Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4HT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B66 4HT, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% 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	50%	52.3%	2.3%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	50%	47.7%	-2.3%	49.0%	-1.3%

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 4HT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.2% 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	41.7%	43.2%	1.5%	37.9%	5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	40.4%	41.6%	1.2%	44.2%	-2.6%
Separated	5.8%	3.7%	-2.1%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	5.8%	7.1%	1.3%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	6.3%	4.4%	-1.9%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	48%	47.8%	-0.2%	48.4%	-0.6%
Good health	33%	36.2%	3.2%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	12.4%	10%	-2.4%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	4.9%	4.4%	-0.5%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	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 4HT this area, 30.1% 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	33.6%	30.1%	-3.5%	18.2%	11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	11.5%	-2.0%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	9.1%	-5.2%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4%	12.5%	8.5%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	24.2%	30.1%	5.9%	33.8%	-3.7%
Other	8.1%	4.7%	-3.4%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.6% 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%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	12.1%	10.6%	-1.5%	3.1%	7.5%
Pakistani	27.8%	27.3%	-0.5%	2.7%	24.6%
Other Asian	4.6%	5.3%	0.7%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	4.2%	14.3%	10.1%	2.5%	11.8%
Black Caribbean	5.2%	5.6%	0.4%	1.0%	4.6%
Other Black	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	3.9%	1.9%	0.9%	3.0%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.8%	1.4%
White	38.6%	19.6%	-19.0%	81.4%	-61.8%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0.7%	4.1%	3.4%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.7% 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	68%	59.7%	-8.3%	83.2%	-23.5%
European Union	5.2%	8.5%	3.3%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	4.6%	9.7%	5.1%	2.7%	7.0%
Middle East and Asia	20.9%	20%	-0.9%	5.6%	14.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.6%	59.7%	-7.9%	83.2%	-23.5%
10+ Years	3.6%	24.4%	20.8%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	2.9%	9.7%	6.8%	2.9%	6.8%
2-5 Years	9.5%	3.4%	-6.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	16.3%	2.9%	-13.4%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	76.7%	-8.6%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Southern Asia	6.8%	1.2%	5.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.4%	37.2%	-18.8%
Christian	23.1%	46.2%	-23.1%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	40.5%	6.5%	34.0%
Sikh	10.7%	0.9%	9.8%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Bearwood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bearwood Road was 97.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.1% higher than the Smethwick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bearwood Road has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick and the 333rd highest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B66 4HT, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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 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 4HT

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 4HT

Average Price
£140,040

Semi-Detached
£140,040

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

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
278 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£470,000	2025-08-22	£454,198
286 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£42,000	2001-09-18	£170,507
296 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£25,000	2000-02-16	£117,241
286 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£38,500	1998-04-17	£202,357

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B66 4HT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	79
Part-Time Employee	43
Looking after home or family	38
Self-Employed	29
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Other	18
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Manufacturing	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Transport and storage	12
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,935 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	4,875 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	5,100 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	5,306 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	5,383 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shireland Technology Primary Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	4out of 4	328 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Junior School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	633 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Infant School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	633 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	3out of 4	633 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bearwood Primary School Bearwood Road , B66 4HB	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	291 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Language College Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	291 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School Poplar Avenue , Edgbaston B17 8ES	- not rated	810 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre City Road , Edgbaston B17 8LF	- not rated	1,197 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	- not rated	1,216 yd	Academy converter	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	3,183 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,195 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,197 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	4,626 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	953 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Firs School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	1,027 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elm Tree Primary Academy Friar Park Road , WS10 0TB	- not rated	1,172 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodbourne Hospital School Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY	- not rated	1,754 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , Smethwick B66 1RA	- not rated	1,863 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
Gabi & Cri	268 Bearwood Road	132 yd
Sagar Sweet Centre	287 Bearwood Road	137 yd
The Bear Cafe	313-315 Bearwood Road	274 yd
Mummy's Corner	106 Waterloo Road	408 yd
Obama1 Restaurant Ltd	Harmony House, 100 Waterloo Road	426 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Windsor Complex Bearwood Snooker Centre	377-383 Bearwood Road	431 yd
The Old Chapel Inn	2 The Uplands	546 yd
The Shireland Bar & Grill	Shireland Road	679 yd
Oryan Cocktail Bar & Restaurant	113-114 Three Shires Oak Road	763 yd
The Victoria Suite	Victoria Suite, 118 Windmill Lane	771 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Manila Flavours	285 Bearwood Road	134 yd
Evergreen Chinese Take Away	47 Church Road	249 yd
Eagles Caribbean Take Away	63 Church Road	276 yd
Valentinos	400 Bearwood Road	395 yd
Formula Jamaican Restaurant	369 Bearwood Road	431 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Polo Taste	410-412 Bearwood Road	419 yd
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	435 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	662 yd
Asda Stores Limited	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	761 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Unit 3, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	761 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	263 yd
Smethwick Swimming Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	580 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	749 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	785 yd
Council House (Town Hall) COUNCIL HOUSE COUNCIL HOUSE HIGH STREET		919 yd
Gec Recreation Ground (Closed) Sandon Road	grass pitches	979 yd
Victoria Park Primary Academy VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLOT STREET	grass pitches	1,014 yd
Bournville Rfc SANDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,017 yd
Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre BROOMFIELD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,063 yd
Thimblemill Recreation Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	grass pitches	1,083 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	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	61.9%

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	79.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	84.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B66 4HT