Barker Street, Oldbury, B68 9UF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B68 9UF has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	48.8%	47.6%	-1.2%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	51.2%	52.4%	1.2%	49.0%	3.4%

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	29.5%	35.3%	5.8%	37.9%	-2.6%
Married: Opposite sex	52.4%	49.7%	-2.7%	44.2%	5.5%
Separated	5.6%	1.6%	-4.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	7.8%	8.8%	1.0%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	4.7%	4.7%	0.0%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	37.5%	42.4%	4.9%	48.4%	-6.0%
Good health	38.3%	35.1%	-3.2%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	16.9%	16.1%	-0.8%	12.7%	3.4%
Bad health	5.1%	4.5%	-0.6%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	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 B68 9UF this area, 38.6% 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 16%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	46.7%	38.6%	-8.1%	18.2%	20.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	11%	-4.0%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.8%	12.9%	4.1%	13.4%	-0.5%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	6.3%	4.4%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.2%	12.5%	5.3%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	11.9%	16%	4.1%	33.8%	-17.8%
Other	8.5%	2.8%	-5.7%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.7% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	10.5%	20.1%	9.6%	3.1%	17.0%
Pakistani	54%	49.9%	-4.1%	2.7%	47.2%
Other Asian	3%	4.3%	1.3%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	25.7%	17.7%	-8.0%	81.4%	-63.7%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.4% 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	66.8%	58.4%	-8.4%	83.2%	-24.8%
European Union	4.3%	5.6%	1.3%	6.1%	-0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	27%	31.8%	4.8%	5.6%	26.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.8%	58.8%	-8.0%	83.2%	-24.4%
10+ Years	1.1%	30.6%	29.5%	9.8%	20.8%
5-10 Years	4.5%	4%	-0.5%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	6%	2.6%	-3.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	21.6%	4%	-17.6%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.4%	76.7%	-7.3%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	11.3%	1.2%	10.1%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.2%	37.2%	-31.0%
Christian	15.6%	46.2%	-30.6%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	52.4%	6.5%	45.9%
Sikh	15.2%	0.9%	14.3%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Barker Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Barker Street was 112.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.4% higher than the Langley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Barker Street has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley and the 268th highest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 69.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.0%.

🔎 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 9UF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Barker Street are based on 142 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 Barker Street, Oldbury, B68 9UF

Estimated Average Property Prices for B68 9UF

Average Price
£145,986

Semi-Detached
£153,359

Terraced
£143,132

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£180,000

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barker Street

Average Price
£146,113

Semi-Detached
£158,615

Terraced
£143,871

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£141,869

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Barker Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
141 Barker Street, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£185,000	2025-03-14	£187,077
135 Barker Street, Oldbury, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2025-01-24	£174,619
83 Barker Street, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	2024-04-05	£69,363
45 Barker Street, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2023-11-20	£190,952
133 Barker Street, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£141,000	2022-12-09	£150,317

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B68 9UF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B68 9UF 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	78
Looking after home or family	50
Retired	39
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	30
Student (economically inactive)	28
Other	28
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	23
Administrative and support service activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Education	8
Other	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Construction	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	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	2,121 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 Junior School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	- not rated	152 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Primary School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	- not rated	152 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Infant School Gresham Road , B68 8SB	- not rated	232 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary Academy West End Avenue , B66 1RE	3out of 4	694 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary School West End Avenue , B66 1RF	- not rated	758 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 Holly Lane , B67 7JG	- not rated	769 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	769 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Park College Holly Lane , B67 7JF	- not rated	995 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Smethwick Hall Boys' School Auckland Road , B67 7AY	- not rated	1,248 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Smethwick Hall Girls' School Auckland Road , B67 7AZ	- not rated	1,298 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	2,335 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	4,094 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	999 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Albert Bradford School Holly Lane , B66 1QN	- not rated	1,363 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD	- not rated	1,420 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	1,529 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , Smethwick B66 1RA	- not rated	1,989 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
West Smethwick Park Pavilion Cafe	West Smethwick Park	729 yd
Cafelicious	61 Tat Bank Road	739 yd
Mollies Cafe	346 Londonderry Road	1,044 yd
Esquires Coffee Sandwell	Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Londonderry Lane	1,048 yd
Crystal Drive Cafe	9 Ash Court, Crystal Drive	1,089 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bell Inn	Bell Inn, 127 Rood End Road	95 yd
Samsons	Rood End Road	311 yd
The New Cottage Bar and Grill	Cottage Inn, 193 Tat Bank Road	449 yd
Club 99 Banqueting Suite Ltd	Oldbury Trade Union Hall, 173 Tat Bank Road	555 yd
Warley Rugby Football Club	Tat Bank Road	555 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lin's Kitchen	42 Rood End Road	116 yd
The Indian Hut	26 Rood End Road	209 yd
Charlies Sweet Centre	10 Rood End Road	209 yd
Sam's Fish Chips & Pizza	166 Vicarage Road	316 yd
Angella Caribbean Takeaway	151 Vicarage Road	316 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches) St. Johns Road	grass pitches	341 yd
Legacy (Closed) Global House Global House Popes Lane	health and fitness suite	646 yd
Legacy (Closed) Bradfield House Bradfield House Popes Lane	health and fitness suite	647 yd
West Smethwick Park WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	658 yd
Warley Rfc TAT BANK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	662 yd
George Betts Primary School WEST END AVENUE	grass pitches	693 yd
Holly Lodge High School College Of Science COLLEGE OF SCIENCE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE HOLLY LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	884 yd
Langley Swimming Centre LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE LANGLEY HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITE VICARAGE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	896 yd
Xercise4Less (Smethwick) CRYSTAL HOUSE CRYSTAL HOUSE CRYSTAL DRIVE	health and fitness suite	941 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	96.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.9%

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	69.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B68 9UF