Heather Road, Smethwick, B67 7LW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B67 7LW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	51.1%	0.8%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	49.7%	48.9%	-0.8%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 B67 7LW there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56% 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	29.3%	28.6%	-0.7%	37.9%	-9.3%
Married: Opposite sex	56.2%	56%	-0.2%	44.2%	11.8%
Separated	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	4.9%	4.4%	-0.5%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	7.4%	7.7%	0.3%	6.1%	1.6%

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	41.4%	44.2%	2.8%	48.4%	-4.2%
Good health	33.1%	31.5%	-1.6%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	16.2%	17.2%	1.0%	12.7%	4.5%
Bad health	7.1%	5.3%	-1.8%	4.0%	1.3%
Very bad health	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	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 7LW this area, 34.6% 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	32.7%	34.6%	1.9%	18.2%	16.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	8.3%	-6.2%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	10.4%	0.2%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.6%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	13.6%	4.0%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	18.2%	23.7%	5.5%	33.8%	-10.1%
Other	13.6%	5.9%	-7.7%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 12.6% 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)
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	35.1%	47.6%	12.5%	3.1%	44.5%
Pakistani	10.6%	17.1%	6.5%	2.7%	14.4%
Other Asian	13.9%	2.4%	-11.5%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	6.8%	3.8%	-3.0%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	22.7%	12.6%	-10.1%	81.4%	-68.8%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.3%	10.2%	4.9%	1.6%	8.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.4% 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	59.6%	57.4%	-2.2%	83.2%	-25.8%
European Union	2.5%	5.5%	3.0%	6.1%	-0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.8%	1.2%	-0.6%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	34.3%	34.5%	0.2%	5.6%	28.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.3%	57.5%	-1.8%	83.2%	-25.7%
10+ Years	2%	30.3%	28.3%	9.8%	20.5%
5-10 Years	4.3%	7.2%	2.9%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	4.8%	2.9%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	29.5%	2.1%	-27.4%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.4%	76.7%	-3.3%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Southern Asia	11.2%	1.2%	10.0%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.5%	37.2%	-31.7%
Christian	15.8%	46.2%	-30.4%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	17.3%	6.5%	10.8%
Sikh	52.5%	0.9%	51.6%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is Heather Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heather Road was 12.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.9% lower than the Oldbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Heather Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury and the 19th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.9%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in B67 7LW, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 Heather Road are based on 36 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 Heather Road, Smethwick, B67 7LW

Estimated Average Property Prices for B67 7LW

Average Price
£239,174

Semi-Detached
£224,333

Terraced
£247,654

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heather Road

Average Price
£243,042

Semi-Detached
£238,802

Terraced
£247,282

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heather Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Heather Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£258,000	2022-03-31	£288,174
30 Heather Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£156,500	2019-05-09	£225,023
26 Heather Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2019-01-15	£208,488
4 Heather Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£167,000	2018-07-06	£243,561
4 Heather Road, Smethwick, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£111,000	2018-05-10	£165,791

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B67 7LW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B67 7LW 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	92
Retired	69
Part-Time Employee	46
Student (economically inactive)	34
Self-Employed	24
Looking after home or family	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	16
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	23
Manufacturing	22
Human health and social work activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Devonshire Junior Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	3out of 4	422 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Infant Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	4out of 4	422 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary Academy West End Avenue , B66 1RE	3out of 4	1,038 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Primary School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	3out of 4	1,048 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crocketts Community Primary School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	4out of 4	1,143 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	415 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA	3out of 4	1,412 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Q3 Academy Langley Moat Road , B68 8ED	3out of 4	1,653 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy Waterloo Road , B66 4ND	4out of 4	2,044 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	2,105 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	2,445 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	4,697 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	1,140 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD	4out of 4	2,067 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	2,083 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR	- not rated	2,208 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Myles Academy Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD	- not rated	3,142 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
Starlight cafe	140 Stony Lane	505 yd
West Smethwick Park Pavilion Cafe	West Smethwick Park	715 yd
Smethwick Fire Station	Smethwick Fire Station, Stony Lane	734 yd
Esquires Coffee Sandwell	Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Londonderry Lane	756 yd
Chawla Sweets	22 High Street	768 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smethwick Cricket & Athletic C	Smethwick Cricket Club, Broomfield	758 yd
The Ivy Bush	The Ivy Bush, 218 St Pauls Road	786 yd
The Ivy Bush Kitchen	The Ivy Bush, 218 St Pauls Road	786 yd
The Blue Gates	Blue Gates Hotel, 100 High Street	876 yd
Desi 2	Desi 2, 102 Oldbury Road	877 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Smethwick Kebab House	8 High Street	732 yd
Tip Top Pizza & Grill	266 Londonderry Lane	768 yd
Aroma	40 High Street	775 yd
Oceana Fish Bar	50 High Street	775 yd
Jalandhar Sweet Centre	86 High Street	848 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Warley Superstore	30 Fenton Street		755 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Devonshire Infant And Junior Academy AUCKLAND ROAD	grass pitches	323 yd
West Smethwick Park WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	418 yd
Smethwick Hall Park 22A 22A LEE GARDENS	grass pitches	445 yd
Holly Lodge High School College Of Science COLLEGE OF SCIENCE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE HOLLY LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	454 yd
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches) St. Johns Road	grass pitches	712 yd
Harry Mitchell Leisure Centre BROOMFIELD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	815 yd
Londonderry Playing Fields LONDONDERRY LANE	grass pitches	852 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	208.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B67 7LW