Opal Gardens, Oldbury, B68 8HF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B68 8HF 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	51.4%	48.7%	-2.7%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	48.6%	51.3%	2.7%	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	29.1%	41.4%	12.3%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	46.6%	38.7%	-7.9%	44.2%	-5.5%
Separated	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	9.4%	9.8%	0.4%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	10.7%	6.6%	-4.1%	6.1%	0.5%

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	40.2%	43.5%	3.3%	48.4%	-4.9%
Good health	35.7%	36.2%	0.5%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	17.7%	14.3%	-3.4%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	4.8%	5.4%	0.6%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 B68 8HF this area, 29.1% 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	34.2%	29.1%	-5.1%	18.2%	10.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	12.7%	-0.1%	9.6%	3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.5%	11.2%	-6.3%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	3%	3.6%	0.6%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	15.5%	4.4%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	12.4%	23.5%	11.1%	33.8%	-10.3%
Other	9%	4.4%	-4.6%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38% 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	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	20.3%	24.7%	4.4%	3.1%	21.6%
Pakistani	6.8%	8.5%	1.7%	2.7%	5.8%
Other Asian	3.2%	0.3%	-2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	2.6%	8.9%	6.3%	2.5%	6.4%
Black Caribbean	6.8%	8.9%	2.1%	1.0%	7.9%
Other Black	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	4.5%	2.2%	-2.3%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	50.5%	38%	-12.5%	81.4%	-43.4%
Other	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.9% 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	75.9%	63.9%	-12.0%	83.2%	-19.3%
European Union	3.9%	6.7%	2.8%	6.1%	0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.6%	5.1%	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	15.1%	18.5%	3.4%	5.6%	12.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	4.2%	1.0%	1.3%	2.9%
British Overseas	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.9%	63.3%	-12.6%	83.2%	-19.9%
10+ Years	1%	18.7%	17.7%	9.8%	8.9%
5-10 Years	2.6%	7%	4.4%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	4.8%	7%	2.2%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	15.8%	4.1%	-11.7%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	11.3%	13.5%	-2.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.3%	37.2%	-16.9%
Christian	47.3%	46.2%	1.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	9.8%	6.5%	3.3%
Sikh	14.9%	0.9%	14.0%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	2.2%	6.0%	-3.8%

Safety

Is Opal Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Opal Gardens was 150.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.7% higher than the Bristnall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Opal Gardens has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bristnall and the 156th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 97.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,600

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B68 8HF, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Opal Gardens are based on 7 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 Opal Gardens, Oldbury, B68 8HF

Estimated Average Property Prices for B68 8HF

Average Price
£346,060

Semi-Detached
£333,731

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£358,390

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Opal Gardens

Average Price
£366,288

Semi-Detached
£361,184

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£373,094

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Opal GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Opal Gardens, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-03-05	£359,780
2 Opal Gardens, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2020-10-15	£351,012
3 Opal Gardens, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£205,000	2017-04-13	£350,484
4 Opal Gardens, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, a newly built property	£195,000	2006-04-27	£387,865
2 Opal Gardens, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£189,950	2005-12-22	£381,614

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B68 8HF

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Very low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Opal Gardens, Oldbury, B68 8HF has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 4 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Opal Gardens, Oldbury, B68 8HF has very low surface water flood risk.

0 of 4 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	78
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	26
Student (economically inactive)	21
Self-Employed	20
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	16
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Manufacturing	14
Education	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Construction	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1
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	2,642 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rood End Infant School Gresham Road , B68 8SB	- not rated	646 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Junior School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	- not rated	676 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Primary School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	- not rated	676 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Moat Road , B68 8ED	- not rated	772 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moat Farm Junior School Brookfields Road , B68 9QR	3out of 4	854 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langley High School Moat Road , B68 8ED	- not rated	560 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Q3 Academy Langley Moat Road , B68 8ED	3out of 4	624 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA	4out of 4	932 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristnall Hall Technology College Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA	- not rated	932 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oldbury Academy Pound Road , B68 8NE	3out of 4	1,343 yd	Academy converter	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	3,105 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	3,603 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Halesowen College Whittingham Road , B63 3NA	- not rated	5,446 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD	- not rated	708 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR	- not rated	847 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit Holly Lane , B67 7JB	- not rated	1,602 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Albert Bradford School Holly Lane , B66 1QN	- not rated	2,015 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birchley Pupil Referral Unit Throne Road , B65 9JP	- not rated	2,098 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
Options for Life	Oak Green Way	703 yd
Mollies Cafe	346 Londonderry Road	758 yd
Spice Fusion inside Spice Box Indian Curry & Grill	31 Langley High Street	776 yd
The Tea Pot Cafe	13 Langley High Street	776 yd
Solvay - Staff Canteen, Wilson Vale	Solvay, Trinity Street	945 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hotshots Snooker Club	Hotshots Snooker Club, 100a Crosswells Road	39 yd
The New Cottage Bar and Grill	Cottage Inn, 193 Tat Bank Road	577 yd
The Crosswells Inn	Whyley Walk	681 yd
The Old Cross	The Old Cross, Causeway Green Road	771 yd
Solvay Function Suite /Recreational Centre	Station Road	797 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vicarage Chippy	50 Vicarage Road	74 yd
King Wah House	7 Dog Kennel Lane	181 yd
Chicago Pizza	13 Dog Kennel Lane	181 yd
Sam's Fish Chips & Pizza	166 Vicarage Road	468 yd
Angella Caribbean Takeaway	151 Vicarage Road	468 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	The Former Beeches Public House, Bristnall Hall Road		1,023 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Langley Swimming Centre LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE VICARAGE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	162 yd
Barnford Park MOAT ROAD	grass pitches	551 yd
Q3 Academy Moat Road	grass pitches	560 yd
Warley Rfc TAT BANK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	659 yd
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches) St. Johns Road	grass pitches	833 yd
Moat Farm Junior School BROOKFIELDS ROAD	grass pitches	858 yd
Langley Primary School TITFORD ROAD	grass pitches	976 yd
Londonderry Playing Fields LONDONDERRY LANE	grass pitches	986 yd
Bristnall Hall Academy BRISTNALL HALL LANE	grass pitches	1,007 yd
Legacy (Closed) Global House Global House Popes Lane	health and fitness suite	1,021 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

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%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	100.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.

Overview of B68 8HF