Foxgrove Road, Tipton, DY4 8SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around DY4 8SL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	50.9%	1.4%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	50.5%	49.1%	-1.4%	49.0%	0.1%

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	32.5%	40.9%	8.4%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	52.2%	43.6%	-8.6%	44.2%	-0.6%
Separated	1.5%	3.5%	2.0%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	8.8%	7.3%	-1.5%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	5.1%	4.7%	-0.4%	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	47.2%	45%	-2.2%	48.4%	-3.4%
Good health	36.4%	37.5%	1.1%	33.6%	3.9%
Fair health	8.6%	13.2%	4.6%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	6.3%	3.6%	-2.7%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.7%	23.8%	-10.9%	18.2%	5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	12.9%	-4.3%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	17.4%	7.5%	13.4%	4.0%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	5%	1.7%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	15.6%	3.2%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	17.9%	23.2%	5.3%	33.8%	-10.6%
Other	4.7%	2.1%	-2.6%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.5% 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	20.7%	21.4%	0.7%	1.1%	20.3%
Chinese	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	10.4%	12.5%	2.1%	3.1%	9.4%
Pakistani	16.7%	14.3%	-2.4%	2.7%	11.6%
Other Asian	1%	1.8%	0.8%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	1%	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	44.9%	39.5%	-5.4%	81.4%	-41.9%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.3% 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	76.5%	73.3%	-3.2%	83.2%	-9.9%
European Union	2.3%	5.2%	2.9%	6.1%	-0.9%
Africa	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	21%	18.2%	-2.8%	5.6%	12.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.3%	-0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.5%	73.3%	-3.2%	83.2%	-9.9%
10+ Years	0.5%	19.1%	18.6%	9.8%	9.3%
5-10 Years	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	5.1%	2.7%	-2.4%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	15.4%	1.6%	-13.8%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.7%	76.7%	1.0%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas Territories	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
No passport held	11.4%	13.5%	-2.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.1%	37.2%	-21.1%
Christian	25.9%	46.2%	-20.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Muslim	40.8%	6.5%	34.3%
Sikh	10%	0.9%	9.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is DY4 8SL dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around DY4 8SL was 114.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.6% higher than the Tipton Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

DY4 8SL has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green and the 279th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 61.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 9.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,000

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in DY4 8SL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 6/10 (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

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 Foxgrove Road, Tipton, DY4 8SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for DY4 8SL

Average Price
£154,466

Semi-Detached
£130,861

Terraced
£161,210

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in DY4 8SL

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Bath Road, Tipton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£60,000	2013-09-10	£118,983
6 Bath Road, Tipton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£51,000	2002-10-11	£158,416
13, Tipton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£27,500	1997-06-10	£141,256
11 Bath Road, Tipton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£24,000	1996-12-02	£126,822
21, Tipton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£34,000	1995-12-15	£195,547

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DY4 8SL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in DY4 8SL 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	115
Part-Time Employee	53
Looking after home or family	30
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	26
Self-Employed	24
Other	18
Unemployed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Transport and storage	21
Manufacturing	18
Construction	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Education	9
Real estate activities	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	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	4,432 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowley View Nursery School 149 Dangerfield Lane , WS10 7RU	4out of 4	4,594 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bilston Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	4out of 4	4,960 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Silvertrees Academy Silvertrees Road , DY4 8NH	3out of 4	623 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Primary School Sedgley Road East , DY4 8UH	3out of 4	639 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tipton Green Junior School Manor Road , DY4 8PR	2out of 4	641 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin's CofE Primary School Lower Church Lane , DY4 7PG	3out of 4	678 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Pauls Church of England Academy Robert Road , DY4 9BH	3out of 4	786 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Q3 Academy Tipton Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR	1out of 4	953 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road , B69 2HE	3out of 4	2,493 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gospel Oak School Bilston Road , Gospel Oak DY4 0BZ	3out of 4	2,824 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St James Academy St James's Road , DY1 3JE	2out of 4	2,844 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Milner Catholic College Bishop Milner Catholic College , Burton Road DY1 3BY	3out of 4	3,283 yd	Academy converter	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	2,320 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sandwell College 1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW	- not rated	5,202 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Compass Community School Victoria Park Victoria Road , Tipton DY4 8SB	- not rated	94 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dudley Port School Dudley Port School , station drive DY4 7QR	- not rated	826 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Albright Education Centre South Tipton Campus Site , Alexandra Road DY4 7NR	4out of 4	953 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Impact Independent School 102 -104 Birmingham Road , Dudley DY1 4RF	- not rated	1,766 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Wenlock School Fossil View , Wren's Hill Road DY1 3SS	- not rated	2,520 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
Major Curry Affair	Major Curry Affair, Dudley Port	757 yd
Simply Cafe	Unit 1 Fisher Street	757 yd
Andy's Fish Bar & Restaurant	10 Unity Walk	783 yd
Bangla Cottage	3 Owen Street	799 yd
Eastern Spice Restaurant Ltd	91 Owen Street	804 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tipton Sports & Social Club	Tipton Harriers Club, Sedgley Road East	601 yd
Royal Oak Bar And Grill	Royal Oak, 7 Dudley Port	809 yd
Legends Sports Bar	1-3 Unity Walk	831 yd
The Horseley Tavern	Horseley Tavern, 238 Horseley Heath	894 yd
Tiger Tavern Bar & Grill	Powis Avenue	914 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Just Dessertz	48 Park Lane East	314 yd
Perico	54 Park Lane West	411 yd
Little Burton Fish and Chips	18c Alexandra Road	437 yd
The Island House	265 Dudley Port	656 yd
Subway	Dudley Port Service Station, 85 Dudley Port	706 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-operative Food	123 Upper Church Lane		730 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Victoria Park VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	287 yd
Tipton Swimming Centre (Closed) Queens Road	swimming pool	527 yd
Stayhard Gym (Closed) Kings Court Kings Court Sedgley Road East	health and fitness suite	599 yd
Tipton Leisure Centre ALEXANDRA ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	649 yd
Coneygre Arts Centre Pitches SEDGLEY ROAD EAST	grass pitches	662 yd
Silvertrees Academy SILVERTREES ROAD	artificial grass pitch	688 yd
Pure Gym (Dudley Tipton) DUDLEY PORT	health and fitness suite	868 yd
St Paul'S Ce Academy ROBERT ROAD	grass pitches	888 yd
Q3 Academy Tipton THE ACE ACADEMY THE ACE ACADEMY ALEXANDRA ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	959 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	170 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of DY4 8SL