High Street, West Bromwich, B70 6JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B70 6JX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	41.6%	51.6%	10.0%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	58.4%	48.4%	-10.0%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 B70 6JX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.4% 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	48.3%	55.4%	7.1%	37.9%	17.5%
Married: Opposite sex	33.1%	31.1%	-2.0%	44.2%	-13.1%
Separated	4.8%	2.2%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	8.2%	5.8%	-2.4%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	5.6%	5.4%	-0.2%	6.1%	-0.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	35.2%	40.5%	5.3%	48.4%	-7.9%
Good health	39.5%	34.4%	-5.1%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	16.9%	15.6%	-1.3%	12.7%	2.9%
Bad health	6.1%	6.3%	0.2%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	1.2%	2.0%

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 B70 6JX this area, 34.3% 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 22.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	36.8%	34.3%	-2.5%	18.2%	16.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	11.9%	-3.3%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	12.8%	0.2%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.8%	4.1%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	9.9%	3.2%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	14.5%	22.4%	7.9%	33.8%	-11.4%
Other	13.4%	3.8%	-9.6%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.4% 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)
Bangladeshi	14%	9.8%	-4.2%	1.1%	8.7%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	17.4%	24.3%	6.9%	3.1%	21.2%
Pakistani	4.9%	7.9%	3.0%	2.7%	5.2%
Other Asian	4.9%	6.3%	1.4%	1.6%	4.7%
Black African	4.1%	1.9%	-2.2%	2.5%	-0.6%
Black Caribbean	14.2%	6.9%	-7.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Other Black	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	4%	1.7%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
White	29.9%	29.4%	-0.5%	81.4%	-52.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.1%	1.0%
Other	0.9%	3.4%	2.5%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.8% 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	57.6%	53.8%	-3.8%	83.2%	-29.4%
European Union	10.2%	10.6%	0.4%	6.1%	4.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	23.3%	29.6%	6.3%	5.6%	24.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.1%	2.9%	-3.2%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	54%	-3.6%	83.2%	-29.2%
10+ Years	4.1%	22.2%	18.1%	9.8%	12.4%
5-10 Years	8.1%	5.3%	-2.8%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	10.8%	10.3%	-0.5%	2.2%	8.1%
Less than 2 years	19.5%	8.2%	-11.3%	1.9%	6.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	76.7%	-22.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	5.8%	0.6%	5.2%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	12.9%	1.2%	11.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	14.5%	13.5%	1.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.9%	37.2%	-19.3%
Christian	29%	46.2%	-17.2%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	7.4%	1.7%	5.7%
Muslim	19.5%	6.5%	13.0%
Sikh	19.3%	0.9%	18.4%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 66.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.2% lower than the Greets Green and Lyng average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Street has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng and the 418th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 6.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B70 6JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 High Street are based on 173 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 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 6JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for B70 6JX

Average Price
£294,023

Semi-Detached
£231,743

Terraced
£197,609

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£611,411

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£344,160

Semi-Detached
£276,058

Terraced
£271,242

Detached
£554,738

Flats/Maisonettes
£172,593

Other
£684,763

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£600,000	2024-02-16	£609,009
24 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£170,000	2010-06-21	£320,806
22 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£55,000	2006-09-15	£97,872
2 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£59,000	1998-08-26	£292,471
24 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£100,000	1998-04-24	£508,696

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B70 6JX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B70 6JX 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	84
Long-Term Sick or disabled	43
Other	37
Part-Time Employee	34
Looking after home or family	29
Student (economically inactive)	27
Retired	26
Unemployed	20
Self-Employed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Manufacturing	16
Transport and storage	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	6
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Education	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Trinity Road South , B70 6NF	3out of 4	326 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King George V Primary School Beeches Road , B70 6JA	3out of 4	719 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyng Primary School Horton Street , B70 7SQ	3out of 4	1,027 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lodge Primary School Oak Lane , B70 8PN	3out of 4	1,426 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Betts Primary Academy West End Avenue , B66 1RE	3out of 4	1,566 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	- not rated	1,350 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Health Futures UTC High Street , B70 8DJ	1out of 4	1,414 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	1,439 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holly Lane , B67 7JG	3out of 4	1,823 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Salter Academy Davey Road , B70 9UW	3out of 4	2,479 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	481 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	549 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The British Muslim School Latifiah Fultali Complex , Lodge Road B70 8NX	- not rated	1,319 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	2,054 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton School Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH	4out of 4	3,186 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Meadows School The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU	3out of 4	3,255 yd	Community 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
Red Leaf Village	28-32 High Street	92 yd
The Great Lion Ltd	43 High Street	210 yd
The Conference Suite	10-24 Thomas Street	347 yd
Chana Catering Services	134 High Street	502 yd
Depika Sweet Centre	125 High Street	553 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sportsman Club	The Sportsman, 13-15 High Street	50 yd
Ye Olde Wine Shoppe	89 High Street	381 yd
Chacha Ka Dabba	130 High Street	427 yd
Flirts	140B High Street	502 yd
Prince of Wales	The Prince Of Wales, 130 High Street	502 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Junction 1 Fish Bar	22 High Street	2 yd
Pizza Box U.K Ltd	7 Nicholls Street	330 yd
Fivestar Flavours Caribbean Takeaway	94 High Street	332 yd
Veggie Master also trading as Veggie Tadkar	90 High Street	351 yd
Aafee's Fried Chicken	92 High Street	351 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods	Farmfoods Freezer Centre, Princess Parade	669 yd
Heron Frozen Foods Limited	191-193 Princess Parade, High Street	754 yd
Poundland	36-37 Queens Square	845 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Unit 21, 93-94 Kings Square	884 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Easygym (West Brom) 28-32 28-32 High Street	health and fitness suite	103 yd
Holy Trinity C E Primary School TRINITY ROAD SOUTH	grass pitches	358 yd
Pace Health Club (Birmingham) BIRMINGHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	625 yd
Sandwell College (Central Campus) SPON LANE	health and fitness suite	637 yd
Kenrick Park DEVEREUX ROAD	grass pitches	675 yd
Sandwell Park Golf Club BIRMINGHAM ROAD	golf	843 yd
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Birmingham Road	grass pitches	863 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	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.0%

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	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	101.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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