Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding B9 5RZ, 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%	52.4%	3.4%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	51%	47.6%	-3.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.2%	38.3%	3.1%	37.9%	0.4%
Married: Opposite sex	46.8%	49.9%	3.1%	44.2%	5.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	4.4%	3.1%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	3.8%	3.1%	-0.7%	9.1%	-6.0%
Widowed	9.9%	4.7%	-5.2%	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	41.9%	51.6%	9.7%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	33.9%	30.1%	-3.8%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	13.7%	11.7%	-2.0%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	8.5%	3.8%	-4.7%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	1.2%	1.5%

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.

In the area around B9 5RZ this area, 34.9% 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 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	45.1%	34.9%	-10.2%	18.2%	16.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.7%	12.2%	-3.5%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.2%	14.3%	6.1%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.1%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	14.8%	6.6%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	11.6%	18.2%	6.6%	33.8%	-15.6%
Other	9.9%	2.3%	-7.6%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 12.1% 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	6.9%	10.2%	3.3%	1.1%	9.1%
Chinese	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	43.2%	52.8%	9.6%	2.7%	50.1%
Other Asian	5.7%	1.5%	-4.2%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	2.1%	9.9%	7.8%	2.5%	7.4%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	1.8%	-3.0%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	3%	0.5%	-2.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3.2%	0.7%	-2.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.9%	1.1%	-2.8%	0.9%	0.2%
White	19.7%	12.1%	-7.6%	81.4%	-69.3%
Arab	1.8%	4.2%	2.4%	0.6%	3.6%
Other	2.5%	4.6%	2.1%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.2% 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	62.9%	57.2%	-5.7%	83.2%	-26.0%
European Union	3.4%	8.8%	5.4%	6.1%	2.7%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	2.3%	6.4%	4.1%	2.7%	3.7%
Middle East and Asia	25.2%	25.6%	0.4%	5.6%	20.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	1.6%	-3.4%	1.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.1%	57.1%	-4.0%	83.2%	-26.1%
10+ Years	4.3%	23.9%	19.6%	9.8%	14.1%
5-10 Years	4.1%	8%	3.9%	2.9%	5.1%
2-5 Years	11.2%	6.9%	-4.3%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	19.2%	4%	-15.2%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.2%	76.7%	-11.5%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	9.6%	1.5%	8.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Southern Asia	7.8%	1.2%	6.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	13.4%	13.5%	-0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.7%	37.2%	-32.5%
Christian	11.3%	46.2%	-34.9%
Muslim	80.7%	6.5%	74.2%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Belchers Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Belchers Lane was 397.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 329.2% higher than the Alum Rock average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Belchers Lane has the 5th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock and the 143rd highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 263.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -8.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,000

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in B9 5RZ, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 Belchers Lane are based on 276 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 Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for B9 5RZ

Average Price
£234,743

Semi-Detached
£235,788

Terraced
£233,871

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Belchers Lane

Average Price
£234,104

Semi-Detached
£258,604

Terraced
£218,483

Detached
£304,002

Flats/Maisonettes
£74,348

Other
£120,572

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Belchers LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
284 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£252,500	2025-10-31	£253,251
284 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2025-03-28	£235,465
264 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£213,000	2023-04-06	£225,477
262 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2021-07-19	£279,526
280 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£127,500	2016-08-18	£192,295

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B9 5RZ

Employment

B9 5RZ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in B9 5RZ 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	70
Looking after home or family	63
Student (economically inactive)	42
Self-Employed	36
Retired	33
Other	31
Part-Time Employee	31
Unemployed	30
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	12
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	7
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	1,335 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	1,493 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Nursery School Highfield Road , B8 3QF	3out of 4	1,931 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Adderley Nursery School 1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN	4out of 4	2,366 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	3,355 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alston Junior School Alston Road , Bordesley Green B9 5UN	- not rated	86 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alston Infant School Alston Road , Bordesley Green East B9 5UN	- not rated	86 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alston Primary School Alston Road , Bordesley Green East B9 5UN	3out of 4	86 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alston Primary School Alston Road , Bordesley Green East B9 5UN	- not rated	86 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bordesley Green Primary School Marchmont Road , B9 5XX	3out of 4	597 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saltley Academy Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	3out of 4	321 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saltley School and Specialist Science College Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	- not rated	321 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley Studio College 470 Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5SX	3out of 4	518 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East 441 Alum Rock Road , B8 3DT	4out of 4	1,011 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 256 Hob Moor Road , B10 9HH	4out of 4	1,048 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	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	1,413 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Birmingham College Garretts Green Lane , B33 0TS	- not rated	3,889 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	4,026 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,030 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	4,030 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	3out of 4	723 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	- not rated	723 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	1,199 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Starbank Road , B10 9LR	- not rated	1,199 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Washwood Heath Academy Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS	3out of 4	1,467 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heartlands Hospital School Yardley Green Unit , Yardley Green Road B9 5PX	- not rated	700 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hamd House School 73 Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	895 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rightrack 80 Anthony Road , Saltley B8 3AA	- not rated	1,183 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blackwater Academy 14 Riverside Drive , Stechford B33 9BF	- not rated	1,346 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Education 2 Riverside Drive , Stechford B33 9BF	- not rated	1,375 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
McDonald's	Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green	93 yd
Friends and Family	633A Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	182 yd
Refectory Restaurant	7 Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green	190 yd
Go Pizza Plus Ltd	629 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	192 yd
Cafe One - Autograph	Heartlands Hospital N H S Trus, 51 Bordesley Green East	207 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
East Birminghams Allotment Holders	155 Cotterills Lane, Birmingham		725 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Original UK Fried Chicken Ltd	754 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	167 yd
Luv Shwarma	629 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	192 yd
Bawa JI	629 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	192 yd
Classic Fish Bar/Kebab House	617 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	203 yd
Pizza Rapido	633 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	212 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bashir & Son Covenience Store	167 Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green	492 yd
Aldi Foodstore Ltd	199 Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green	723 yd
Azad Supermarket	733 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham	821 yd
Lidl Uk Gmbh	Alum Rock Road, Birmingham	821 yd
Akasaja Local Shop and Limited	437-441 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	957 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Saltley Wellbeing Centre BROADWAY AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	267 yd
Waverley School YARDLEY GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	732 yd
Women'S Health & Fitness Gym (Closed) 757-761 757-761 Alum Rock Road	health and fitness suite	908 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	194.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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