Hilton Street, West Bromwich, B70 9TW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B70 9TW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	51.2%	47.8%	-3.4%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	48.8%	52.2%	3.4%	49.0%	3.2%

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 9TW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.9% 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	38.5%	42.9%	4.4%	37.9%	5.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.2%	42%	-2.2%	44.2%	-2.2%
Separated	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	5.1%	7.5%	2.4%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	10.3%	4.7%	-5.6%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	38.2%	47.4%	9.2%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	35%	34.9%	-0.1%	33.6%	1.3%
Fair health	20.3%	11.4%	-8.9%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	5.5%	5.2%	-0.3%	4.0%	1.2%
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.

In the area around B70 9TW this area, 31.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	52.6%	31.1%	-21.5%	18.2%	12.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	9.9%	0.3%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	13.7%	2.8%	13.4%	0.3%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	10.8%	1.8%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	7.1%	24.1%	17.0%	33.8%	-9.7%
Other	8.3%	8.5%	0.2%	2.8%	5.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.5% 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	15.2%	18.8%	3.6%	1.1%	17.7%
Chinese	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	8.8%	11.5%	2.7%	3.1%	8.4%
Pakistani	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	2.3%	6.3%	4.0%	1.6%	4.7%
Black African	4.1%	4.5%	0.4%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	6%	2.8%	-3.2%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	0%	3.5%	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	46.1%	38.5%	-7.6%	81.4%	-42.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	6.9%	5.9%	-1.0%	0.6%	5.3%
Other	0%	4.5%	4.5%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.1% 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	73.3%	64.1%	-9.2%	83.2%	-19.1%
European Union	6.9%	11.4%	4.5%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.9%	20%	7.1%	5.6%	14.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	2.1%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.4%	64.4%	-8.0%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	4.1%	20.4%	16.3%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	2.3%	10.4%	8.1%	2.9%	7.5%
2-5 Years	9.7%	3.8%	-5.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	1%	-10.5%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.1%	76.7%	-18.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	4.5%	0.5%	4.0%
Poland	6.9%	1.3%	5.6%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	6.5%	1.2%	5.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	17.9%	13.5%	4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.8%	37.2%	-22.4%
Christian	33.1%	46.2%	-13.1%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	7.2%	1.7%	5.5%
Muslim	27.2%	6.5%	20.7%
Sikh	7.2%	0.9%	6.3%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Hilton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hilton Street was 84.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.7% lower than the Great Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hilton Street has the 68th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge and the 431st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.6%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,200

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B70 9TW, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Hilton Street are based on 28 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 Hilton Street, West Bromwich, B70 9TW

Estimated Average Property Prices for B70 9TW

Average Price
£194,572

Semi-Detached
£174,853

Terraced
£206,895

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hilton Street

Average Price
£181,874

Semi-Detached
£180,869

Terraced
£182,524

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hilton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
111 Hilton Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-05-01	£207,080
87 Hilton Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-11-09	£204,318
107 Hilton Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£150,000	2022-10-14	£157,478
104 Hilton Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2019-06-14	£194,378
85 Hilton Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2018-08-17	£213,904

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B70 9TW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B70 9TW 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	68
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	21
Retired	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	12
Self-Employed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	10

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Human health and social work activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Education	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Other	2
Construction	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hanbury Primary School 2 Hanbury Road , B70 9NT	3out of 4	437 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ryders Green Primary School Claypit Lane , B70 9UJ	3out of 4	448 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lodge Primary School Oak Lane , B70 8PN	3out of 4	848 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Primary School Anne Close , Off Dunkirk Avenue B70 0ES	- not rated	1,236 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hargate Primary School Hargate Lane , B71 1PG	4out of 4	1,480 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Salter Academy Davey Road , B70 9UW	3out of 4	646 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Health Futures UTC High Street , B70 8DJ	1out of 4	1,086 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Kelvin Way , B70 7LE	- not rated	1,565 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road , B69 2HE	3out of 4	2,292 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Phoenix Collegiate Clarkes Lane , B71 2BX	2out of 4	2,561 yd	Foundation school	No	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	1,795 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley College of Technology The Broadway , DY1 4AS	- not rated	5,173 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	1,112 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Meadows School The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU	3out of 4	1,594 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley Port School Dudley Port School , station drive DY4 7QR	- not rated	2,600 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell Valley School 150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT	- not rated	2,821 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Albright Education Centre South Tipton Campus Site , Alexandra Road DY4 7NR	4out of 4	3,020 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	Distance
Brandon Way Cafe	Unit 1, Brandon Way Industrial Estate, Brandon Way	426 yd
Cielo	YMCA Black Country Group, 38 Carters Green	723 yd
Oak House Museum	Oak House, Oak Road	736 yd
Little Miss	5a Carters Green	832 yd
Akash Balti also trading as Chaii Adda	385 High Street	874 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Naval Association Club	108 Bull Lane	314 yd
The Vine	The Vine Inn, 123 Dartmouth Street	464 yd
Railway Inn	The Railway Inn, 79 Harwood Street	467 yd
Soho Oak	Oak Lane	498 yd
The Yew Tree	The Yew Tree, Albion Road	509 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Big John's	1b Dudley Street	755 yd
Carters Green Fish Bar	7 Carters Green	832 yd
Chulo Authentic Nepalese Flavours	5 Carters Green	832 yd
Hong Kong(464)	464 High Street	838 yd
UK Shawarma Ltd	11 Carters Green	842 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Food Stores	Tildasley Street		897 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	373 High Street		942 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hanbury Primary School HANBURY ROAD	grass pitches	317 yd
Greets Green Playing Fields LIVING WELL STREET	grass pitches	363 yd
Marl Hole Park Gads Lane	grass pitches	420 yd
Ymca (West Bromwich) JOHN LEES HOUSE JOHN LEES HOUSE CARTERS GREEN	health and fitness suite	678 yd
George Salter Academy DAVEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	692 yd
Health Futures Utc HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	988 yd
Sandwell College (West Bromwich Campus) (Closed) High Street	health and fitness suite	988 yd
West Bromwich Leisure Centre WEST BROMWICH LEISURE CENTRE WEST BROMWICH LEISURE CENTRE MOOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,066 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	47.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	90.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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