Cemetery Road, Smethwick, B67 6BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B67 6BQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53% 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	52.8%	53%	0.2%	51.0%	2.0%
Male	47.2%	47%	-0.2%	49.0%	-2.0%

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	37.4%	40.3%	2.9%	37.9%	2.4%
Married: Opposite sex	46.9%	46.8%	-0.1%	44.2%	2.6%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.9%	5.2%	-2.7%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	6.1%	-1.3%

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	46.6%	46.6%	0.0%	48.4%	-1.8%
Good health	35.1%	38.4%	3.3%	33.6%	4.8%
Fair health	13.6%	10.6%	-3.0%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.5%	3.8%	0.3%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 6BQ this area, 31.3% 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	29.5%	31.3%	1.8%	18.2%	13.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	11.1%	-4.3%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	9.1%	-5.9%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	2%	4.1%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	14%	3.4%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	19.7%	28.8%	9.1%	33.8%	-5.0%
Other	7.9%	1.6%	-6.3%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.6% 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%	3.8%	3.8%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	10.6%	16.1%	5.5%	3.1%	13.0%
Pakistani	13.3%	18.8%	5.5%	2.7%	16.1%
Other Asian	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	1.2%	7%	5.8%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	5.9%	5.3%	0.8%	5.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.6%	6.4%	0.8%	0.9%	5.5%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	56%	30.6%	-25.4%	81.4%	-50.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.8%	3.2%	1.4%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.6% 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	77.3%	65.6%	-11.7%	83.2%	-17.6%
European Union	3.5%	8.7%	5.2%	6.1%	2.6%
Africa	1.8%	3%	1.2%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	16.8%	20.5%	3.7%	5.6%	14.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.2%
British Overseas	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.3%	65.6%	-11.7%	83.2%	-17.6%
10+ Years	4.4%	17.8%	13.4%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	2.7%	6.6%	3.9%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	3.2%	4.9%	1.7%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	12.4%	5.2%	-7.2%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.2%	76.7%	-7.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5.4%	1.2%	4.2%
No passport held	11.7%	13.5%	-1.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.9%	37.2%	-23.3%
Christian	30.7%	46.2%	-15.5%
Muslim	31.5%	6.5%	25.0%
Sikh	18.5%	0.9%	17.6%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Cemetery Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cemetery Road was 106.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.0% higher than the Smethwick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cemetery Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Smethwick and the 298th highest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 67.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.2%.

🔎 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 6BQ, 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 Cemetery Road are based on 138 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Coventry.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cemetery Road, Smethwick, B67 6BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B67 6BQ

Average Price
£164,925

Semi-Detached
£175,528

Terraced
£162,508

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£179,045

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cemetery Road

Average Price
£179,531

Semi-Detached
£181,111

Terraced
£177,067

Detached
£457,143

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£176,407

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cemetery Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
54 Cemetery Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-03-28	£146,628
32 Cemetery Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2024-11-26	£167,636
26 Cemetery Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2023-04-19	£136,490
24 Cemetery Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£175,000	2023-04-14	£176,935
40 Cemetery Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2022-08-04	£121,213

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B67 6BQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B67 6BQ 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	70
Part-Time Employee	36
Retired	32
Self-Employed	25
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	16
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Manufacturing	22
Education	16
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Construction	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

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	1,334 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	5,392 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	376 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Junior School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	483 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Infant School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	- not rated	483 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	3out of 4	483 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Junior School Auckland Road , B67 7AT	- not rated	785 yd	Community school	No	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	785 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Smethwick Hall Boys' School Auckland Road , B67 7AY	- not rated	809 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	840 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Language College Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	- not rated	840 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School Poplar Avenue , Edgbaston B17 8ES	- not rated	1,536 yd	Voluntary aided 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	3,469 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,631 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	3,822 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birmingham College of Food Tourism and Creative Studies Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	5,073 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	368 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Firs School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	394 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , Smethwick B66 1RA	- not rated	1,233 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elm Tree Primary Academy Friar Park Road , WS10 0TB	- not rated	1,303 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit Holly Lane , B67 7JB	- not rated	1,435 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	496 yd
Kings Of Punjab	304 High Street	545 yd
Teapot Cafe	291 High Street	581 yd
Veggie Hut	273 High Street	581 yd
Punjabi Sweet and Curry House	285-287 High Street	581 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Chapel Inn	2 The Uplands	189 yd
Smethwick Cricket & Athletic C	Smethwick Cricket Club, Broomfield	362 yd
Smethwick Labour Club	Smethwick Labour Club And Inst, Coopers Lane	426 yd
Smethwick Conservative Club	236 High Street	592 yd
Red Cow Heritage Banqueting & Catering	Red Cow Hotel, High Street	592 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eagles Caribbean Take Away	63 Church Road	466 yd
Evergreen Chinese Take Away	47 Church Road	501 yd
Bharawan Da Dh	269 High Street	580 yd
Pizza Land	293 High Street	581 yd
Dragon House	255 High Street	581 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Arden News	64 Arden Road	300 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	797 yd
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	849 yd
Asda Stores Limited	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	966 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Unit 3, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	966 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre BROOMFIELD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	334 yd
Council House (Town Hall) COUNCIL HOUSE COUNCIL HOUSE HIGH STREET		544 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	715 yd
Smethwick Hall Park 22A 22A LEE GARDENS	grass pitches	722 yd
Devonshire Infant And Junior Academy AUCKLAND ROAD	grass pitches	781 yd
Victoria Park Primary Academy VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLOT STREET	grass pitches	908 yd
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	962 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	983 yd
Smethwick Swimming Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	999 yd
Thimblemill Recreation Centre THIMBLEMILL ROAD	grass pitches	1,070 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	119.2 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 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B67 6BQ