Speakers Close, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1UX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B69 1UX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	47.8%	49.6%	1.8%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	52.2%	50.4%	-1.8%	49.0%	1.4%

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 B69 1UX there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.6% 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	34%	36.8%	2.8%	37.9%	-1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	50.5%	53.6%	3.1%	44.2%	9.4%
Separated	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	9.4%	4.9%	-4.5%	9.1%	-4.2%
Widowed	3.9%	3.3%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	48%	48.9%	0.9%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	33.6%	34.4%	0.8%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	12.1%	12%	-0.1%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	4.8%	3.4%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.2%

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	27.6%	19.9%	-7.7%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.8%	9.6%	-5.2%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	17.9%	1.2%	13.4%	4.5%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	5.4%	1.7%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	18.8%	6.0%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	27%	8.5%	33.8%	-6.8%
Other	5.9%	1.6%	-4.3%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.4% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	11.7%	17.5%	5.8%	3.1%	14.4%
Pakistani	1%	2.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	3%	2.2%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	3.2%	2.6%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	79.5%	63.4%	-16.1%	81.4%	-18.0%
Other	1%	3.7%	2.7%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.5% 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	91.7%	87.5%	-4.2%	83.2%	4.3%
European Union	1.7%	4%	2.3%	6.1%	-2.1%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.2%	2.3%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	5.4%	0.6%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	1.3%	-0.8%
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	91.6%	87.5%	-4.1%	83.2%	4.3%
10+ Years	0.8%	9.3%	8.5%	9.8%	-0.5%
5-10 Years	0%	2.5%	2.5%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.8%
Less than 2 years	5.2%	0.4%	-4.8%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	19.8%	13.5%	6.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.2%	37.2%	-7.0%
Christian	38.4%	46.2%	-7.8%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	3%	6.5%	-3.5%
Sikh	18.4%	0.9%	17.5%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Speakers Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Speakers Close was 56.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.2% lower than the Rowley average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Speakers Close has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley and the 336th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -3.8%.

🔎 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
£39,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in B69 1UX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (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 Speakers Close are based on 59 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 Speakers Close, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1UX

Estimated Average Property Prices for B69 1UX

Average Price
£379,003

Semi-Detached
£247,038

Terraced
£192,108

Detached
£408,784

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Speakers Close

Average Price
£382,516

Semi-Detached
£247,304

Terraced
£251,458

Detached
£416,596

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Speakers CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Speakers Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£185,000	2023-03-01	£195,784
2 Speakers Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£340,000	2021-05-06	£419,880
15 Speakers Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2021-01-28	£393,255
11 Speakers Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£249,000	2018-08-13	£343,506
17 Speakers Close, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£287,000	2018-06-22	£408,576

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B69 1UX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	187
Part-Time Employee	65
Retired	55
Self-Employed	26
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	57
Manufacturing	34
Transport and storage	27
Construction	26
Education	23
Human health and social work activities	23
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Financial and insurance activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Netherton Park Nursery School Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF	4out of 4	2,567 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakham Primary School Darbys Hill Road , Tividale B69 1SG	4out of 4	329 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grace Mary Primary School Hawfield Road , Tividale B69 1LD	4out of 4	677 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Hall Primary School Regent Road , Tividale B69 1TR	3out of 4	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	4out of 4	1,219 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burnt Tree Primary School Hill Road , Tividale B69 2LN	3out of 4	1,220 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road , B69 2HE	3out of 4	1,137 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's CE High School Curral Road , B65 9AN	3out of 4	2,440 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Link Academy Simms Lane , Netherton DY2 0PB	1out of 4	2,999 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St James Academy St James's Road , DY1 3JE	2out of 4	3,072 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Forge Academy Wrights Lane , B64 6QU	3out of 4	3,437 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dudley College of Technology The Broadway , DY1 4AS	- not rated	2,717 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,620 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Impact Independent School 102 -104 Birmingham Road , Dudley DY1 4RF	- not rated	1,487 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Meadows School The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU	3out of 4	1,850 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Westminster School Hawes Lane , B65 9AL	4out of 4	2,311 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Primrose Centre Throne Road , B65 9JP	3out of 4	2,471 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley Port School Dudley Port School , station drive DY4 7QR	- not rated	2,564 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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sweet Therapy 1	53 Wheatsheaf Road		349 yd
Bacaba Indian Restaurant	157a City Road		804 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Dudley Golf Club Ltd	Dudley Golf Club, Turners Hill		575 yd
Tivi Ale Micro Bar	45-47 Regent Road		848 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
HCF Chinese Takeaway	55 Wheatsheaf Road	349 yd
Dixci Chicken and Pizza also Rooster Spot	51 Wheatsheaf Road	358 yd
City Road Tasty Bites	114 City Road	426 yd
Big Singhs	91 City Road	426 yd
Starfish	192a Regent Road	672 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co op Midland	190 Regent Road		672 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oakham Primary School DARBYS HILL ROAD	grass pitches	222 yd
Dudley Golf Club TURNERS HILL	golf	655 yd
Tividale Football Club PACKWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	896 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	37.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	68.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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