Sandwell Road, West Bromwich, B70 8TF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B70 8TF, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% 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	49.7%	52.4%	2.7%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	50.3%	47.6%	-2.7%	49.0%	-1.4%

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 8TF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% 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	38.4%	43.6%	5.2%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	42%	42.7%	0.7%	44.2%	-1.5%
Separated	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	10.9%	5.4%	-5.5%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	6.2%	5.1%	-1.1%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	42.9%	43%	0.1%	48.4%	-5.4%
Good health	32.9%	36.9%	4.0%	33.6%	3.3%
Fair health	18.8%	14.3%	-4.5%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	0.9%	1%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	34.4%	27.8%	-6.6%	18.2%	9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	10.2%	-0.3%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	10.5%	0.7%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	3.7%	0.8%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	13.4%	4.7%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	22.1%	29%	6.9%	33.8%	-4.8%
Other	11.6%	5.4%	-6.2%	2.8%	2.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.3% 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	9.7%	4.4%	-5.3%	1.1%	3.3%
Chinese	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	18.5%	21.4%	2.9%	3.1%	18.3%
Pakistani	5.6%	3.9%	-1.7%	2.7%	1.2%
Other Asian	8.8%	7.5%	-1.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Black African	1.8%	3.2%	1.4%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	5%	6.1%	1.1%	1.0%	5.1%
Other Black	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	4.9%	3.7%	0.9%	4.0%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	44.7%	33.3%	-11.4%	81.4%	-48.1%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	2.9%	11.2%	8.3%	1.6%	9.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.1% 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	65.9%	57.1%	-8.8%	83.2%	-26.1%
European Union	7.6%	11.1%	3.5%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	2.6%	2.9%	0.3%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	21.8%	27%	5.2%	5.6%	21.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	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	65%	56.8%	-8.2%	83.2%	-26.4%
10+ Years	3.5%	25.2%	21.7%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	6.2%	7.2%	1.0%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	6.8%	4.8%	-2.0%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	6%	-12.5%	1.9%	4.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.1%	76.7%	-13.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	9.5%	1.2%	8.3%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
British Overseas Territories	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
No passport held	11.9%	13.5%	-1.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.6%	37.2%	-22.6%
Christian	34.7%	46.2%	-11.5%
Buddhist	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Hindu	6.3%	1.7%	4.6%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	12.6%	6.5%	6.1%
Sikh	21.8%	0.9%	20.9%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Sandwell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sandwell Road was 603.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 433.7% higher than the Greets Green and Lyng average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sandwell Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng and the 16th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 240.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 29.9%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,700

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B70 8TF, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Sandwell Road are based on 23 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 Sandwell Road

Average Price
£269,774

Semi-Detached
£270,495

Terraced
£214,558

Detached
£256,250

Flats/Maisonettes
£281,667

Other
£582,967

Property Prices Comparison

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B70 8TF 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	126
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	44
Unemployed	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Self-Employed	22
Looking after home or family	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	23
Manufacturing	18
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fullbrook Nursery School West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN	4out of 4	5,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hargate Primary School Hargate Lane , B71 1PG	4out of 4	289 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lodge Primary School Oak Lane , B70 8PN	3out of 4	818 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints CofE Primary School Wilford Road , B71 1QN	3out of 4	1,000 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ryders Green Primary School Claypit Lane , B70 9UJ	3out of 4	1,086 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King George V Primary School Beeches Road , B70 6JA	3out of 4	1,100 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Health Futures UTC High Street , B70 8DJ	1out of 4	299 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
George Salter Academy Davey Road , B70 9UW	3out of 4	1,019 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Kelvin Way , B70 7LE	- not rated	1,755 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Phoenix Collegiate Clarkes Lane , B71 2BX	2out of 4	1,819 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Academy Halfords Lane , B71 4LG	4out of 4	2,939 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	1,192 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The British Muslim School Latifiah Fultali Complex , Lodge Road B70 8NX	- not rated	400 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	2,080 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Community School Westminster Road , B71 2JN	3out of 4	2,361 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Meadows School The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU	3out of 4	2,726 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Regis Academy 8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA	- not rated	3,656 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
Mayur Catering Services Ltd	363 High Street	252 yd
Cafe Central	Central Library	364 yd
Akash Balti also trading as Chaii Adda	385 High Street	368 yd
The Shaftesbury Casino	The Shaftesbury Casino, 377 High Street	368 yd
Chickaros	Unit 3b, Astle Outlet Park, High Street	391 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Crown	56 Sandwell Road	43 yd
The Clock House - (Pub Only)	361 High Street	225 yd
The Clock House - Kitchen	361 High Street	225 yd
The Wheatsheaf Hotel	The Wheatsheaf, 379 High Street	368 yd
The Old Hop Pole	Old Hop Pole, 474 High Street	387 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Viva la smash	341 High Street	225 yd
Caspian Pizza	357 High Street	225 yd
Jade Garden	365 High Street	252 yd
Hong Kong(464)	464 High Street	387 yd
Grill N Shake	1a Carters Green	418 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK GmbH	373 High Street	252 yd
Poundland	36-37 Queens Square	763 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	Unit 21, 93-94 Kings Square	765 yd
Aldi Food Stores	Tildasley Street	839 yd
Heron Frozen Foods Limited	191-193 Princess Parade, High Street	859 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hargate Primary School HARGATE LANE	grass pitches	227 yd
Health Futures Utc HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	297 yd
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed) High Street	health and fitness suite	297 yd
Pure Gym (West Bromwich) 10A 10A ASTLE PARK	health and fitness suite	361 yd
Ymca (West Bromwich) JOHN LEES HOUSE JOHN LEES HOUSE CARTERS GREEN	health and fitness suite	633 yd
Jesson Playing Fields MILTON STREET	grass pitches	733 yd
West Bromwich Leisure Centre WEST BROMWICH LEISURE CENTRE WEST BROMWICH LEISURE CENTRE MOOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	895 yd
All Saints C Of E Primary School WILFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	1,013 yd
Sandwell College (Central Campus) SPON LANE	health and fitness suite	1,073 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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