Watery Lane, Smethwick, B67 6DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B67 6DS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	48.3%	48.7%	0.4%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	51.7%	51.3%	-0.4%	49.0%	2.3%

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%	39%	0.0%	37.9%	1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	38.6%	48.1%	9.5%	44.2%	3.9%
Separated	4.2%	4.2%	0.0%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	9.3%	3.5%	-5.8%	9.1%	-5.6%
Widowed	8.9%	5.2%	-3.7%	6.1%	-0.9%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.4%) 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	37.4%	52.9%	15.5%	48.4%	4.5%
Good health	43.2%	33.5%	-9.7%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	11.6%	8.3%	-3.3%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	6.1%	5%	-1.1%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 6DS this area, 32.4% 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 19.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35.1%	32.4%	-2.7%	18.2%	14.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	13.8%	4.1%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.9%	14.1%	0.2%	13.4%	0.7%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3.4%	2.6%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	11%	2.1%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	18.9%	19.3%	0.4%	33.8%	-14.5%
Other	12.7%	5.9%	-6.8%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.9% 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	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	1.1%	-0.3%
Indian	22.5%	25.1%	2.6%	3.1%	22.0%
Pakistani	16.1%	21.1%	5.0%	2.7%	18.4%
Other Asian	2.4%	0.3%	-2.1%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	2.7%	12.6%	9.9%	2.5%	10.1%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2%	1.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	0.8%	2.0%
White	44.1%	25.9%	-18.2%	81.4%	-55.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	2.4%	5.3%	2.9%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.3% 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	62.3%	45.3%	-17.0%	83.2%	-37.9%
European Union	10.9%	14.2%	3.3%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	3%	6.2%	3.2%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	22.5%	28.6%	6.1%	5.6%	23.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	5.2%	4.3%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 18.5% 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	61.7%	45.6%	-16.1%	83.2%	-37.6%
10+ Years	9.1%	18.5%	9.4%	9.8%	8.7%
5-10 Years	2.7%	13%	10.3%	2.9%	10.1%
2-5 Years	7.9%	13.5%	5.6%	2.2%	11.3%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	9.3%	-9.2%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.4%	76.7%	-29.3%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	7%	0.6%	6.4%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Spain	4.3%	0.4%	3.9%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Central and Western Africa	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Southern Asia	14%	1.2%	12.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	4%	0.2%	3.8%
No passport held	8.8%	13.5%	-4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.3%	37.2%	-27.9%
Christian	27.3%	46.2%	-18.9%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Muslim	31.8%	6.5%	25.3%
Sikh	25.3%	0.9%	24.4%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	2.8%	6.0%	-3.2%

Safety

Is Watery Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Watery Lane was 66.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.4% lower than the Smethwick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Watery Lane has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Smethwick and the 416th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 38.0%.

🔎 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 6DS, 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 Watery Lane are based on 18 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 Watery Lane, Smethwick, B67 6DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B67 6DS

Average Price
£148,461

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£148,461

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watery Lane

Average Price
£165,123

Semi-Detached
£169,167

Terraced
£163,567

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watery LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Watery Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2018-02-28	£152,416
5 Watery Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2015-05-29	£181,675
5 Watery Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2014-06-20	£147,660
8 Watery Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£76,000	2011-06-15	£146,783
14 Watery Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£107,000	2006-12-20	£185,028

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B67 6DS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B67 6DS 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	87
Looking after home or family	41
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	25
Self-Employed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Unemployed	15
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Manufacturing	15
Transport and storage	13
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	5,174 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	5,272 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	5,413 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	4out of 4	96 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park Primary Ballot Street , B66 3HH	4out of 4	673 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Manor Primary School Addenbrooke Road , B67 6HT	2out of 4	817 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Junior Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	3out of 4	820 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Infant Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	4out of 4	820 yd	Academy converter	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	912 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	1,573 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA	3out of 4	1,859 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
George Dixon Academy Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD	3out of 4	2,036 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	2,172 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	3,312 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	3,488 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	956 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	2,313 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodbourne Hospital School Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY	- not rated	2,609 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	2,611 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
V.A.S.E Academy Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA	- not rated	2,737 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
Azmar Resturant & Grill Ltd	284c High Street	132 yd
Teapot Cafe	291 High Street	205 yd
Veggie Hut	273 High Street	205 yd
Punjabi Sweet and Curry House	285-287 High Street	205 yd
Kings Of Punjab	304 High Street	269 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smethwick Conservative Club	236 High Street	245 yd
Red Cow Heritage Banqueting & Catering	Red Cow Hotel, High Street	245 yd
Smethwick Labour Club	Smethwick Labour Club And Inst, Coopers Lane	282 yd
The Old Chapel Inn	2 The Uplands	449 yd
Smethwick Cricket & Athletic C	Smethwick Cricket Club, Broomfield	497 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Land	293 High Street	205 yd
Dragon House	255 High Street	205 yd
Bharawan Da Dh	269 High Street	208 yd
Amritsari Tarka	261 High Street	229 yd
Mi Buns Limited	3 The Saddles, Crocketts Lane	439 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Arden News	64 Arden Road	83 yd
Go Fresh Market	1-7 Corbett Street	581 yd
Asda Stores Limited	Asda, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	737 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Unit 3, Windmills Shopping Centre, Cape Hill	737 yd
Maihan Bakery	62-68 Waterloo Road	760 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Council House (Town Hall) COUNCIL HOUSE COUNCIL HOUSE HIGH STREET		164 yd
Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre BROOMFIELD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	430 yd
Victoria Park HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	442 yd
Victoria Park Primary Academy VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTORIA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL BALLOT STREET	grass pitches	560 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham West) UNIT 7 UNIT 7 CAPE HILL	health and fitness suite	747 yd
Devonshire Infant And Junior Academy AUCKLAND ROAD	grass pitches	952 yd
Smethwick Hall Park 22A 22A LEE GARDENS	grass pitches	954 yd
Hadley Stadium WATERLOO ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,006 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	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.0%

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	118.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B67 6DS