New Birmingham Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 2JT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B69 2JT, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.3% 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	55.1%	54.3%	-0.8%	51.0%	3.3%
Male	44.9%	45.7%	0.8%	49.0%	-3.3%

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 2JT there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54% 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	33.5%	32.1%	-1.4%	37.9%	-5.8%
Married: Opposite sex	55.9%	54%	-1.9%	44.2%	9.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	1.5%	3.6%	2.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	4.8%	4.7%	-0.1%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	3.7%	4.7%	1.0%	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	49.7%	47.8%	-1.9%	48.4%	-0.6%
Good health	32%	36.6%	4.6%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	13.8%	11.8%	-2.0%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	3.4%	2.8%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	25.4%	24.5%	-0.9%	18.2%	6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.1%	10.1%	-9.0%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.6%	15.9%	-1.7%	13.4%	2.5%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	3.6%	0.7%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.1%	17.3%	2.2%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	16.9%	27.1%	10.2%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	2.9%	1.4%	-1.5%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.4% 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)
Indian	6.5%	14.3%	7.8%	3.1%	11.2%
Pakistani	0%	3.1%	3.1%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	2.8%	1.6%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	8.4%	6.5%	-1.9%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.7%	4%	0.3%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	75.8%	65.4%	-10.4%	81.4%	-16.0%
Other	0.3%	3.4%	3.1%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.5% 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	94.1%	88.5%	-5.6%	83.2%	5.3%
European Union	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	6.1%	-4.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.1%	8.1%	5.0%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.1%	88.2%	-5.9%	83.2%	5.0%
10+ Years	0%	9.9%	9.9%	9.8%	0.1%
5-10 Years	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	2.9%	-1.7%
2-5 Years	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	0%	-4.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.9%	76.7%	6.2%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
No passport held	14.9%	13.5%	1.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.1%	37.2%	-11.1%
Christian	49.7%	46.2%	3.5%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	4.3%	6.5%	-2.2%
Sikh	13.7%	0.9%	12.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is New Birmingham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New Birmingham Road was 14.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.0% lower than the Rowley average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

New Birmingham Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 3.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -80.9%.

🔎 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 2JT, 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 New Birmingham Road are based on 130 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 New Birmingham Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 2JT

Estimated Average Property Prices for B69 2JT

Average Price
£366,326

Semi-Detached
£358,452

Terraced
£264,057

Detached
£403,616

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£362,864

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Birmingham Road

Average Price
£262,471

Semi-Detached
£242,117

Terraced
£245,868

Detached
£381,042

Flats/Maisonettes
£137,046

Other
£351,449

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New Birmingham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
173 New Birmingham Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£405,000	2025-10-10	£397,514
165 New Birmingham Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£275,000	2021-06-18	£347,265
167 New Birmingham Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£228,000	2021-04-28	£294,115
173A New Birmingham Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£293,000	2021-01-29	£358,586
167 New Birmingham Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2019-12-04	£237,820

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B69 2JT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	113
Retired	54
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	11
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	18
Education	12
Transport and storage	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Other	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	3,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Batmans Hill Nursery School Adams Close , Off Turton Road DY4 9LJ	- not rated	4,371 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	- not rated	368 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	3out of 4	368 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burnt Tree Primary School Hill Road , Tividale B69 2LN	- not rated	700 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Hall Primary School Regent Road , Tividale B69 1TR	3out of 4	841 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakham Primary School Darbys Hill Road , Tividale B69 1SG	- not rated	1,008 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Netherton CofE Middle School Church Road , Netherton DY2 0LY	- not rated	3,654 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tividale Community Arts College Lower City Road , Tividale B69 2HE	- not rated	596 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road , B69 2HE	3out of 4	596 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blue Coat School Beechwood Road , DY2 7QA	- not rated	1,608 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The ACE Academy Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	2,625 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	2,625 yd	Foundation school	No	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	2,674 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	3,110 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,197 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Regent School Red Lion Close , Tividale B69 1TP	- not rated	788 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Oakham Centre Darby's Hill Road , Tividale B69 1SG	- not rated	1,129 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Meadows School The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU	2out of 4	1,346 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blakeley School Dudley Road East , B69 3BU	- not rated	1,346 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Education Counselling Group Beechwood House , Beechwood Road DY2 7QA	- not rated	1,608 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
Fridah's Phoenix Cafe	30 Dudley Road West	534 yd
Bacaba Indian Restaurant	157a City Road	697 yd
Greedy Pigz Cafe	First Floor, Unit 7 Hainge Road	702 yd
Sweet Therapy 1	53 Wheatsheaf Road	841 yd
Ice 'n' Cream	62 Tividale Road	956 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wonder	90 Dudley Road West	547 yd
Tivi Ale Micro Bar	45-47 Regent Road	717 yd
Albion Inn	Albion Inn, 21 Tividale Road	956 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chip and Whale	73 Dudley Road West	406 yd
Italiano Pizzeria Kebab and Pasta	74 Dudley Road West	446 yd
City Road Tasty Bites	114 City Road	678 yd
Big Singhs	91 City Road	678 yd
Mr P's Chippy	26 Regent Road	717 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
P & J News	72 Dudley Road West		446 yd
Midcounties Co-operative Foodstore	104 Dudley Road West		746 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tividale Football Club PACKWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	244 yd
Tividale Park DUDLEY ROAD WEST	grass pitches	287 yd
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy LOWER CITY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	595 yd
Burnt Tree Primary School HILL ROAD	grass pitches	698 yd
Tividale Sports Ground LOWER CITY ROAD	grass pitches	887 yd
Oakham Primary School DARBYS HILL ROAD	grass pitches	1,011 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	59 Mbit/s
Average download speed	114.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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