Area Information for Birmingham, B6 6LY

This postcode in Birmingham is in the West Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Aston ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Birmingham Perry Barr. This page combines information for the address Birmingham, B6 6LY, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of B6 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 December 1990. 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 Aston
Constituency Birmingham Perry Barr * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency, local authority and/or ward boundaries.
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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 outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We hold details of the latest crimes committed near Birmingham, B6 6LY - click here.

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

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Birmingham, B6 6LY 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, B6 6LY:

Fentham Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6LZ
Fentham Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6LX
Fentham Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6NA
Freer Road, Birmingham, B6 6NB
Freer Road, Birmingham, B6 6NG
Malthouse Croft, Birmingham, B6 6LF

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about B6 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

The area containing Birmingham consists predominantly of terraced housing, which is common in suburban and inner-city areas. 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 4
Semi-Detached 12
Terraced 78
Flat (Purpose-Built) 2
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 2
Total 98
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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 37
Owned with Mortgage 22
Shared Ownership 1
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 7
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 27
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 0
Total 97

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 10
Two People 8
Three People 17
Four People 17
Five People 16
Six People 17
Seven People 5
8+ People 5
Total 95

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 10
Family Household 64
Other Household 22
Total 96

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 27
Deprived In One Dimension 46
Deprived In Two Dimensions 16
Deprived In Three Dimensions 7
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 96

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 48% male.

Gender
Male 196
Female 216
Total 412

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around B6 6LY has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 25% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 23
5-9 36
10-14 46
15-19 46
20-24 29
25-29 24
30-34 39
35-39 30
40-44 32
45-49 28
50-54 17
55-59 14
60-64 16
65-69 14
70-74 8
75-79 2
80-84 3
85+ 5
Total 412

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode B6 6LY 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 114
Married 152
Separated 3
Divorced 11
Widowed 14
Total 294

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 214
Good 124
Fair 56
Bad 12
Very Bad 6
Total 412

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

B6 6LY and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 35% 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) 66
Apprenticeship 3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
No GCSEs or Equivalent 101
Other 10
Total 291

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 3% 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 12
Mixed Ethnicity 7
Indian 83
Pakistani 187
Bangladeshi 67
Chinese 10
Other Asian 8
Black African 19
Black Caribbean 6
Other Black/African/Caribbean 7
Other 8
Total 414

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Birmingham), 58% 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 239
European Union 12
Rest of Europe 3
Africa 17
Middle East and Asia 140
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 413

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 239
10+ Years 121
5-10 Years 10
2-5 Years 17
Less Than 2 Years 22
Total 409

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 B6 6LY.

Passport(s) Held
None 24
United Kingdom 336
Republic of Ireland 4
European Union 16
Rest of Europe 5
African Countries 2
Middle East or Asia 27

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 17
Christian 17
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 361
Sikh 1
Other Religion 4
Not Stated 12
Total 412

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Aston ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of student residents - 19% 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 61
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 45
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 11
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 18
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 55
Retired 22
Looking After Home or Family 53
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 10
Other 15
Total 295

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 4
Professional Occupations 21
Associate Professional Occupations 13
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 19
Skilled Trades Occupations 12
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 14
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 17
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 18
Elementary Occupations 22
Total 140

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 13
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 26
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 39
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 19
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 13
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 24
Semi-Routine Occupation 35
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 77
Full-time Student 53
Total 299

Birmingham, B6 6LY is within the Aston 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 B6 6LY
Neighbourhood Team Address Aston
Force Website: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk

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Below are the details of the closest services to B6 6LY. 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 B6 6LY.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Birmingham, B6 6LY. The nearest railway station is Witton (West Midlands), approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Witton (West Midlands) 0.6 miles
Perry Barr 0.7 miles
Aston 1 mile
Jewellery Quarter 1.4 miles
Birmingham Snow Hill 1.6 miles
Duddeston 1.6 miles
Gravelly Hill 1.9 miles
Birmingham Moor Street 1.9 miles
Birmingham New Street 2 miles
Hamstead (Birmingham) 2.2 miles
Adderley Park 2.3 miles
Bordesley 2.5 miles
Five Ways 2.6 miles
Erdington 2.8 miles
The Hawthorns 2.9 miles
Smethwick Rolfe Street 3.3 miles
Chester Road 3.3 miles
Small Heath 3.3 miles
Smethwick Galton Bridge 3.6 miles
Wylde Green 3.8 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Birmingham, B6 6LY. The nearest is Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy, approximately 380 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Birmingham, B6 6LY. The nearest is Titan St Georges Academy, approximately 320 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Titan St Georges Academy 320 yards June 2024
    
Birmingham Independent College 510 yards  
Broadway Academy 740 yards October 2022
    
King Edward VI Aston School 830 yards May 2022
    
Holte School half a mile October 2023
    
The Pioneers Academy 0.7 miles  
The Wisdom Academy 0.7 miles  
Aston Manor Academy 0.8 miles June 2017
    
Titan Aston Academy 0.8 miles November 2024
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham 0.8 miles May 2018
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Birmingham, B6 6LY. The nearest is Al-Shafa Medical Centre, approximately 300 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, B6 6LY. The nearest is Dental Surgery, approximately 530 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, B6 6LY. The nearest is Optegra Eye Hospital Birmingham, approximately 1.4 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Optegra Eye Hospital Birmingham 1.4 miles
Birmingham Children's Hospital 1.5 miles
Ashcroft 1.7 miles
Mary Seacole House 1.7 miles
Eden Unit 1.9 miles
Forward House 1.9 miles
Endeavour Court 2 miles
Reservoir Court 2 miles
City Hospital 2 miles
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital 2.5 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Birmingham, B6 6LY. The nearest is Roots Opticians, approximately 460 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Roots Opticians 460 yards
Cox Opticians 530 yards
NVision Eyecare 540 yards
Mahendra Mohanlal Davda 600 yards
Gallery Opticians 820 yards
Syed Hassan Abbas Abdi 0.5 miles
20-20 Vision 0.7 miles
Specs Direct 0.7 miles
Eye Express 0.8 miles
Focus Eye Clinic 1.2 miles

* 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.