Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4ET

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B66 4ET, 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 128.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.0% higher than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bearwood Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Abbey and the 208th highest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 92.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 131.7%.

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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 4ET, 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 344 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 4ET

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 4ET

Average Price
£441,820

Semi-Detached
£389,134

Terraced
£308,747

Detached
£573,351

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£364,518

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bearwood Road

Average Price
£367,433

Semi-Detached
£332,284

Terraced
£259,700

Detached
£504,918

Flats/Maisonettes
£125,666

Other
£624,121

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bearwood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
352 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£275,000	2020-10-12	£360,221
352 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2008-12-15	£600,000
368 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£140,000	2003-05-09	£399,790
358 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£155,000	2001-07-20	£581,661
350 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£144,000	2000-10-24	£583,695

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B66 4ET

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
Edith Sands Nursery School Pottery Road , Off Brasshouse Lane B66 2HY	- not rated	2,205 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	3out of 4	4,887 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	5,198 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	- not rated	5,205 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	5,256 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bearwood Primary School Bearwood Road , B66 4HB	3out of 4	392 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Technology Primary Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	4out of 4	562 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Junior School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	682 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Infant School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	682 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	3out of 4	682 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	- not rated	534 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Language College Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	534 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School Poplar Avenue , Edgbaston B17 8ES	- not rated	617 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	- not rated	1,134 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre City Road , Edgbaston B17 8LF	- not rated	1,152 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	3,174 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,314 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,409 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	4,729 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arden School Arden Road , B67 6AL	- not rated	1,211 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Firs School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	1,278 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elm Tree Primary Academy Friar Park Road , WS10 0TB	- not rated	1,434 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodbourne Hospital School Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY	- not rated	1,617 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , Smethwick B66 1RA	- not rated	2,126 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 Bear Cafe	313-315 Bearwood Road	57 yd
Sagar Sweet Centre	287 Bearwood Road	166 yd
Kashmir Cottage	422 Bearwood Road	188 yd
Old Dresser Cafe	434 Bearwood Road	193 yd
Brasilportu	428-430 Bearwood Road	203 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Windsor Complex Bearwood Snooker Centre	377-383 Bearwood Road	154 yd
Oryan Cocktail Bar & Restaurant	113-114 Three Shires Oak Road	474 yd
The Bear Tavern	The Bear Tavern, 500 Bearwood Road	595 yd
The Abbey Bar and Grill	Abbey Public House, Abbey Road	601 yd
The Midland	The Midland, 526-528 Bearwood Road	612 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Valentinos	400 Bearwood Road	106 yd
Formula Jamaican Restaurant	369 Bearwood Road	154 yd
Manila Flavours	285 Bearwood Road	164 yd
Bibi's Carribean & Street Food Hub Ltd	436 Bearwood Road	188 yd
Garden Moon	478 Bearwood Road	354 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polo Taste	410-412 Bearwood Road	132 yd
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	693 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	548-552 Bearwood Road	737 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	545 Bearwood Road	754 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	947 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Smethwick Swimming Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	354 yd
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	387 yd
Gec Recreation Ground (Closed) Sandon Road	grass pitches	821 yd
Bournville Rfc SANDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	828 yd
Thimblemill Recreation Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	grass pitches	961 yd
24/7 Fitness (Birmingham) 477-489 477-489 HAGLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	990 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,042 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	1,053 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	170 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B66 4ET