Balfour Drive is in Tividale, Oldbury and in Sandwell district. B69 3JQ is located in the Oldbury electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of West Bromwich West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Balfour Drive, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 3JQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B69 3JX, B69 3JH, B69 3JF, B69 3JG, B69 3LL, B69 3LB, B69 3JE, B69 3JR, B69 3HL.

Balfour Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Balfour Drive are based on 1 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for B69 3JQ

Average Price
£205,765
Semi-Detached
£205,765
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balfour Drive

Average Price
£205,765
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balfour DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
9 Balfour Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002012-10-24 £205,765

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park, Netherton DY2 9QF 		4,114 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Tividale Community Primary School
Dudley Road West, Tividale B69 2HT 		611 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedNewtown Primary School
Anne Close, Off Dunkirk Avenue B70 0ES 		921 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Burnt Tree Primary School
Hill Road, Tividale B69 2LN 		1,270 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sacred Heart Primary School
Sedgley Road East, DY4 8UH 		1,644 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tividale Hall Primary School
Regent Road, Tividale B69 1TR 		1,675 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road, B69 2HE 		622 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Q3 Academy Tipton
Alexandra Road, DY4 7NR 		2,242 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4George Salter Academy
Davey Road, B70 9UW 		2,368 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWest Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way, B70 7LE 		2,751 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Health Futures UTC
High Street, B70 8DJ 		3,027 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDudley College of Technology
The Broadway, DY1 4AS 		3,274 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSandwell College
1 Spon Lane, B70 6AW 		3,514 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell B69 3BU 		821 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDudley Port School
Dudley Port School, station drive DY4 7QR 		1,366 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedImpact Independent School
102 -104 Birmingham Road, Dudley DY1 4RF 		1,935 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCompass Community School Victoria Park
Victoria Road, Tipton DY4 8SB 		2,008 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Albright Education Centre
South Tipton Campus Site, Alexandra Road DY4 7NR 		2,242 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Greedy Pigz CafeFirst Floor, Unit 7 Hainge Road415 yd
Fridah's Phoenix Cafe30 Dudley Road West475 yd
Bacaba Indian Restaurant157a City Road985 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Wonder90 Dudley Road West869 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chip and Whale73 Dudley Road West696 yd
Italiano Pizzeria Kebab and Pasta74 Dudley Road West697 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
P & J News72 Dudley Road West697 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
LOWER CITY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite595 yd
The Meadows Sports College
DUDLEY ROAD EAST 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool686 yd
Tividale Sports Ground
LOWER CITY ROAD 		grass pitches739 yd
Tividale Park
DUDLEY ROAD WEST 		grass pitches868 yd
Newtown Primary School
ANNE CLOSE 		grass pitches888 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Balfour Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 163 crimes were reported near Balfour Drive . 50% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B69 3JQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Balfour Drive, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 3JQ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 163
Violence And Sexual Offences 69
Anti Social Behaviour 21
Vehicle Crime 14
Burglary 13
Public Order 12
Criminal Damage And Arson 12
Other Theft 10
Drugs 4
Possession Of Weapons 3
Other Crime 3
Robbery 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B69 3JQ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wilson Drive421 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Baldwin Close109 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Gladstone Drive234 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gladstone Drive234 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shinwell Crescent412 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Russell Close255 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Thornton Close319 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Russell Close255 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Palmerston Drive308 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Cecil Drive126 yd
More Crime Statistics for Balfour Drive, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 3JQ

Employment

B69 3JQ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in B69 3JQ 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 Employee92
Part-Time Employee38
Looking after home or family32
Retired23
Student (economically inactive)21
Unemployed17
Self-Employed13
Other12
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles28
Human health and social work activities14
Manufacturing14
Transport and storage13
Administrative and support service activities11
Education8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities7
Construction5
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Other3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Information and communication2
Real estate activities1
Financial and insurance activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female208
Male172

Partnership Status

Single114
Married: Opposite sex113
Separated8
Divorced20
Widowed6

Health

Very good health200
Good health124
Fair health36
Bad health15
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications62
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 40
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
Degree or Similar 59
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Indian70
Pakistani9
Other Asian4
Black African23
Black Caribbean41
Other Black26
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean16
Mixed Other4
White166
Arab2
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom284
European Union17
Rest of Europe1
Africa15
Middle East and Asia51
The Americas and the Caribbean13

Length of Residence

Born in the UK284
10+ Years63
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom247
Italy10
Lithuania3
Poland2
Romania4
Other EU countries1
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa3
Southern Asia27
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America1
No passport held75

Religion

No religion99
Christian156
Buddhist1
Hindu4
Muslim29
Sikh66
Other religion5
Not answered20
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