Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B66 4LN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.1%	51%	0.9%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	49.9%	49%	-0.9%	49.0%	0.0%

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 4LN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.6% 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	44.5%	47.6%	3.1%	37.9%	9.7%
Married: Opposite sex	37.5%	33.9%	-3.6%	44.2%	-10.3%
Separated	5%	4.9%	-0.1%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	9%	9.4%	0.4%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	4%	4.2%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	41.1%	48.7%	7.6%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	35.5%	32.7%	-2.8%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	15.6%	12.6%	-3.0%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	5.1%	4.4%	-0.7%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	2.7%	1.5%	-1.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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 4LN this area, 31.1% 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	39.9%	31.1%	-8.8%	18.2%	12.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	12.2%	-4.4%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	14.7%	3.4%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	12.2%	3.6%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	13.3%	24.5%	11.2%	33.8%	-9.3%
Other	9.6%	2.1%	-7.5%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.9% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	13.6%	19.1%	5.5%	3.1%	16.0%
Pakistani	17%	16%	-1.0%	2.7%	13.3%
Other Asian	4.4%	2.6%	-1.8%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	5.8%	11.4%	5.6%	2.5%	8.9%
Black Caribbean	7.8%	9%	1.2%	1.0%	8.0%
Other Black	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	8.3%	2.9%	0.9%	7.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	35%	20.9%	-14.1%	81.4%	-60.5%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	7.3%	7.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.2% 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	67.9%	65.2%	-2.7%	83.2%	-18.0%
European Union	3.9%	4.1%	0.2%	6.1%	-2.0%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	5.1%	6.7%	1.6%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	17.8%	18.6%	0.8%	5.6%	13.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.2%	65.2%	-2.0%	83.2%	-18.0%
10+ Years	1.5%	18.8%	17.3%	9.8%	9.0%
5-10 Years	2.9%	7.2%	4.3%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	12.9%	3.4%	-9.5%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	5.4%	-10.2%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.9%	76.7%	-10.8%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.4%	1.2%	3.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	17.9%	13.5%	4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.9%	37.2%	-18.3%
Christian	26.7%	46.2%	-19.5%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	29.5%	6.5%	23.0%
Sikh	18.1%	0.9%	17.2%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Bearwood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bearwood Road was 63.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.2% lower than the Smethwick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bearwood Road has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 4LN, 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 4LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 4LN

Average Price
£312,535

Semi-Detached
£299,657

Terraced
£262,236

Detached
£659,378

Flats/Maisonettes
£98,516

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
155 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£277,000	2021-09-24	£330,140
143 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£660,000	2020-02-21	£907,927
143 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£342,000	2017-10-17	£520,350
145 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£280,000	2017-09-21	£446,032
99 Bearwood Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£139,950	2013-08-30	£280,159

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B66 4LN

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B66 4LN 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

Full-Time Employee	66
Looking after home or family	38
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	32
Other	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Unemployed	20
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Manufacturing	16
Education	15
Transport and storage	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Other	8
Construction	4
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	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	1,610 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	4,858 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	4,880 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	5,050 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	285 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park Primary Ballot Street , B66 3HH	- not rated	637 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park Primary Ballot Street , B66 3HH	3out of 4	637 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Corbett Infant School Corbett Street , B66 3PX	- not rated	679 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crocketts Community Primary School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	744 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	265 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Language College Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	265 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School Poplar Avenue , Edgbaston B17 8ES	- not rated	1,114 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	1,329 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Smethwick Hall Girls' School Auckland Road , B67 7AZ	- not rated	1,386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,050 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	3,209 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	3,958 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	4,492 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	685 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Firs School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	771 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elm Tree Primary Academy Friar Park Road , WS10 0TB	- not rated	847 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , Smethwick B66 1RA	- not rated	1,554 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodbourne Hospital School Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY	- not rated	1,962 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
Mummy's Corner	106 Waterloo Road	189 yd
Obama1 Restaurant Ltd	Harmony House, 100 Waterloo Road	193 yd
Gabi & Cri	268 Bearwood Road	253 yd
Barberista	2a Cape Hill	331 yd
Kings Of Punjab	304 High Street	365 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Chapel Inn	2 The Uplands	472 yd
The Victoria Suite	Victoria Suite, 118 Windmill Lane	476 yd
Seven Stars On Cape Hill	39 Cape Hill	543 yd
The Robin Pub	The Robin, 60 Suffrage Street	612 yd
The Shireland Bar & Grill	Shireland Road	639 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nooksies Limited	53 Waterloo Road	234 yd
Evergreen Chinese Take Away	47 Church Road	248 yd
Chicken Box & Pizza	424 High Street	249 yd
Eagles Caribbean Take Away	63 Church Road	277 yd
Anis's	32 Waterloo Road	327 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	234 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	302 yd
Asda Stores Limited	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	440 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Unit 3, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	440 yd
Arden News	64 Arden Road	558 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	369 yd
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	456 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	463 yd
Council House (Town Hall) COUNCIL HOUSE COUNCIL HOUSE HIGH STREET		578 yd
Victoria Park Primary Academy VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLOT STREET	grass pitches	634 yd
Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre BROOMFIELD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	887 yd
Smethwick Swimming Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	939 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	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.0%

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	136.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B66 4LN