Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B74 2DA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	51%	-0.5%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	48.5%	49%	0.5%	49.0%	0.0%

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 B74 2DA 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	33.4%	29.4%	-4.0%	37.9%	-8.5%
Married: Opposite sex	46.8%	54.2%	7.4%	44.2%	10.0%
Separated	3.8%	2.4%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	9.8%	9.8%	0.0%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	6.2%	4.3%	-1.9%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (89.5%) 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	55.7%	56.4%	0.7%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	35.1%	33.1%	-2.0%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	7.4%	7.6%	0.2%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	18%	15.8%	-2.2%	18.2%	-2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.1%	9.1%	-8.0%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	11.8%	-4.5%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	6.2%	3.5%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.8%	19.4%	7.6%	16.9%	2.5%
Degree or Similar	30.1%	37.2%	7.1%	33.8%	3.4%
Other	4%	0.5%	-3.5%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72.7% 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	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	13.1%	13.1%	0.0%	3.1%	10.0%
Pakistani	2.9%	2.8%	-0.1%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	77.8%	72.7%	-5.1%	81.4%	-8.7%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 89.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91%	89.1%	-1.9%	83.2%	5.9%
European Union	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	6.1%	-4.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	7.4%	0.6%	5.6%	1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.8%	88.6%	-2.2%	83.2%	5.4%
10+ Years	0.7%	9.4%	8.7%	9.8%	-0.4%
5-10 Years	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	2.9%	-2.2%
2-5 Years	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	6.1%	0.2%	-5.9%	1.9%	-1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.7%	76.7%	15.0%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.3%	37.2%	-8.9%
Christian	46.8%	46.2%	0.6%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Muslim	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
Sikh	10.5%	0.9%	9.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Compton Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Compton Drive was 12.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 52.7% lower than the Streetly average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Compton Drive has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Streetly and the 45th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 5.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in B74 2DA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Compton Drive are based on 98 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Walsall.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DA

Estimated Average Property Prices for B74 2DA

Average Price
£200,772

Semi-Detached
£332,898

Terraced
£224,982

Detached
£320,592

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,521

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Compton Drive

Average Price
£238,021

Semi-Detached
£320,459

Terraced
£259,334

Detached
£331,775

Flats/Maisonettes
£133,483

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Compton DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
53 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£286,000	2025-11-28	£292,614
65 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£272,500	2025-10-24	£281,932
27 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2024-05-31	£137,804
29 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£79,000	2022-06-10	£83,107
17 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£111,000	2022-04-06	£118,584

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B74 2DA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	173
Retired	83
Part-Time Employee	58
Self-Employed	42
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	66
Human health and social work activities	35
Manufacturing	31
Education	31
Construction	28
Financial and insurance activities	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Administrative and support service activities	19
Other	14
Transport and storage	13
Information and communication	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goodway Nursery School 5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL	4out of 4	3,920 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School 256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX	- not rated	4,106 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lindens Primary School Hundred Acre Road , Streetly B74 2BB	- not rated	514 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lindens Academy Hundred Acre Road , Streetly B74 2BB	3out of 4	514 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly Blackwood Road , Streetly B74 3PL	- not rated	891 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blackwood School Blackwood Road , Streetly B74 3PH	- not rated	1,095 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blackwood School Blackwood Road , B74 3PH	3out of 4	1,095 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Streetly Academy Queslett Road East , B74 2EX	3out of 4	755 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Streetly School Queslett Road East , B74 2EX	- not rated	755 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barr Beacon School Old Hall Lane , Aldridge WS9 0RF	3out of 4	2,101 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barr Beacon Language College Old Hall Lane , Aldridge WS9 0RF	- not rated	2,101 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SR	3out of 4	2,809 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Birmingham College Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NE	- not rated	4,032 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge School Coppice View Road , Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE	- not rated	2,092 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longmoor School and Residential Unit Coppice View Road , B73 6UE	- not rated	2,092 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School Coppice View Road , Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE	3out of 4	2,092 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aspire AP School 2 70 Raglan Road , B66 3ND	- not rated	3,027 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Queslett School St Margaret's Hospital , Great Barr B43 7EZ	- not rated	3,094 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
Indian Nights	39 Boundary Road, Streetly	449 yd
The Hollies Compass Childrens Home	91 Chester Road, Streetly	767 yd
Breathe Coffee Lounge	81 Blackwood Road, Streetly	895 yd
Breakfast Express	188c Chester Road, Streetly	972 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmer John's	Aldridge Road, Streetly	192 yd
Brew House	49 Boundary Road, Streetly	432 yd
The Queslett	Queslett Road, Streetly	844 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Streetly Takeaway	43 Boundary Road, Streetly	449 yd
Rickshaw Takeaway	121 Chester Road, Streetly	827 yd
Jasmine House	Unit 3, Stockland Court, 121 Chester Road	847 yd
Blackwood Fish Bar	85 Blackwood Road, Streetly	904 yd
Spice Inn	69 Blackwood Road, Streetly	904 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	184 B, Chester Road		972 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Streetly Academy Queslett Road East	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	754 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	58.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	58.1%

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	62.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	209.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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