Holcroft Street, Tipton, DY4 7SW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DY4 7SW 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	49.4%	49.2%	-0.2%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	50.6%	50.8%	0.2%	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	35.4%	34.5%	-0.9%	37.9%	-3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	53.6%	49.1%	-4.5%	44.2%	4.9%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.4%	9.8%	3.4%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	2.1%	4.4%	2.3%	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 (85.9%) 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	50.4%	54.6%	4.2%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	38.1%	31.3%	-6.8%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	8%	9.7%	1.7%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	1.2%	0.6%

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	27.5%	25.5%	-2.0%	18.2%	7.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.6%	9.1%	-9.5%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	13.5%	-0.1%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.7%	16%	0.3%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	17.5%	31.3%	13.8%	33.8%	-2.5%
Other	6.1%	2.2%	-3.9%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46% 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%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	12%	15.4%	3.4%	3.1%	12.3%
Pakistani	20.8%	23.2%	2.4%	2.7%	20.5%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	4%	4.7%	0.7%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	3.8%	1%	-2.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
White	52.6%	46%	-6.6%	81.4%	-35.4%
Other	2%	2.3%	0.3%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.3% 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	79.9%	71.3%	-8.6%	83.2%	-11.9%
European Union	4.8%	11.1%	6.3%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	13.3%	14.5%	1.2%	5.6%	8.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	1.3%	-0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.9%	70.8%	-9.1%	83.2%	-12.4%
10+ Years	2.8%	18%	15.2%	9.8%	8.2%
5-10 Years	2.3%	5.7%	3.4%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	6%	2.1%	-3.9%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	9%	3.4%	-5.6%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	6.5%	1.3%	5.2%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	4.4%	1.2%	3.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.6%	37.2%	-16.6%
Christian	33.2%	46.2%	-13.0%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	23.5%	6.5%	17.0%
Sikh	13.1%	0.9%	12.2%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Holcroft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Holcroft Street was 64.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.9% lower than the Oldbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Holcroft Street has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Oldbury and the 401st lowest crime rate of 952 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.9%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,400

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in DY4 7SW, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Holcroft Street are based on 73 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 Holcroft Street, Tipton, DY4 7SW

Estimated Average Property Prices for DY4 7SW

Average Price
£127,115

Semi-Detached
£102,647

Terraced
£131,703

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Holcroft Street

Average Price
£128,089

Semi-Detached
£121,474

Terraced
£129,139

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Holcroft Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Holcroft Street, Tipton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2025-10-07	£118,142
21 Holcroft Street, Tipton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£95,000	2025-07-25	£94,129
40 Holcroft Street, Tipton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£122,000	2023-08-17	£128,791
26 Holcroft Street, Tipton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2022-11-29	£143,637
15 Holcroft Street, Tipton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2022-11-10	£143,637

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DY4 7SW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	116
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	20
Self-Employed	19
Student (economically inactive)	19
Retired	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	14
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Manufacturing	33
Human health and social work activities	22
Transport and storage	16
Education	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Other	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6
Construction	6
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Netherton Park Nursery School Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF	4out of 4	3,363 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Batmans Hill Nursery School Adams Close , Off Turton Road DY4 9LJ	- not rated	3,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodley Nursery School Foster Avenue , WV14 9PT	- not rated	4,805 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burnt Tree Primary School Hill Road , Tividale B69 2LN	- not rated	381 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Primary School Sedgley Road East , DY4 8UH	3out of 4	634 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	- not rated	844 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Primary School Dudley Road West , Tividale B69 2HT	3out of 4	844 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Victoria Road , DY4 8SW	- not rated	1,031 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Netherton CofE Middle School Church Road , Netherton DY2 0LY	- not rated	3,770 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Blue Coat School Beechwood Road , DY2 7QA	- not rated	1,098 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tividale Community Arts College Lower City Road , Tividale B69 2HE	- not rated	1,502 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road , B69 2HE	3out of 4	1,502 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The ACE Academy Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	1,974 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	- not rated	1,974 yd	Foundation school	No	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	1,947 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rowley Regis College Hawes Lane , B65 9AH	- not rated	3,863 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	4,855 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Regent School Red Lion Close , Tividale B69 1TP	- not rated	847 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School Victoria Park Victoria Road , DY4 8SW	- not rated	1,052 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Education Counselling Group Beechwood House , Beechwood Road DY2 7QA	- not rated	1,098 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas's School Bluecoat Base , Beechwood Road DY2 7QA	- not rated	1,123 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dudley Port School Dudley Port School , Station Drive DY4 7QR	- not rated	1,202 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
Monster Burgers (within Monster Mayhem)	175 Dudley Port	211 yd
Ekhaya Bar & Grill	198 Dudley Port	214 yd
Ice 'n' Cream	62 Tividale Road	334 yd
GSJ's Cafe	Unit 40a, Coneygre Industrial Estate	414 yd
Mac's Diner	Selco Trade Centre, Birmingham New Road	454 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Albion Inn	Albion Inn, 21 Tividale Road	272 yd
Toby Carvery	Toby Carvery, Burnt Tree	522 yd
The Wonder	90 Dudley Road West	605 yd
Tipton Sports & Social Club	Tipton Harriers Club, Sedgley Road East	635 yd
Tivi Ale Micro Bar	45-47 Regent Road	929 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tividale Chef	31 Tividale Road	272 yd
Darbar	33 Tividale Road	272 yd
New Spice Land Fish Bar	64 Tividale Road	353 yd
Greggs at Tesco Extra	Town Gate Retail Park, Birmingham New Road	725 yd
Subway	Dudley Port Service Station, 85 Dudley Port	764 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Midcounties Co-operative Foodstore	104 Dudley Road West	263 yd
Tesco	Town Gate Retail Park, Birmingham Road	725 yd
P & J News	72 Dudley Road West	802 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Dudley Tipton) DUDLEY PORT	health and fitness suite	382 yd
Burnt Tree Primary School HILL ROAD	grass pitches	385 yd
Coneygre Arts Centre Pitches SEDGLEY ROAD EAST	grass pitches	599 yd
Stayhard Gym (Closed) Kings Court Kings Court Sedgley Road East	health and fitness suite	637 yd
Tividale Park DUDLEY ROAD WEST	grass pitches	758 yd
Tividale Football Club PACKWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	824 yd
Village Gym (Dudley) CASTLEGATE DRIVE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	877 yd
Victoria Park VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,079 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	130.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of DY4 7SW