Douglas Road, Oldbury, B68 9ST

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B68 9ST, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 56% 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	52.5%	56%	3.5%	51.0%	5.0%
Male	47.5%	44%	-3.5%	49.0%	-5.0%

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	39.1%	40.5%	1.4%	37.9%	2.6%
Married: Opposite sex	44.9%	44.9%	0.0%	44.2%	0.7%
Separated	3.7%	2.4%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	5.5%	7.1%	1.6%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	6.8%	5.1%	-1.7%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	44.7%	47.3%	2.6%	48.4%	-1.1%
Good health	31.1%	36.3%	5.2%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	14.7%	12%	-2.7%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	7.6%	3.3%	-4.3%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.1%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	32.3%	23.8%	-8.5%	18.2%	5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	9.5%	-3.4%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	12.4%	-5.4%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	4.6%	3.1%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	17.3%	4.1%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	12.9%	23.4%	10.5%	33.8%	-10.4%
Other	9.2%	9%	-0.2%	2.8%	6.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.4% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	14%	13.3%	-0.7%	3.1%	10.2%
Pakistani	12.4%	27.3%	14.9%	2.7%	24.6%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.5%	-2.3%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	2.4%	-1.9%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.8%	3.6%	-1.2%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	0.8%	1.4%
White	58.7%	42.4%	-16.3%	81.4%	-39.0%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	1.9%	5.1%	3.2%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.9%	75.7%	-7.2%	83.2%	-7.5%
European Union	4%	6.6%	2.6%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	15%	4.5%	5.6%	9.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.2%	75.6%	-6.6%	83.2%	-7.6%
10+ Years	2.1%	17.9%	15.8%	9.8%	8.1%
5-10 Years	2.9%	2.7%	-0.2%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	2.9%	3.3%	0.4%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	10%	0.5%	-9.5%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72%	76.7%	-4.7%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Lithuania	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	4.4%	1.2%	3.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	15%	13.5%	1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.9%	37.2%	-15.3%
Christian	28%	46.2%	-18.2%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	28%	6.5%	21.5%
Sikh	12.8%	0.9%	11.9%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Douglas Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Douglas Road was 134.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.3% higher than the Langley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Douglas Road has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley and the 194th highest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.9%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B68 9ST, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Douglas Road are based on 26 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 Douglas Road, Oldbury, B68 9ST

Estimated Average Property Prices for B68 9ST

Average Price
£218,275

Semi-Detached
£220,678

Terraced
£210,467

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Douglas Road

Average Price
£215,928

Semi-Detached
£218,603

Terraced
£209,910

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Douglas Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Douglas Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£159,000	2025-06-25	£159,887
7 Douglas Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2025-04-30	£131,091
14 Douglas Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£217,000	2025-01-10	£220,650
8 Douglas Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£233,000	2024-10-10	£240,745
22 Douglas Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£199,000	2023-03-24	£217,600

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B68 9ST

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B68 9ST 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	106
Part-Time Employee	66
Other	48
Retired	43
Student (economically inactive)	38
Looking after home or family	35
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Manufacturing	30
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	7
Construction	7
Information and communication	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,010 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Devonshire Junior School Auckland Road , B67 7AT	- not rated	885 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Infant School Auckland Road , B67 7AT	- not rated	885 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Junior Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	3out of 4	885 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Devonshire Infant Academy Auckland Road , B67 7AT	- not rated	885 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Junior School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	- not rated	923 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bristnall Hall Academy Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA	4out of 4	639 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bristnall Hall Technology College Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA	- not rated	639 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Smethwick Hall Boys' School Auckland Road , B67 7AY	- not rated	808 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Q3 Academy Langley Moat Road , B68 8ED	3out of 4	866 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Langley High School Moat Road , B68 8ED	- not rated	877 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	3,063 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	4,347 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 46-48 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	5,001 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
St Philip's RC Sixth Form College Hagley Road , B16 8UF	- not rated	5,094 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit Holly Lane , B67 7JB	- not rated	1,145 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD	- not rated	1,404 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Firs School Coopers Lane , B67 7DW	- not rated	1,517 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR	- not rated	1,556 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Albert Bradford School Holly Lane , B66 1QN	- not rated	1,560 yd	Community 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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Mollies Cafe	346 Londonderry Road		192 yd
Esquires Coffee Sandwell	Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Londonderry Lane		204 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hotshots Snooker Club	Hotshots Snooker Club, 100a Crosswells Road	739 yd
Bell Inn	Bell Inn, 127 Rood End Road	991 yd
The New Cottage Bar and Grill	Cottage Inn, 193 Tat Bank Road	1,074 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maple Garden	338 Londonderry Road	192 yd
Pizza Point	336 Londonderry Road	192 yd
Queens Head Fish Bar	348 Londonderry Road	192 yd
Cake Break	352 Londonderry Road	217 yd
Tip Top Pizza & Grill	266 Londonderry Lane	362 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	The Former Beeches Public House, Bristnall Hall Road		1,089 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Londonderry Playing Fields LONDONDERRY LANE	grass pitches	253 yd
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches) St. Johns Road	grass pitches	637 yd
Langley Swimming Centre LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE VICARAGE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	697 yd
Bristnall Hall Academy BRISTNALL HALL LANE	grass pitches	711 yd
Smethwick Hall Park 22A 22A LEE GARDENS	grass pitches	753 yd
Devonshire Infant And Junior Academy AUCKLAND ROAD	grass pitches	839 yd
West Smethwick Park WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	853 yd
Q3 Academy Moat Road	grass pitches	877 yd
Moat Farm Junior School BROOKFIELDS ROAD	grass pitches	929 yd
Barnford Park MOAT ROAD	grass pitches	1,014 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	73.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	161.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B68 9ST