Parkes Street, Smethwick, B67 6AZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B67 6AZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	51.5%	2.6%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	51.1%	48.5%	-2.6%	49.0%	-0.5%

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	39.1%	41.6%	2.5%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	42.9%	50%	7.1%	44.2%	5.8%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.6%	1.8%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	8.4%	3.9%	-4.5%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	4.2%	2.7%	-1.5%	6.1%	-3.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44%	57.6%	13.6%	48.4%	9.2%
Good health	39.1%	30.2%	-8.9%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	11.8%	8.8%	-3.0%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	4.6%	2.5%	-2.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	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 B67 6AZ this area, 39.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 17.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.7%	39.8%	11.1%	18.2%	21.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	12.9%	0.6%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	12.3%	1.2%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.6%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	8.1%	-1.9%	16.9%	-8.8%
Degree or Similar	17.6%	17.1%	-0.5%	33.8%	-16.7%
Other	18.8%	6.3%	-12.5%	2.8%	3.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 15.4% 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%	2%	2.0%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	14.4%	20.8%	6.4%	3.1%	17.7%
Pakistani	12.9%	14.8%	1.9%	2.7%	12.1%
Other Asian	3.4%	1.8%	-1.6%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	2.3%	27.3%	25.0%	2.5%	24.8%
Black Caribbean	4.9%	2.6%	-2.3%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	5.5%	1.2%	-4.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	46%	15.4%	-30.6%	81.4%	-66.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.5%	8.9%	3.4%	1.6%	7.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.6%	36.5%	-22.1%	83.2%	-46.7%
European Union	11.2%	17.3%	6.1%	6.1%	11.2%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.6%	14.1%	11.5%	2.7%	11.4%
Middle East and Asia	21%	29.7%	8.7%	5.6%	24.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	1.2%	-4.5%	1.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 10.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.8%	36.4%	-21.4%	83.2%	-46.8%
10+ Years	9.2%	10.4%	1.2%	9.8%	0.6%
5-10 Years	8%	20.4%	12.4%	2.9%	17.5%
2-5 Years	10.9%	15.1%	4.2%	2.2%	12.9%
Less than 2 years	14.1%	17.8%	3.7%	1.9%	15.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	31.8%	76.7%	-44.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	12.4%	0.6%	11.8%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Spain	14.1%	0.4%	13.7%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	6.7%	0.3%	6.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	12.2%	1.2%	11.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	10.6%	13.5%	-2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.6%	37.2%	-29.6%
Christian	20.7%	46.2%	-25.5%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	41.1%	6.5%	34.6%
Sikh	24.3%	0.9%	23.4%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Parkes Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Parkes Street was 17.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.7% lower than the Smethwick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Parkes Street has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick and the 44th lowest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.1%.

🔎 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 B67 6AZ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Parkes Street are based on 139 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 Parkes Street, Smethwick, B67 6AZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B67 6AZ

Average Price
£157,433

Semi-Detached
£196,647

Terraced
£155,566

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Parkes Street

Average Price
£161,163

Semi-Detached
£165,672

Terraced
£160,405

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Parkes Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
36 Parkes Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£182,000	2022-04-29	£209,970
40 Parkes Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£92,500	2021-08-27	£111,974
28 Parkes Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£126,500	2020-11-30	£179,222
62 Parkes Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2019-09-13	£157,706
58 Parkes Street, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£108,000	2017-11-27	£170,435

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B67 6AZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B67 6AZ 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	111
Looking after home or family	45
Part-Time Employee	41
Student (economically inactive)	39
Retired	19
Other	19
Self-Employed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Manufacturing	12
Transport and storage	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate 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	1,203 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	5,285 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	5,399 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	3out of 4	5,434 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crocketts Community Primary School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	236 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Junior School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	632 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Infant School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	632 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	3out of 4	632 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park Primary Ballot Street , B66 3HH	- not rated	792 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Smethwick Hall Girls' School Auckland Road , B67 7AZ	- not rated	792 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Smethwick Hall Boys' School Auckland Road , B67 7AY	- not rated	830 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	848 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Language College Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	848 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Park College Holly Lane , B67 7JF	- not rated	1,549 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	3,403 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,554 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	3,801 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	4,995 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	218 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Firs School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	257 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , Smethwick B66 1RA	- not rated	1,109 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elm Tree Primary Academy Friar Park Road , WS10 0TB	- not rated	1,199 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit Holly Lane , B67 7JB	- not rated	1,407 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Azmar Resturant & Grill Ltd	284c High Street	360 yd
Teapot Cafe	291 High Street	431 yd
Veggie Hut	273 High Street	431 yd
Punjabi Sweet and Curry House	285-287 High Street	431 yd
Kings Of Punjab	304 High Street	440 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Chapel Inn	2 The Uplands	283 yd
Smethwick Labour Club	Smethwick Labour Club And Inst, Coopers Lane	298 yd
Smethwick Cricket & Athletic C	Smethwick Cricket Club, Broomfield	342 yd
Smethwick Conservative Club	236 High Street	440 yd
Red Cow Heritage Banqueting & Catering	Red Cow Hotel, High Street	440 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bharawan Da Dh	269 High Street	429 yd
Pizza Land	293 High Street	431 yd
Dragon House	255 High Street	431 yd
Amritsari Tarka	261 High Street	445 yd
Eagles Caribbean Take Away	63 Church Road	518 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Arden News	64 Arden Road	154 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	724 yd
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	828 yd
Asda Stores Limited	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	892 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Unit 3, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	892 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre BROOMFIELD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	289 yd
Council House (Town Hall) COUNCIL HOUSE COUNCIL HOUSE HIGH STREET		401 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	618 yd
Smethwick Hall Park 22A 22A LEE GARDENS	grass pitches	770 yd
Victoria Park Primary Academy VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLOT STREET	grass pitches	783 yd
Devonshire Infant And Junior Academy AUCKLAND ROAD	grass pitches	799 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	907 yd
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	996 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	121.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B67 6AZ