11 important facts
Area insights about Birmingham, local authority district
Locals say
6.1 • Pleasant area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 4.8
- Green spaces
- 7.5
- Prosperity
- 5.3
- Safety
- 6.0
- High street / Retail amenities
- 6.3
- Transport links
- 6.8
- Local community
- 5.5
- Schools
- 6.6
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Highlights from resident reviews
Read full reviews- "Bearwood is close to Birmingham city center"
- "Lightwoods Park is a beautiful green space"
- "Edgbaston Reservoir is nearby"
- "The high street has diverse independent businesses"
Data says
Income
View allView income on mapIncludes low-income areas, areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 1/10 - 8/10
Deprivation
View allView deprivation domainsComposed of non-deprived areas by 17%
Professional occupations
View allView full breakdown & mapLow % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 2/10
Residents with degrees
View allView full breakdown & mapLow % of residents are degree-educated or similar 3/10
Medium crime rate 6/10
Demographics
View allView full breakdown & map- Main ethnic group
- White British 43%
- Main religion
- Christian 34%
- Main age band
- Aged 20 to 39 30%
- Main household type
- People living alone 31%
Birmingham (LAD)
Average for West Midlands
Noise
View allView noise on map- 33.9% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
- 5.17% of the area is affected by Aircraft noise
Transport
View allView connectivity mapThe area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Avanti West Coast
- Chiltern Railways
- Cross Country
- Transport for Wales
- West Midlands Trains
Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
440 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 48 schools or 11%
- Good: 318 schools or 72%
- Primary schools: 314 (28 Outstanding, 237 Good)
- Secondary schools: 128 (20 Outstanding, 77 Good)
- State-funded: 370 schools or 84%
- Private: 43 schools or 10%
Flood risk
View allView flood riskContains areas that are at risk of flood