Area Information for Birmingham, B18 5HN

This postcode in Birmingham is in the West Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Birmingham Ladywood. This page combines information for the address Birmingham, B18 5HN, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of B18 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in March 2009. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Birmingham
Ward Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Constituency Birmingham Ladywood * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region West Midlands * Note that this refers to the Region, not the County of the same name
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Soho Road), and the West Midlands Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Birmingham, B18 5HN.

Nearby Services

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More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Birmingham, B18 5HN is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Birmingham, B18 5HN:

Dover Street, Birmingham, B18 5HW
Radnor Street, Birmingham, B18 5HP
Park Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5ST
Park Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5HE
Park Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5SR
Foster Gardens, Birmingham, B18 5DJ

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about B18 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 16
Semi-Detached 41
Terraced 46
Flat (Purpose-Built) 16
Flat (Converted) 1
Total 120
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Birmingham contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 31% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 18
Owned with Mortgage 26
Shared Ownership 3
Rented: From Council 30
Rented: Other Social 7
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 32
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 119

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 37
Two People 29
Three People 16
Four People 14
Five People 11
Six People 5
Seven People 2
8+ People 4
Total 118

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Birmingham consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 37
Family Household 72
Other Household 11
Total 120

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 35
Deprived In One Dimension 46
Deprived In Two Dimensions 27
Deprived In Three Dimensions 12
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 120

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Birmingham Ladywood constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 45% male.

Gender
Male 153
Female 190
Total 343

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 21
5-9 24
10-14 31
15-19 38
20-24 26
25-29 21
30-34 21
35-39 29
40-44 22
45-49 20
50-54 22
55-59 17
60-64 12
65-69 20
70-74 6
75-79 5
80-84 5
85+ 2
Total 342

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode B18 5HN does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 122
Married 96
Separated 9
Divorced 17
Widowed 12
Total 256

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 167
Good 107
Fair 50
Bad 15
Very Bad 4
Total 343

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

B18 5HN and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 32% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 59
Apprenticeship 7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 35
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
No GCSEs or Equivalent 81
Other 9
Total 255

Ethnic Group Embed This

Birmingham can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 26% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 89
Mixed Ethnicity 27
Indian 10
Pakistani 34
Bangladeshi 20
Chinese 3
Other Asian 15
Black African 59
Black Caribbean 59
Other Black/African/Caribbean 10
Arab 2
Other 14
Total 342

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Birmingham), 65% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 223
European Union 30
Rest of Europe 2
Africa 31
Middle East and Asia 31
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 28
British Overseas Territories 2
Total 347

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 223
10+ Years 77
5-10 Years 20
2-5 Years 12
Less Than 2 Years 11
Total 343

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to B18 5HN.

Passport(s) Held
None 59
United Kingdom 231
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 33
Rest of Europe 1
African Countries 3
Middle East or Asia 8
North America or Caribbean 7
British Overseas Territories 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 51
Christian 150
Buddhist 1
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 122
Sikh 3
Other Religion 1
Not Stated 15
Total 343

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of student residents - 15% of the resident population. On average, around 8% of census respondents were students. Male residents were slightly less likely than women to be students. The figures for students include both working and full-time studying students.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 48
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 39
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 10
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 10
Unemployed 18
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 38
Retired 34
Looking After Home or Family 23
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 13
Other 17
Total 250

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 8
Professional Occupations 10
Associate Professional Occupations 7
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 11
Skilled Trades Occupations 12
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 22
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 10
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 15
Elementary Occupations 21
Total 116

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 7
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 18
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 27
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 20
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 7
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 34
Semi-Routine Occupation 41
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 65
Full-time Student 37
Total 256

Birmingham, B18 5HN is within the Soho Road policing neighbourhood, under the West Midlands Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near B18 5HN
Neighbourhood Team Address Soho Road
Website: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/3584

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Key: Railway Stations Railway Station Hospitals Hospital GP Practices GP Dentists Dentist Opticians Optician Primary School Primary School Secondary School Secondary School

Below are the details of the closest services to B18 5HN. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for B18 5HN.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Birmingham, B18 5HN. The nearest railway station is Jewellery Quarter, approximately 0.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Jewellery Quarter 0.8 miles
Birmingham Snow Hill 1.5 miles
The Hawthorns 1.6 miles
Perry Barr 1.7 miles
Birmingham New Street 1.8 miles
Smethwick Rolfe Street 1.8 miles
Five Ways 1.9 miles
Birmingham Moor Street 1.9 miles
Witton (West Midlands) 2.1 miles
Smethwick Galton Bridge 2.2 miles
Hamstead (Birmingham) 2.4 miles
Aston 2.4 miles
Duddeston 2.4 miles
Bordesley 2.7 miles
University (Birmingham) 3.2 miles
Adderley Park 3.2 miles
Langley Green 3.3 miles
Gravelly Hill 3.4 miles
Sandwell & Dudley 3.6 miles
Small Heath 3.7 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Birmingham, B18 5HN. The nearest is Oasis Academy Benson, approximately 290 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Oasis Academy Benson 290 yards  
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth 530 yards March 2024
    
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham 590 yards April 2015
    
James Watt Primary School 0.5 miles February 2015
    
Oasis Academy Boulton 0.6 miles March 2015
    
St Francis Catholic Primary School 0.6 miles November 2024
Oasis Academy Foundry 0.6 miles June 2023
    
Welford Primary School 0.6 miles July 2019
    
Brookfields Primary School 0.6 miles March 2023
    
Grove School 0.7 miles May 2018
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Birmingham, B18 5HN. The nearest is King Edward VI Handsworth School, approximately 790 yards away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Birmingham, B18 5HN. The nearest is Modality Birmingham, approximately 770 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Birmingham, B18 5HN. The nearest is Soho Road Dental Practice, approximately 670 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Birmingham, B18 5HN. The nearest is Ashcroft, approximately 490 yards away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Birmingham, B18 5HN. The nearest is Onkar Eye Centre, approximately 730 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Onkar Eye Centre 730 yards
D M Eye Clinic 0.5 miles
K G Miles 0.7 miles
Eurospex Opticians Ltd 0.8 miles
Bansal Opticians 0.8 miles
Visioncare at Home North West Limited 0.8 miles
20-20 Vision 0.9 miles
Specs Direct 0.9 miles
Eye Centre 0.9 miles
Latenight Pharmacy 1 mile

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.