Area insights about Birmingham, local authority district
Income
View »Includes low-income areas, areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 1/10 - 7/10
Deprivation
View »Composed of non-deprived areas by 17%
Professional occupations
View »Low % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 2/10
Residents with degrees
View »Low % of residents are degree-educated or similar 3/10
Crime
View »High crime rate 7/10
Demographics
View »- Main ethnic group
- White British 43%
- Main religion
- Christian 34%
- Main age band
- Aged 20 to 39 30%
- Main household type
- One-person household 31%
Noise
View »- 33.9% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
- 5.17% of the area is affected by Aircraft noise
Transport
View »The 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
Schools
View »438 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 51 schools or 12%
- Good: 323 schools or 74%
- Primary schools: 312 (30 Outstanding, 240 Good)
- Secondary schools: 128 (21 Outstanding, 79 Good)
- State-funded: 378 schools or 86%
- Private: 43 schools or 10%
Flood risk
View »Contains areas that are at risk of flood
Resident reviews
View »5.9Unpleasant area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 4.4
- Green spaces
- 7.4
- Prosperity
- 4.4
- Safety
- 6.3
- High street / Retail amenities
- 6.3
- Transport links
- 6.6
- Local community
- 5.5
- Schools
- 6.4
Local residents say
diverseurbanperiodlivelyunattractivePedro, Sept 5 2024
Bearwood is a fantastic place to live, offering a convenient location close to Birmingham city center while also being surrounded by beautiful green spaces like Lightwoods Par...
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Mrw, Aug 5 2023
Students and airbnbs. All houses with shared kitchen, in run down condition. Litter cans are kept permanently on the street, plus a lot of trash like old dirty mattresses. Nob...
1
Todding, Apr 8 2025
Once a historical small village, it’s quickly becoming a rundown, immigrant magnet. Crime, reported and unreported, is tracking up. Residents that can are moving out. Foreign ...
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