The Leasowes, Tipton, DY4 7LT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DY4 7LT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	51.5%	49.3%	-2.2%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	48.5%	50.7%	2.2%	49.0%	1.7%

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	36.7%	41.7%	5.0%	37.9%	3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	49.1%	42.6%	-6.5%	44.2%	-1.6%
Separated	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	8.7%	9.3%	0.6%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	46.7%	43.7%	-3.0%	48.4%	-4.7%
Good health	40.7%	39.9%	-0.8%	33.6%	6.3%
Fair health	9.6%	11.6%	2.0%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	1.5%	3.7%	2.2%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	21.1%	27.8%	6.7%	18.2%	9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	11.1%	-0.8%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.2%	12.5%	-7.7%	13.4%	-0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.2%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	12.5%	1.5%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	19.7%	30.6%	10.9%	33.8%	-3.2%
Other	14.7%	2.3%	-12.4%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.1% 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	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	32.6%	29.2%	-3.4%	3.1%	26.1%
Pakistani	6.3%	3.7%	-2.6%	2.7%	1.0%
Other Asian	2.6%	7%	4.4%	1.6%	5.4%
Black African	1.9%	3%	1.1%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	0.4%	-2.2%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	4.1%	3.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.4%
White	49.6%	46.1%	-3.5%	81.4%	-35.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.9% 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	74.8%	67.9%	-6.9%	83.2%	-15.3%
European Union	7.4%	10.3%	2.9%	6.1%	4.2%
Africa	3%	5.2%	2.2%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	14.1%	16.6%	2.5%	5.6%	11.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.8%	68.7%	-6.1%	83.2%	-14.5%
10+ Years	1.9%	17.9%	16.0%	9.8%	8.1%
5-10 Years	3.3%	9.3%	6.0%	2.9%	6.4%
2-5 Years	8.1%	2.2%	-5.9%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	11.9%	1.9%	-10.0%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.9%	37.2%	-19.3%
Christian	34%	46.2%	-12.2%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	4.9%	1.7%	3.2%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	7.1%	6.5%	0.6%
Sikh	25.4%	0.9%	24.5%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is The Leasowes Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Leasowes was 42.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.2% lower than the Great Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

The Leasowes has the 38th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge and the 229th lowest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in DY4 7LT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 The Leasowes are based on 11 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sandwell.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for The Leasowes, Tipton, DY4 7LT

Estimated Average Property Prices for DY4 7LT

Average Price
£374,050

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£381,402

Flats/Maisonettes
£337,289

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Leasowes

Average Price
£401,440

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£415,508

Flats/Maisonettes
£338,131

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The LeasowesStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 The Leasowes, Tipton, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£327,000	2025-07-24	£321,550
7 The Leasowes, Tipton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2024-01-30	£333,313
3 The Leasowes, Tipton, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-09-20	£468,874
3 The Leasowes, Tipton, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£292,000	2016-09-09	£477,818
3 The Leasowes, Tipton, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£260,000	2006-03-24	£500,217

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DY4 7LT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	21
Looking after home or family	21
Retired	18
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Manufacturing	26
Construction	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Education	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Other	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Batmans Hill Nursery School Adams Close , Off Turton Road DY4 9LJ	- not rated	2,488 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley View Nursery School 149 Dangerfield Lane , WS10 7RU	4out of 4	4,114 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodley Nursery School Foster Avenue , WV14 9PT	- not rated	4,455 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Netherton Park Nursery School Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF	4out of 4	5,145 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	- not rated	5,207 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Martin's CofE Primary School Lower Church Lane , DY4 7PG	3out of 4	418 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Great Bridge Primary School Mount Street , Great Bridge DY4 7DE	3out of 4	666 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Turner Primary School Powis Avenue , DY4 0RN	3out of 4	901 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Victoria Road , DY4 8SW	- not rated	1,120 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Summerhill Primary Academy Upper Church Lane , DY4 9PF	3out of 4	1,167 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The ACE Academy Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	521 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	521 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Q3 Academy Tipton Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	555 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Arts College Lower City Road , Tividale B69 2HE	- not rated	2,338 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road , B69 2HE	3out of 4	2,338 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dudley College of Technology The Broadway , DY1 4AS	- not rated	3,341 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,291 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	5,374 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Albright Education Centre South Tipton Campus Site , Alexandra Road DY4 7NR	- not rated	555 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley Port School Dudley Port School , Station Drive DY4 7QR	- not rated	581 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School Victoria Park Victoria Road , DY4 8SW	- not rated	1,113 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fitzwarren School Upper Church Lane , DY4 9PF	- not rated	1,181 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bloomfield School 178 Bloomfield Road , Tipton DY4 9ER	- not rated	2,243 yd	Other independent 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
House of Chaii Ltd	4 Dudley Port	536 yd
Suzy P's Tearoom and Cafe	26 - 27 Market Place	698 yd
Polonia Restaurant	Polonia Restaurant, 15a Market Place	734 yd
Spices Delhi	23a Market Place	742 yd
Alok	32 Great Bridge	884 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Port n Ale	178 Horseley Heath	360 yd
The Horseley Tavern	Horseley Tavern, 238 Horseley Heath	360 yd
The Tamebridge	The Tame Bridge, 45 Tame Road	537 yd
Royal Oak Bar And Grill	Royal Oak, 7 Dudley Port	570 yd
Rising Sun	Rising Sun, 116 Horseley Road	647 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Star	105 Lower Church Lane	352 yd
Jade Garden	233c Horseley Heath	360 yd
Royals Takeaway	239 Horseley Heath	360 yd
Jolly's Finest Fish and Chips	3 Dudley Port	536 yd
Sanam Tandoori Restaurant	32 Market Place	659 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK GmbH	119 Horseley Heath	531 yd
Best One	29-30 Market Place	659 yd
Co-operative Food	123 Upper Church Lane	765 yd
Heron Foods	34-38 Great Bridge	884 yd
Asda Stores Limited	Brickhouse Lane South	1,035 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Q3 Academy Tipton THE ACE ACADEMY THE ACE ACADEMY ALEXANDRA ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	528 yd
Great Bridge Primary School MOUNT STREET	grass pitches	628 yd
Tipton Leisure Centre ALEXANDRA ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	742 yd
Powis Avenue BROOKFIELD WAY	grass pitches	834 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%

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

Overview of DY4 7LT