Marchmont Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5XX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B9 5XX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52%	50.8%	-1.2%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	48%	49.2%	1.2%	49.0%	0.2%

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 vicinity of B9 5XX there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56.9% 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	29%	34.1%	5.1%	37.9%	-3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	60%	56.9%	-3.1%	44.2%	12.7%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	9.1%	-6.4%
Widowed	4.9%	4.1%	-0.8%	6.1%	-2.0%

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	51.4%	46%	-5.4%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	27.1%	34.4%	7.3%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	16.6%	13.2%	-3.4%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	3.7%	5.4%	1.7%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	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 B9 5XX this area, 36.1% 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	29.6%	36.1%	6.5%	18.2%	17.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	9.2%	-2.3%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	13.3%	0.1%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	12.8%	2.7%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	21.6%	23.4%	1.8%	33.8%	-10.4%
Other	12.9%	2.4%	-10.5%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 8.8% 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	3.7%	6.6%	2.9%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	4.1%	0%	-4.1%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	55.5%	60.7%	5.2%	2.7%	58.0%
Other Asian	5.3%	7%	1.7%	1.6%	5.4%
Black African	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	5.5%	0.4%	-5.1%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	2%	3%	1.0%	0.8%	2.2%
White	13.1%	8.8%	-4.3%	81.4%	-72.6%
Arab	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1%	5%	4.0%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% 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	59.8%	61.7%	1.9%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	4.7%	5.9%	1.2%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	4.7%	5.1%	0.4%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	29.5%	26.8%	-2.7%	5.6%	21.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.6%	62.4%	3.8%	83.2%	-20.8%
10+ Years	1.6%	28.3%	26.7%	9.8%	18.5%
5-10 Years	5.5%	3.4%	-2.1%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	8.6%	3.6%	-5.0%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	25.8%	2.4%	-23.4%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.1%	76.7%	0.4%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	4.6%	1.2%	3.4%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	3.8%	37.2%	-33.4%
Christian	6.6%	46.2%	-39.6%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	83.3%	6.5%	76.8%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Marchmont Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Marchmont Road was 248.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.6% higher than the Bordesley Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Marchmont Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bordesley Green and the 331st highest crime rate of 3,061 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 139.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.3%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,000

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in B9 5XX, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Marchmont Road are based on 33 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 Marchmont Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5XX

Estimated Average Property Prices for B9 5XX

Average Price
£251,181

Semi-Detached
£252,808

Terraced
£220,267

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Marchmont Road

Average Price
£243,349

Semi-Detached
£245,287

Terraced
£213,310

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Marchmont Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Marchmont Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£320,000	2025-02-17	£325,801
33 Marchmont Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2024-02-14	£285,533
8 Marchmont Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2022-11-11	£212,523
21 Marchmont Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£232,500	2022-10-14	£236,239
27 Marchmont Road, Birmingham, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2021-11-15	£240,442

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B9 5XX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B9 5XX 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	75
Looking after home or family	60
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	42
Student (economically inactive)	41
Retired	31
Other	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	22
Transport and storage	18
Information and communication	13
Manufacturing	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Construction	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
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	1,762 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	1,921 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highfield Nursery School Highfield Road , B8 3QF	3out of 4	1,991 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Adderley Nursery School 1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN	4out of 4	2,127 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gracelands Nursery School Grace Road , Sparkbrook B11 1ED	4out of 4	2,797 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bordesley Green Primary School Marchmont Road , B9 5XX	3out of 4	63 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alston Junior School Alston Road , Bordesley Green B9 5UN	- not rated	693 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alston Infant School Alston Road , Bordesley Green East B9 5UN	- not rated	693 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alston Primary School Alston Road , Bordesley Green East B9 5UN	3out of 4	693 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alston Primary School Alston Road , Bordesley Green East B9 5UN	- not rated	693 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waverley Studio College 470 Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5SX	3out of 4	346 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Saltley Academy Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	3out of 4	858 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Saltley School and Specialist Science College Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX	- not rated	858 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 256 Hob Moor Road , B10 9HH	4out of 4	877 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East 441 Alum Rock Road , B8 3DT	4out of 4	1,137 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Boys	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	865 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	3,497 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,671 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,671 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston University Mathematics School 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	3,752 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	725 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Waverley School Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA	- not rated	725 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT	3out of 4	795 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starbank School Starbank Road , B10 9LR	- not rated	795 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	1,136 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hamd House School 73 Burbidge Road , Bordesley Green B9 4US	- not rated	287 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heartlands Hospital School Yardley Green Unit , Yardley Green Road B9 5PX	- not rated	855 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rightrack 80 Anthony Road , Saltley B8 3AA	- not rated	991 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Hijrah School Cherrywood Centre , Burbidge Road B9 4US	- not rated	1,136 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sanctuary Education Burrows Build , St Peter's Urban Village B8 3TE	- not rated	1,296 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
The Fryer's Chargrilled	44 Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green	236 yd
Boxes desi & grill	4 Blake Lane, Birmingham	323 yd
Kaptin Korma	584 Green Lane, Bordesley Green	362 yd
Dixy Chicken	623 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	407 yd
Go Pizza Plus	619 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	407 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
MAJESTIC DELIGHTS	486 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	247 yd
Popeyes Fried Chicken	465 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	277 yd
Shake House	746 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	381 yd
Subway	756-758 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	381 yd
Pizza Rapido	633 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	407 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Akasaja Local Shop and Limited	437-441 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green	394 yd
UK Supermarket	546-550 Green Lane, Bordesley Green	473 yd
A1 Supermarket	494-504 Green Lane, Bordesley Green	582 yd
Asda	Rear Of, 371 Bordesley Green	625 yd
Lidl	Adjacent 286, Bordesley Green	866 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Saltley Wellbeing Centre BROADWAY AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	704 yd
Waverley School YARDLEY GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	722 yd
Starbank School (Hob Moor Road) Hob Moor Road	grass pitches	803 yd
South And City College Birmingham (Bordesley Green Campus) BORDESLEY GREEN	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	813 yd
Brays School Small Heath (Closed) Hob Moor Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	858 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	96.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.4%

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	75.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	136 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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