Thimblemill Recreation Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	grass pitches	993 yd
Council House (Town Hall) COUNCIL HOUSE COUNCIL HOUSE HIGH STREET		1,076 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%

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

Overview of B66 4ES