Montague Road, Smethwick, B66 4PJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B66 4PJ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	50.1%	48.5%	-1.6%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	49.9%	51.5%	1.6%	49.0%	2.5%

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 vicinity of B66 4PJ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.7% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.7%	33.2%	-11.5%	37.9%	-4.7%
Married: Opposite sex	41.4%	51.7%	10.3%	44.2%	7.5%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	4.8%	5.1%	0.3%	2.2%	2.9%
Divorced	4.8%	5.9%	1.1%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	3%	3.1%	0.1%	6.1%	-3.0%

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	45.5%	51.2%	5.7%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	35.3%	30.6%	-4.7%	33.6%	-3.0%
Fair health	13.9%	13%	-0.9%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	4.2%	4.3%	0.1%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 4PJ this area, 35% 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	32.1%	35%	2.9%	18.2%	16.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	8.7%	-4.5%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.5%	12.3%	-1.2%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	12.3%	2.4%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	19.8%	25.8%	6.0%	33.8%	-8.0%
Other	9.9%	2.8%	-7.1%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 15.1% 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	4.2%	4%	-0.2%	1.1%	2.9%
Chinese	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	22.5%	21%	-1.5%	3.1%	17.9%
Pakistani	22.5%	25.5%	3.0%	2.7%	22.8%
Other Asian	4.6%	4.9%	0.3%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	6.2%	8.9%	2.7%	2.5%	6.4%
Black Caribbean	10.2%	4.5%	-5.7%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.2%	3.4%	-0.8%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	18.5%	15.1%	-3.4%	81.4%	-66.3%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0%	7.8%	7.8%	1.6%	6.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.1% 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	63.6%	51.1%	-12.5%	83.2%	-32.1%
European Union	2.9%	8.5%	5.6%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	6.8%	7.2%	0.4%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	23.2%	29.7%	6.5%	5.6%	24.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	1.9%	-1.6%	1.3%	0.6%
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	63.6%	51.2%	-12.4%	83.2%	-32.0%
10+ Years	3.8%	25.2%	21.4%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	5.1%	8.5%	3.4%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	6.6%	9.1%	2.5%	2.2%	6.9%
Less than 2 years	21%	5.9%	-15.1%	1.9%	4.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.9%	76.7%	-14.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	11.4%	1.2%	10.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.7%	37.2%	-28.5%
Christian	24.2%	46.2%	-22.0%
Hindu	7.2%	1.7%	5.5%
Muslim	47.1%	6.5%	40.6%
Sikh	7.4%	0.9%	6.5%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Montague Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Montague Road was 101.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.8% lower than the Soho and Victoria average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Montague Road has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Soho and Victoria and the 335th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 2.2%.

🔎 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 4PJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 Montague Road are based on 178 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 Montague Road, Smethwick, B66 4PJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B66 4PJ

Average Price
£314,559

Semi-Detached
£360,537

Terraced
£282,819

Detached
£383,088

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Montague Road

Average Price
£268,645

Semi-Detached
£342,650

Terraced
£241,919

Detached
£352,955

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Montague Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
289 Montague Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£227,000	2024-10-07	£221,261
232 Montague Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2023-04-24	£199,788
234 Montague Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£132,000	2022-03-17	£147,438
222 Montague Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£172,500	2022-02-03	£195,188
236 Montague Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2021-11-25	£167,159

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B66 4PJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B66 4PJ 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	120
Looking after home or family	57
Part-Time Employee	52
Retired	34
Student (economically inactive)	32
Unemployed	25
Self-Employed	22
Other	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Manufacturing	20
Administrative and support service activities	17
Transport and storage	15
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	3
Other	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	4,099 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	4,311 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	4,551 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	4,771 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School 26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP	4out of 4	5,007 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shireland Hall Primary Academy Montague Road , B66 4PW	4out of 4	332 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cape Primary School Cape Hill , B66 4SH	2out of 4	506 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Technology Primary School Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	529 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Primary School City Road , Edgbaston B17 8LE	2out of 4	694 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City Road Primary School City Road , B16 0HL	2out of 4	951 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	567 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	3out of 4	808 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lordswood Boys' School Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ	1out of 4	1,452 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,526 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB	4out of 4	1,728 yd	Academy converter	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 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	2,376 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,627 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	5,039 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	5,362 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	5,375 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	1,384 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norfolk House School 4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS	- not rated	1,829 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	2,162 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orion School 14246 , Western Road B18 7QD	- not rated	2,181 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	2,370 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
A Kebabish	444 Portland Road, Soho	215 yd
The Shireland Bar & Grill (Kitchen)	Shireland Road	254 yd
Saman Private UK Ltd trading as Istanbul Shawarma	68 Cape Hill	531 yd
Gold Koast Restaurant	72a Cape Hill	531 yd
Baran Baguette/Baran Off Licence	36 Cape Hill	531 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Shireland Bar & Grill	Shireland Road	254 yd
Seven Stars On Cape Hill	39 Cape Hill	565 yd
The Victoria Suite	Victoria Suite, 118 Windmill Lane	613 yd
Caribbean Delight	439-441 Dudley Road	871 yd
The Robin Pub	The Robin, 60 Suffrage Street	940 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New City	9 Shireland Road	348 yd
KFC	Unit 6, Cape Hill Retail Centre, Cape Hill	406 yd
Domino's Pizza	Unit 4, Cape Hill Retail Centre, Cape Hill	428 yd
Toppings Pizza	148 Cape Hill	464 yd
Desi Roti & Khana	158 Cape Hill	464 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pak Express	3 Cape Hill Retail Centre, Cape Hill	407 yd
Farmfoods	2 Cape Hill Retail Centre, Cape Hill	464 yd
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	643 yd
Asda Stores Limited	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	684 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Unit 3, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	684 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Portland Road Cricket Ground MITCHELLS AND BUTLERS LTD SOCIAL CLUB MITCHELLS AND BUTLERS LTD SOCIAL CLUB PORTLAND ROAD	grass pitches	336 yd
George Dixon Academy PORTLAND ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	605 yd
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	686 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	687 yd
Gec Recreation Ground (Closed) Sandon Road	grass pitches	896 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	965 yd
Birmingham Squash Members Club (Closed) 121a 121a Rotton Park Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,001 yd
Bournville Rfc SANDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,015 yd
Victoria Park Primary Academy VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLOT STREET	grass pitches	1,073 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	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.3%

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	62.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	141.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B66 4PJ