Saffron, Amington, Tamworth, B77 4EP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B77 4EP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.2%	50.4%	-0.8%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	48.8%	49.6%	0.8%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.7%	41%	6.3%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	39.1%	32.6%	-6.5%	44.2%	-11.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.7%	1.5%	-3.2%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	14.6%	15.7%	1.1%	9.1%	6.6%
Widowed	6.9%	8.8%	1.9%	6.1%	2.7%

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	42.7%	45.8%	3.1%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	35.5%	34.5%	-1.0%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	11.7%	12.6%	0.9%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	8.3%	4.9%	-3.4%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	1.2%	1.0%

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 B77 4EP this area, 30.8% 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 16.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.7%	30.8%	-3.9%	18.2%	12.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19%	13.5%	-5.5%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.9%	18.8%	4.9%	13.4%	5.4%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.1%	14.6%	-1.5%	16.9%	-2.3%
Degree or Similar	8.4%	16.5%	8.1%	33.8%	-17.3%
Other	5.5%	3.1%	-2.4%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	95.7%	95.3%	-0.4%	81.4%	13.9%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.5% 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	90.9%	82.5%	-8.4%	83.2%	-0.7%
European Union	7.5%	16.7%	9.2%	6.1%	10.6%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.1%	82.7%	-7.4%	83.2%	-0.5%
10+ Years	0.5%	6.6%	6.1%	9.8%	-3.2%
5-10 Years	2.4%	4.9%	2.5%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	4.5%	4.9%	0.4%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.8%	76.7%	-15.9%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	9.6%	1.3%	8.3%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	22.7%	13.5%	9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.4%	37.2%	7.2%
Christian	49%	46.2%	2.8%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Saffron Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Saffron was 86.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.2% higher than the Amington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Saffron has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Amington and the 73rd highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Tamworth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,000

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in B77 4EP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 5/10 (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 Saffron are based on 50 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tamworth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Saffron, Amington, Tamworth, B77 4EP

Estimated Average Property Prices for B77 4EP

Average Price
£180,977

Semi-Detached
£186,760

Terraced
£179,400

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Saffron

Average Price
£189,512

Semi-Detached
£184,645

Terraced
£190,728

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on SaffronStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Saffron, Tamworth, Staffordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£177,000	2025-05-23	£181,534
62 Saffron, Tamworth, Staffordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2025-05-21	£184,611
36 Saffron, Tamworth, Staffordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2023-12-01	£179,665
72 Saffron, Tamworth, Staffordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2022-12-19	£195,638
54 Saffron, Tamworth, Staffordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2021-03-31	£181,359

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B77 4EP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Self-Employed	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Transport and storage	25
Manufacturing	21
Human health and social work activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	12
Education	10
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Quince , Amington B77 4EN	3out of 4	183 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres Levett Road , Amington B77 4AB	3out of 4	847 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Florendine Primary School Florendine Street , Amington B77 3DD	3out of 4	953 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glascote Academy Silverlink Road , Glascote B77 2EA	4out of 4	995 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Woodlands Community Primary School Canning Road , Glascote B77 3JX	3out of 4	1,324 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Landau Forte Academy, Amington Woodland Road , Amington B77 4FF	2out of 4	696 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy Birds Bush Road , Belgrave B77 2NE	2out of 4	2,117 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Wilnecote School Tinkers Green Road , Wilnecote B77 5LF	2out of 4	3,192 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Ashby Road , B79 8AH	3out of 4	3,255 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Polesworth School Dordon Road , Dordon B78 1QT	4out of 4	3,360 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Ashby Road , B79 8AA	- not rated	3,125 yd	Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Two Rivers Primary School Quince , B77 4EN	4out of 4	259 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Two Rivers High School Torc Campus , Silver Link Road B77 2HJ	4out of 4	1,884 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kettlebrook Short Stay School Tame Street , Kettlebrook B77 1AL	3out of 4	2,659 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stepping Stones School Mortimer House , 17 Victoria Road B79 7HS	- not rated	2,813 yd	Other independent special 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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Greenhouse Coffee Shop (Skills Tank)	Skills Tank Tamworth, Silica Road		562 yd
Karen's Kitchen	29a, Mica Close, Amington Industrial Estate		1,085 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Food For Thought	6 TAMWORTH BUSINESS CENTRE AMBER CLOSE, AMINGTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE		482 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	284 Tamworth Road, Amington		955 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tamworth & District Indoor Bowls Club EAGLE DRIVE	indoor bowls	372 yd
Tamworth Golf Centre Ltd (Closed) Eagle Drive	golf	551 yd
Landau-Forte Academy (Closed) Highfield Avenue	grass pitches, swimming pool	814 yd
Landau-Forte Academy Amington GREENHEART	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	823 yd
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres LEVETT ROAD	grass pitches	885 yd
Glascote Academy SILVER LINK ROAD	grass pitches	1,026 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	60.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	60.3%

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	67 Mbit/s
Average download speed	119.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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