George Wood Avenue, Oldbury, B69 2GG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B69 2GG has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	47.1%	49.4%	2.3%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	52.9%	50.6%	-2.3%	49.0%	1.6%

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	35.9%	41.5%	5.6%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	42.6%	45.5%	2.9%	44.2%	1.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	7.6%	2.8%	-4.8%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.2%	6.8%	-0.4%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	6.8%	3%	-3.8%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.4%	56.8%	20.4%	48.4%	8.4%
Good health	35.7%	30.8%	-4.9%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	19.9%	8.3%	-11.6%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	5.7%	2.8%	-2.9%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	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	37.1%	25.6%	-11.5%	18.2%	7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	8.5%	-3.3%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.7%	12.1%	-5.6%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	13.3%	3.2%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	15.6%	32.4%	16.8%	33.8%	-1.4%
Other	5.9%	4.5%	-1.4%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.9% 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	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	18.5%	25.3%	6.8%	3.1%	22.2%
Pakistani	2%	3.1%	1.1%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	4.7%	1.8%	-2.9%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	2%	6.8%	4.8%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	9.1%	6.7%	-2.4%	1.0%	5.7%
Other Black	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	5.2%	2.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	57.6%	42.9%	-14.7%	81.4%	-38.5%
Other	0.7%	4.4%	3.7%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.2% 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	81.5%	74.2%	-7.3%	83.2%	-9.0%
European Union	1%	3.2%	2.2%	6.1%	-2.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	2.4%	3%	0.6%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.4%	13.9%	3.5%	5.6%	8.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	4.3%	-0.4%	1.3%	3.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.5%	74.2%	-7.3%	83.2%	-9.0%
10+ Years	0.7%	15.6%	14.9%	9.8%	5.8%
5-10 Years	4%	3.7%	-0.3%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	4.7%	4.1%	-0.6%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	9.1%	2.4%	-6.7%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	76.7%	0.6%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	5.2%	1.2%	4.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.2%	37.2%	-8.0%
Christian	31.2%	46.2%	-15.0%
Hindu	6.5%	1.7%	4.8%
Muslim	6.9%	6.5%	0.4%
Sikh	21.4%	0.9%	20.5%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is George Wood Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around George Wood Avenue was 126.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.2% higher than the Oldbury average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

George Wood Avenue has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Oldbury and the 227th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 45.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.2%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,400

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in B69 2GG, 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 George Wood Avenue 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 George Wood Avenue, Oldbury, B69 2GG

Estimated Average Property Prices for B69 2GG

Average Price
£331,060

Semi-Detached
£272,329

Terraced
£265,670

Detached
£366,985

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for George Wood Avenue

Average Price
£321,537

Semi-Detached
£285,030

Terraced
£262,393

Detached
£352,836

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on George Wood AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 George Wood Avenue, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£275,000	2024-06-07	£282,237
2 George Wood Avenue, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£214,000	2021-09-20	£249,548
10 George Wood Avenue, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2021-06-21	£286,415
4 George Wood Avenue, Oldbury, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£205,000	2021-03-18	£263,571
7 George Wood Avenue, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£217,000	2019-11-21	£289,616

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B69 2GG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	183
Part-Time Employee	51
Retired	35
Looking after home or family	30
Self-Employed	19
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Manufacturing	14
Transport and storage	12
Construction	9
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Education	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	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	4,002 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rounds Green Primary School Brades Road , B69 2DP	- not rated	782 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rounds Green Primary School Brades Road , B69 2DP	2out of 4	782 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grace Mary Primary School Hawfield Road , Tividale B69 1LD	4out of 4	1,111 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	4out of 4	1,166 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakham Primary School Darbys Hill Road , Tividale B69 1SG	4out of 4	1,307 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	512 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Kelvin Way , B70 7LE	- not rated	2,246 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Salter Academy Davey Road , B70 9UW	3out of 4	2,612 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Health Futures UTC High Street , B70 8DJ	1out of 4	2,952 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Q3 Academy Tipton Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	1out of 4	3,146 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	3,190 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley College of Technology The Broadway , DY1 4AS	- not rated	3,771 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Meadows School The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU	3out of 4	453 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley Port School Dudley Port School , station drive DY4 7QR	- not rated	2,275 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Impact Independent School 102 -104 Birmingham Road , Dudley DY1 4RF	- not rated	2,392 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Primrose Centre Throne Road , B65 9JP	3out of 4	2,545 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School Victoria Park Victoria Road , Tipton DY4 8SB	- not rated	2,876 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
Bikaner	92 Ashtree Road	408 yd
Cafe Lezzet	46 Brades Road	427 yd
Kay's Cafe	69 Brades Road	523 yd
Stax Trade Centres PLC	Stax Trade Centres, Brades Road	561 yd
Greedy Pigz Cafe	First Floor, Unit 7 Hainge Road	623 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brades Tavern	Brades Tavern, 48 Brades Road	409 yd
The George	George Inn, 37 Dudley Road	466 yd
Jolly Collier	43 Junction Street	604 yd
Cookhouse and Pub	Wolverhampton Road	869 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dr Vinegars	41 Dudley Road	495 yd
The Codfather	81 Brades Road	523 yd
Alright Spud	83 Brades Road	523 yd
Caspian Pizza	5 Tower Road	583 yd
Tividale Valley	1 Tower Road	583 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tividale Sports Ground LOWER CITY ROAD	grass pitches	322 yd
The Meadows Sports College DUDLEY ROAD EAST	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	493 yd
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy LOWER CITY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	627 yd
Rounds Green Primary School BRADES ROAD	grass pitches	685 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	58.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	57.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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