Southern Road, Birmingham, B8 2EH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding B8 2EH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	49.9%	49.2%	-0.7%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	50.1%	50.8%	0.7%	49.0%	1.8%

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	29.9%	40.4%	10.5%	37.9%	2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	55.9%	47.8%	-8.1%	44.2%	3.6%
Separated	2.7%	3.7%	1.0%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	5%	3.7%	-1.3%	9.1%	-5.4%
Widowed	6.5%	4.4%	-2.1%	6.1%	-1.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90.2%) 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	45.4%	55.7%	10.3%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	35.2%	34.5%	-0.7%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	14.3%	6.2%	-8.1%	12.7%	-6.5%
Bad health	4.3%	3.1%	-1.2%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	38.2%	26.5%	-11.7%	18.2%	8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	11.8%	-2.1%	9.6%	2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	14.7%	1.4%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	15.4%	5.0%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	13.6%	23.5%	9.9%	33.8%	-10.3%
Other	9.8%	5.9%	-3.9%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 5.7% 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	1.4%	5.7%	4.3%	1.1%	4.6%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.1%	0.5%	-2.6%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	56.6%	58.2%	1.6%	2.7%	55.5%
Other Asian	7.2%	11.3%	4.1%	1.6%	9.7%
Black African	5.1%	5.2%	0.1%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0%	1%	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.2%	2.1%	1.9%	0.8%	1.3%
White	19.8%	5.7%	-14.1%	81.4%	-75.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	0.1%	2.5%
Arab	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	1.6%	-1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.2% 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	63.2%	63.2%	0.0%	83.2%	-20.0%
European Union	3.3%	10.4%	7.1%	6.1%	4.3%
Africa	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	30.1%	22.3%	-7.8%	5.6%	16.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.3%	-0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.2%	62.6%	0.4%	83.2%	-20.6%
10+ Years	4.5%	26.7%	22.2%	9.8%	16.9%
5-10 Years	5.7%	5.6%	-0.1%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	7%	3.1%	-3.9%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	2.1%	-18.4%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	6.7%	1.5%	5.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
No passport held	10.3%	13.5%	-3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	0.5%	37.2%	-36.7%
Christian	10.3%	46.2%	-35.9%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	85.1%	6.5%	78.6%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	2.6%	6.0%	-3.4%

Safety

Is Southern Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southern Road was 90.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.8% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southern Road has the 54th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill and the 1472nd highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 70.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 29.4%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B8 2EH, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Southern Road are based on 125 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Birmingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Southern Road, Birmingham, B8 2EH

Estimated Average Property Prices for B8 2EH

Average Price
£208,626

Semi-Detached
£257,522

Terraced
£206,879

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southern Road

Average Price
£218,070

Semi-Detached
£253,065

Terraced
£207,249

Detached
£231,164

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southern Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
46 Southern Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£153,500	2022-02-17	£169,034
8 Southern Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2021-06-11	£113,964
20 Southern Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2020-12-21	£185,348
16 Southern Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£134,000	2016-09-30	£201,199
22 Southern Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2016-02-29	£200,158

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B8 2EH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B8 2EH 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	25
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	18
Self-Employed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Other	8
Retired	8
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Transport and storage	22
Manufacturing	19
Education	18
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	3
Construction	2
Other	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Washwood Heath Nursery School 201 Sladefield Road , Ward End B8 2SY	4out of 4	698 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Nursery School Highfield Road , B8 3QF	3out of 4	1,885 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bordesley Green East Nursery School 358 Bordesley Green East , Stechford B33 8QB	3out of 4	2,113 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Adderley Nursery School 1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN	4out of 4	2,873 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	3,601 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornton Primary School Thornton Road , Ward End B8 2LQ	3out of 4	483 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sladefield Infant School Bamville Road , Ward End B8 2TJ	3out of 4	640 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ward End Primary School Ingleton Road , B8 2RA	3out of 4	724 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School Gumbleberrys Close , Off Cotterills Lane B8 2PS	3out of 4	1,031 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hodge Hill Primary School 76 Twycross Grove , Hodge Hill B36 8LD	- not rated	1,127 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Washwood Heath Technology College Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS	- not rated	554 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hodge Hill College Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8HB	3out of 4	956 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hodge Hill Girls' School Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8EY	3out of 4	1,141 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Saltley Academy Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	3out of 4	1,355 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saltley School and Specialist Science College Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	- not rated	1,355 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College, Birmingham Fordrough Campus , B9 5NA	- not rated	2,772 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Birmingham College Garretts Green Lane , B33 0TS	- not rated	4,157 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Josiah Mason College Slade Road , B23 7JH	- not rated	4,463 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,587 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,587 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Washwood Heath Academy Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS	3out of 4	554 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	3out of 4	2,287 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	- not rated	2,287 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	2,676 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	2,850 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ward End Community College 962-968 Alum Rock Road , Ward End B8 2LS	- not rated	279 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Braidwood School for the Deaf Bromford Road , B36 8AF	3out of 4	1,003 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethel Christian School Ward End Road , Ward End B8 2QU	- not rated	1,081 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heart of Birmingham Vocational College 328 - 332 Bromford Lane , B8 2SD	- not rated	1,081 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beaufort School Stechford Road , Hodge Hill B34 6BJ	1out of 4	1,170 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Magazin Romanesc	856 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	132 yd
UKS Fried Chicken	852 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	136 yd
Bun and Peri	870 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	202 yd
Bakeville	18 Fox And Goose Shopping Centre, Washwood Heath Road	311 yd
The Cake Solution	18 Fox And Goose Shopping Centre, Washwood Heath Road	311 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ward End Social Club	10 St Margarets Road, Birmingham	303 yd
The Hornet	991 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham	372 yd
Barley Mow	Barley Mow Inn, 117 St Margarets Road	522 yd
Washwood Heath Conservative Club	550 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	842 yd
East Birminghams Allotment Holders	155 Cotterills Lane, Birmingham	982 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Muncheeze	850 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	132 yd
Fuji Sushi	852 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	136 yd
Papa Ge's Kebab House	888 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	305 yd
Lucky Rainbow	Unit 7, Fox And Goose Shopping Centre	314 yd
Subway	884 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	315 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Discount Supermarket	850 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham	560 yd
Bucuresti Magazine	629 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham	660 yd
Azad Supermarket	733 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham	871 yd
Lidl Uk Gmbh	Alum Rock Road, Birmingham	871 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Birmingham Beaufort Park) COLESHILL ROAD	health and fitness suite	452 yd
Washwood Heath Academy BURNEY LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	558 yd
Brockhurst Road Playing Field COLESHILL ROAD	grass pitches	645 yd
Women'S Health & Fitness Gym (Closed) 757-761 757-761 Alum Rock Road	health and fitness suite	800 yd
Hodge Hill College Bromford Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	924 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of B8 2EH