Popes Lane, Oldbury, B69 4PN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B69 4PN has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	45.4%	48.7%	3.3%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	54.6%	51.3%	-3.3%	49.0%	2.3%

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 4PN there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.2% 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	34.4%	34.6%	0.2%	37.9%	-3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	50.8%	54.2%	3.4%	44.2%	10.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	3.9%	2.4%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	7.3%	6.2%	-1.1%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	3.6%	2.4%	-1.2%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (85.4%) 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	45%	58.8%	13.8%	48.4%	10.4%
Good health	34.6%	26.6%	-8.0%	33.6%	-7.0%
Fair health	16.2%	11.1%	-5.1%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

In the area around B69 4PN this area, 35% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 22.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	39%	35%	-4.0%	18.2%	16.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	11.5%	-2.7%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	11.8%	1.2%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	13.1%	1.9%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	10.3%	22.2%	11.9%	33.8%	-11.6%
Other	13.6%	4%	-9.6%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.9% 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	2.9%	0.9%	-2.0%	1.1%	-0.2%
Indian	16%	23.5%	7.5%	3.1%	20.4%
Pakistani	29.5%	36.3%	6.8%	2.7%	33.6%
Other Asian	5.2%	3.1%	-2.1%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	2.3%	4.7%	2.4%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	5.2%	4.1%	-1.1%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
White	35.1%	19.9%	-15.2%	81.4%	-61.5%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	4.3%	4.3%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.4% 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	65.1%	60.4%	-4.7%	83.2%	-22.8%
European Union	6.4%	7.5%	1.1%	6.1%	1.4%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	23.9%	25.7%	1.8%	5.6%	20.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	1.3%	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	64.7%	60.5%	-4.2%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	6.6%	20.4%	13.8%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	5.2%	7%	1.8%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	8.3%	6.3%	-2.0%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	15.1%	5.9%	-9.2%	1.9%	4.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	76.7%	-12.1%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	10.6%	1.2%	9.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	12.2%	13.5%	-1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.7%	37.2%	-29.5%
Christian	18.4%	46.2%	-27.8%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	46%	6.5%	39.5%
Sikh	17.4%	0.9%	16.5%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Popes Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Popes Lane was 62.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.4% lower than the Langley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Popes Lane has the 18th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Langley and the 386th lowest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -68.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B69 4PN, 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 Popes Lane are based on 4 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 Popes Lane, Oldbury, B69 4PN

Estimated Average Property Prices for B69 4PN

Average Price
£4,595,139

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£4,595,139

Estimated Average Property Prices for Popes Lane

Average Price
£1,895,036

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,895,036

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Popes LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Office Building Unistrut Limited Popes Lane, Oldbury, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£3,250,000	2017-05-30	£4,540,972

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Employment

B69 4PN area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in B69 4PN 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	119
Part-Time Employee	54
Looking after home or family	50
Student (economically inactive)	33
Retired	32
Self-Employed	27
Other	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	12

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	31
Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Administrative and support service activities	13
Transport and storage	13
Construction	11
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	7
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edith Sands Nursery School Pottery Road , Off Brasshouse Lane B66 2HY	- not rated	2,415 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Betts Primary Academy West End Avenue , B66 1RE	3out of 4	538 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary School West End Avenue , B66 1RF	- not rated	625 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Infant School Gresham Road , B68 8SB	- not rated	735 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Junior School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	- not rated	737 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rood End Primary School Rood End Road , B68 8SQ	- not rated	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Kelvin Way , B70 7LE	3out of 4	972 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School Holly Lane , B67 7JG	- not rated	1,116 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	1,116 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Park College Holly Lane , B67 7JF	- not rated	1,261 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Smethwick Hall Boys' School Auckland Road , B67 7AY	- not rated	1,836 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,817 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	4,078 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit Holly Lane , B67 7JB	- not rated	1,348 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Albert Bradford School Holly Lane , B66 1QN	- not rated	1,557 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD	- not rated	1,835 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al Khair Primary School 61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR	- not rated	1,897 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	2,142 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Members Kitchen	Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street	581 yd
Crystal Drive Cafe	9 Ash Court, Crystal Drive	596 yd
Cafelicious	61 Tat Bank Road	642 yd
Sodexo (Geopost)	Hub 3, Broadwell Road	666 yd
Blairs Caribbean Takeaway	31c Birmingham Street	872 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The British Queen	British Queen, 133 Birmingham Road	182 yd
The British Queen (Kitchen)	British Queen, 133 Birmingham Road	182 yd
Samsons	Rood End Road	413 yd
Oldbury Social Club	40 Birmingham Road	569 yd
Oldbury Social Club Bar & Grill Nepali Chef Indian Food & Takeaway	40 Birmingham Road	569 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
King Fish Kebab House	158 Birmingham Road	141 yd
Phat Bois	46 Birmingham Road	569 yd
Lin's Kitchen	42 Rood End Road	650 yd
The Indian Hut	26 Rood End Road	823 yd
Charlies Sweet Centre	10 Rood End Road	823 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legacy (Closed) Global House Global House Popes Lane	health and fitness suite	472 yd
Legacy (Closed) Bradfield House Bradfield House Popes Lane	health and fitness suite	473 yd
George Betts Primary School WEST END AVENUE	grass pitches	537 yd
Xercise4Less (Smethwick) CRYSTAL HOUSE CRYSTAL HOUSE CRYSTAL DRIVE	health and fitness suite	564 yd
Warley Rfc TAT BANK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	864 yd
Christ Church C Of E Primary School ALBERT STREET	grass pitches	926 yd
Warley Rfc (St Johns Pitches) St. Johns Road	grass pitches	1,018 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.0%
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%

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

Overview of B69 4PN