Area Information for Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU

Belchers Lane in Birmingham is in the West Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Heartlands ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North. This page combines information for the address Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of B9 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.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Birmingham
Ward Heartlands
Constituency Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North * 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 semi-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 (Bordesley Green), 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 in February 2025, when 162 crimes were reported within half a mile of B9 5RU.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

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 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU 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 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU:

Caldwell Road, Birmingham, B9 5TG
Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RX
Caldwell Road, Birmingham, B9 5TQ
Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RY
Caldwell Road, Birmingham, B9 5TJ
Nesbit Grove, Birmingham, B9 5TE

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about B9 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 7
Semi-Detached 70
Terraced 65
Flat (Purpose-Built) 2
Flat (Converted) 3
Total 147
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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 41
Owned with Mortgage 45
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 34
Rented: Other Social 1
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 24
Rented: Other 2
Rent Free 0
Total 147

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 30
Two People 21
Three People 14
Four People 14
Five People 21
Six People 21
Seven People 14
8+ People 10
Total 145

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

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

Household Composition
1 Person Household 29
Family Household 92
Other Household 23
Total 144

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 31
Deprived In One Dimension 53
Deprived In Two Dimensions 43
Deprived In Three Dimensions 20
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 147

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 50% male.

Gender
Male 295
Female 296
Total 591

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around B9 5RU has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 29% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 49
5-9 62
10-14 61
15-19 71
20-24 59
25-29 35
30-34 31
35-39 37
40-44 26
45-49 38
50-54 40
55-59 26
60-64 14
65-69 12
70-74 9
75-79 6
80-84 6
85+ 8
Total 590

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode B9 5RU 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 159
Married 185
Separated 16
Divorced 23
Widowed 17
Total 400

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 276
Good 212
Fair 60
Bad 26
Very Bad 17
Total 591

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

Belchers Lane and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 33% 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) 76
Apprenticeship 5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 78
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 48
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 53
No GCSEs or Equivalent 132
Other 11
Total 403

Ethnic Group Embed This

Belchers Lane, 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 9% 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 53
Mixed Ethnicity 7
Pakistani 314
Bangladeshi 45
Chinese 2
Other Asian 38
Black African 49
Black Caribbean 16
Other Black/African/Caribbean 6
Arab 3
Other 57
Total 590

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Belchers Lane, Birmingham), 64% 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 381
European Union 17
Rest of Europe 10
Africa 28
Middle East and Asia 152
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 3
Total 591

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 381
10+ Years 140
5-10 Years 25
2-5 Years 32
Less Than 2 Years 13
Total 591

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 B9 5RU.

Passport(s) Held
None 47
United Kingdom 452
European Union 37
Rest of Europe 17
African Countries 2
Middle East or Asia 35

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 23
Christian 49
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 498
Sikh 0
Other Religion 2
Not Stated 17
Total 589

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Heartlands ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of student residents - 21% 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 63
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 54
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 26
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 17
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 83
Retired 34
Looking After Home or Family 58
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 29
Other 34
Total 403

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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 12
Professional Occupations 15
Associate Professional Occupations 18
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 14
Skilled Trades Occupations 17
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 11
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 21
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 27
Elementary Occupations 24
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 8
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 41
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 24
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 49
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 9
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 39
Semi-Routine Occupation 51
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 105
Full-time Student 78
Total 404

Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU is within the Bordesley Green policing neighbourhood, under the West Midlands Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In February 2025, 162 crimes were reported within half a mile of B9 5RU.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 162 crimes committed near Belchers Lane
Neighbourhood Team Address Bordesley Green
Website: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2800

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 B9 5RU. 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 B9 5RU.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU. The nearest railway station is Stechford, approximately 0.9 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Stechford 0.9 miles
Adderley Park 1 mile
Duddeston 1.7 miles
Small Heath 1.9 miles
Lea Hall 1.9 miles
Tyseley 2.1 miles
Bordesley 2.1 miles
Aston 2.2 miles
Gravelly Hill 2.3 miles
Acocks Green 2.5 miles
Birmingham Moor Street 2.6 miles
Birmingham New Street 2.9 miles
Spring Road 2.9 miles
Birmingham Snow Hill 2.9 miles
Witton (West Midlands) 2.9 miles
Erdington 3 miles
Hall Green 3.4 miles
Olton 3.4 miles
Marston Green 3.4 miles
Jewellery Quarter 3.5 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU. The nearest is Alston Primary School, approximately 390 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Alston Primary School 390 yards June 2019
    
Thornton Primary School 800 yards October 2017
    
Bordesley Green Primary School 0.5 miles March 2023
    
Sladefield Infant School 0.5 miles January 2023
    
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School 0.5 miles January 2017
    
Waverley School (All Through) 0.6 miles September 2021
    
Shaw Hill Primary School 0.6 miles March 2017
    
Washwood Heath Academy (All Through) 0.6 miles March 2020
    
Nansen Primary School 0.7 miles March 2022
    
Parkfield Community School 0.8 miles October 2023
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU. The nearest is Saltley Academy, approximately 100 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Saltley Academy 100 yards February 2018
    
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East 830 yards January 2023
    
Waverley Studio College 0.5 miles January 2017
    
Waverley School (All Through) 0.6 miles September 2021
    
Washwood Heath Academy (All Through) 0.6 miles March 2020
    
Blackwater Academy 0.7 miles  
Rockwood Academy 0.7 miles March 2016
    
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 0.8 miles February 2024
    
Starbank School (All Through) 0.9 miles June 2023
    
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form 1 mile April 2022
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU. The nearest is Cotterils Lane Surgery, approximately 260 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Cotterils Lane Surgery 260 yards
Belchers Lane Surgery 340 yards
Ward End Medical Centre 0.6 miles
Pearl Medical Centre 0.6 miles
Naseby Medical Centre 0.7 miles
Omnia Practice 0.7 miles
Yardley Green Medical Centre 0.7 miles
Hamd Medical Practice 0.8 miles
Oakleaf 0.8 miles
Iridium Medical Practice 0.8 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU. The nearest is Bhandal Dental Practice - Alum Rock, approximately 280 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 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU. The nearest is Heartlands Hospital, approximately 550 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Heartlands Hospital 550 yards
Tamarind Centre 0.7 miles
Ardenleigh 2.3 miles
Optegra Eye Hospital Birmingham 2.5 miles
Eden Unit 2.6 miles
Forward House 2.6 miles
Birmingham Children's Hospital 2.6 miles
Zinnia Centre 2.9 miles
Endeavour Court 2.9 miles
Reservoir Court 2.9 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Belchers Lane, Birmingham, B9 5RU. The nearest is Eyeworld Opticians, approximately 330 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Eyeworld Opticians 330 yards
Specs Direct (Ward End) Ltd 0.6 miles
Home Eye Clinic Ltd 0.6 miles
Mikah Opticians 0.6 miles
Eyesavers 0.6 miles
T. Cox Opticians 0.6 miles
Visioncraft (UK) Ltd 0.7 miles
Colin Lee Opticians 0.8 miles
The I Clinic 0.8 miles
Euro Spex Opticians Ltd 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.