Area Information for Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY

Hill Top Road in Oldbury is in the West Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Bristnall ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Smethwick. This page combines information for the address Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of B68 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.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for B68 9DY.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Sandwell
Ward Bristnall
Constituency Smethwick * 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

There has been a total of 24 property sales in Hill Top Road, B68 9DY since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is detached houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. 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 (Oldbury Town), 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 Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY 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 Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY:

Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DX
Wyton Avenue, Oldbury, B68 9DZ
Beeches Road, Oldbury, B68 9TY
Eva Road, Oldbury, B68 9PQ
Eva Road, Oldbury, B68 9PG
Edmonds Road, Oldbury, B68 9AX

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about B68 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 24 property sales in Hill Top Road since the beginning of 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 66
Semi-Detached 43
Terraced 12
Flat (Purpose-Built) 12
Flat (Converted) 2
Total 135
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 38
Owned with Mortgage 55
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 23
Rented: Other Social 1
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 14
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 135

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 40
Two People 39
Three People 22
Four People 26
Five People 3
Six People 3
Seven People 0
8+ People 2
Total 135

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Hill Top Road, Oldbury consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 40
Family Household 85
Other Household 10
Total 135

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 68
Deprived In One Dimension 37
Deprived In Two Dimensions 26
Deprived In Three Dimensions 4
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 135

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Smethwick constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 54% male.

Gender
Male 183
Female 158
Total 341

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 20
5-9 21
10-14 24
15-19 23
20-24 8
25-29 13
30-34 26
35-39 28
40-44 18
45-49 28
50-54 21
55-59 29
60-64 14
65-69 17
70-74 26
75-79 14
80-84 4
85+ 8
Total 342

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode B68 9DY 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 101
Married 135
Separated 4
Divorced 15
Widowed 13
Total 268

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 156
Good 134
Fair 37
Bad 11
Very Bad 5
Total 343

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

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) 69
Apprenticeship 19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 36
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 47
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 29
No GCSEs or Equivalent 59
Other 10
Total 269

Ethnic Group Embed This

Hill Top Road, Oldbury 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 64% 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 217
Mixed Ethnicity 19
Indian 35
Bangladeshi 4
Chinese 2
Other Asian 4
Black African 14
Black Caribbean 23
Other Black/African/Caribbean 4
Other 19
Total 341

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

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 289
European Union 15
Rest of Europe 2
Africa 6
Middle East and Asia 20
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 8
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 341

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 289
10+ Years 38
5-10 Years 10
2-5 Years 3
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 341

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Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to B68 9DY.

Passport(s) Held
None 69
United Kingdom 244
Republic of Ireland 2
European Union 17
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 3
Middle East or Asia 2
North America or Caribbean 1
Central and South America 1

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 107
Christian 154
Buddhist 0
Hindu 11
Jewish 0
Muslim 15
Sikh 41
Other Religion 6
Not Stated 9
Total 343

Economic Activity Embed This

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 95
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 31
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 29
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 9
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 13
Retired 58
Looking After Home or Family 15
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 6
Other 12
Total 271

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 16
Professional Occupations 24
Associate Professional Occupations 19
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 18
Skilled Trades Occupations 22
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 17
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 14
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 11
Elementary Occupations 18
Total 159

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 24
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 54
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 33
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 32
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 13
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 29
Semi-Routine Occupation 40
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 31
Full-time Student 13
Total 269

Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY is within the Oldbury Town 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 Hill Top Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Oldbury Town
Website: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2773

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

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Below are the details of the closest services to B68 9DY. 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 B68 9DY.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY. The nearest railway station is Langley Green, approximately 1 mile away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Langley Green 1 mile
Rowley Regis 1.4 miles
Smethwick Rolfe Street 1.6 miles
Smethwick Galton Bridge 1.7 miles
Sandwell & Dudley 2.1 miles
The Hawthorns 2.2 miles
Old Hill 2.6 miles
University (Birmingham) 3.2 miles
Jewellery Quarter 3.6 miles
Five Ways 3.6 miles
Selly Oak 3.7 miles
Dudley Port 3.8 miles
Cradley Heath 4 miles
Birmingham Snow Hill 4.1 miles
Birmingham New Street 4.2 miles
Birmingham Moor Street 4.4 miles
Tipton 4.5 miles
Hamstead (Birmingham) 4.5 miles
Bournville 4.7 miles
Perry Barr 4.7 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY. The nearest is Moat Farm Infant School, approximately 440 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Moat Farm Infant School 440 yards November 2014
    
Moat Farm Junior School 440 yards June 2013
    
Bleakhouse Primary School 570 yards June 2023
    
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School 610 yards March 2014
    
Annie Lennard Primary School 0.5 miles November 2024
Brandhall Primary School 0.6 miles January 2019
    
Abbey Infant School 0.7 miles October 2017
    
Abbey Junior School 0.8 miles April 2015
    
Al Khair Primary School 0.8 miles  
Lightwoods Primary Academy 0.9 miles May 2024
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY. The nearest is Bristnall Hall Academy, approximately 590 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Bristnall Hall Academy 590 yards November 2023
    
Q3 Academy Langley 680 yards May 2019
    
Oldbury Academy 0.5 miles December 2021
    
Perryfields Academy 1.1 miles January 2018
    
Holly Lodge High School College of Science 1.3 miles February 2017
    
Shireland Collegiate Academy 1.4 miles October 2024
Lordswood Boys' School 1.5 miles February 2022
    
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls 1.6 miles May 2024
    
George Dixon Academy 1.7 miles June 2022
    
Four Dwellings Academy 1.8 miles November 2023
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY. The nearest is Hill Top Medical Centre, approximately 220 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 Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY. The nearest is Brandhall Dental Care, approximately 580 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 Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY. The nearest is Cygnet Hospital Oldbury, approximately 270 yards away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Hill Top Road, Oldbury, B68 9DY. The nearest is Masters Opticians, approximately 1 mile away.

* 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.


 

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Broadband in B68 9DY

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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