Tividale Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 2LQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B69 2LQ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% 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	52.3%	48.3%	-4.0%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	47.7%	51.8%	4.1%	49.0%	2.8%

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 area around B69 2LQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38%	44.5%	6.5%	37.9%	6.6%
Married: Opposite sex	47.4%	43.8%	-3.6%	44.2%	-0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.8%	0.7%	-3.1%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	8%	7.4%	-0.6%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	2.8%	3%	0.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.2%	46.9%	0.7%	48.4%	-1.5%
Good health	34.1%	32.3%	-1.8%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	14.1%	15.5%	1.4%	12.7%	2.8%
Bad health	5.1%	4.5%	-0.6%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

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 21.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.6%	26.5%	-3.1%	18.2%	8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	16.1%	3.2%	9.6%	6.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.2%	11.4%	-8.8%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	4.7%	2.6%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	16.8%	6.0%	16.9%	-0.1%
Degree or Similar	17.8%	21.1%	3.3%	33.8%	-12.7%
Other	6.6%	3.4%	-3.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	7.1%	4.5%	-2.6%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	42.4%	42.4%	0.0%	2.7%	39.7%
Other Asian	4.3%	5.6%	1.3%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	1.8%	9.1%	7.3%	2.5%	6.6%
Black Caribbean	2%	2%	0.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	37.9%	27%	-10.9%	81.4%	-54.4%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.5%	6.1%	4.6%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63% 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	72.7%	63%	-9.7%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	6.1%	8.9%	2.8%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	1.5%	5.5%	4.0%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	19.4%	21.1%	1.7%	5.6%	15.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.8%
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	72.7%	63.3%	-9.4%	83.2%	-19.9%
10+ Years	1.5%	22.2%	20.7%	9.8%	12.4%
5-10 Years	5.8%	4.5%	-1.3%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	3.8%	5%	1.2%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	16.2%	5%	-11.2%	1.9%	3.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	76.7%	-5.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	5.8%	0.6%	5.2%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12%	37.2%	-25.2%
Christian	23.2%	46.2%	-23.0%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	56.4%	6.5%	49.9%
Sikh	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Tividale Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tividale Road was 53.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 52.6% lower than the Oldbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Tividale Road has the 16th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Oldbury and the 320th lowest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -83.6%.

🔎 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 2LQ, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 Tividale Road are based on 50 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 Tividale Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 2LQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B69 2LQ

Average Price
£191,910

Semi-Detached
£192,047

Terraced
£158,023

Detached
£332,105

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£305,799

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tividale Road

Average Price
£181,878

Semi-Detached
£300,479

Terraced
£160,988

Detached
£333,694

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£301,293

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tividale Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
102 Tividale Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£122,000	2025-04-08	£123,024
98 Tividale Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£247,000	2025-01-07	£250,007
102 Tividale Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£99,000	2024-10-22	£101,152
104 Tividale Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£155,000	2024-09-23	£158,670
106 Tividale Road, Oldbury, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£138,000	2023-10-26	£145,115

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B69 2LQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B69 2LQ 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	79
Part-Time Employee	44
Looking after home or family	40
Student (economically inactive)	27
Retired	26
Self-Employed	21
Unemployed	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	13

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	17
Construction	13
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Education	3
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	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	3,113 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Batmans Hill Nursery School Adams Close , Off Turton Road DY4 9LJ	- not rated	3,718 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodley Nursery School Foster Avenue , WV14 9PT	- not rated	4,960 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burnt Tree Primary School Hill Road , Tividale B69 2LN	- not rated	204 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Hall Primary School Regent Road , Tividale B69 1TR	3out of 4	781 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	- not rated	846 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	3out of 4	846 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Primary School Sedgley Road East , DY4 8UH	3out of 4	872 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	3,520 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Blue Coat School Beechwood Road , DY2 7QA	- not rated	912 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Arts College Lower City Road , Tividale B69 2HE	- not rated	1,461 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road , B69 2HE	3out of 4	1,461 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The ACE Academy Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	2,233 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	2,233 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	1,859 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	3,630 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,929 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	596 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Education Counselling Group Beechwood House , Beechwood Road DY2 7QA	- not rated	912 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas's School Bluecoat Base , Beechwood Road DY2 7QA	- not rated	948 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School Victoria Park Victoria Road , DY4 8SW	- not rated	1,295 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley Port School Dudley Port School , Station Drive DY4 7QR	- not rated	1,453 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
Ice 'n' Cream	62 Tividale Road	97 yd
Monster Burgers (within Monster Mayhem)	175 Dudley Port	398 yd
GSJ's Cafe	Unit 40a, Coneygre Industrial Estate	429 yd
Ekhaya Bar & Grill	198 Dudley Port	448 yd
Mac's Diner	Selco Trade Centre, Birmingham New Road	500 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Albion Inn	Albion Inn, 21 Tividale Road	57 yd
Toby Carvery	Toby Carvery, Burnt Tree	420 yd
The Wonder	90 Dudley Road West	654 yd
Tivi Ale Micro Bar	45-47 Regent Road	687 yd
Tipton Sports & Social Club	Tipton Harriers Club, Sedgley Road East	891 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tividale Chef	31 Tividale Road	57 yd
Darbar	33 Tividale Road	57 yd
New Spice Land Fish Bar	64 Tividale Road	121 yd
Greggs at Tesco Extra	Town Gate Retail Park, Birmingham New Road	616 yd
Mr P's Chippy	26 Regent Road	687 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Midcounties Co-operative Foodstore	104 Dudley Road West	311 yd
Tesco	Town Gate Retail Park, Birmingham Road	616 yd
P & J News	72 Dudley Road West	828 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Burnt Tree Primary School HILL ROAD	grass pitches	207 yd
Pure Gym (Dudley Tipton) DUDLEY PORT	health and fitness suite	641 yd
Tividale Football Club PACKWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	687 yd
Tividale Park DUDLEY ROAD WEST	grass pitches	716 yd
Village Gym (Dudley) CASTLEGATE DRIVE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	749 yd
Coneygre Arts Centre Pitches SEDGLEY ROAD EAST	grass pitches	825 yd
Stayhard Gym (Closed) Kings Court Kings Court Sedgley Road East	health and fitness suite	893 yd
St Thomas Community Network (Closed) Beechwood Road		948 yd
Green Park Sports Complex GREEN PARK ROAD	grass pitches	981 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	91.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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