325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

B18 4LX

Ward
Soho and Victoria
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Constituency
Smethwick
Police
West Midlands

House prices

£430k£215k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £325k +101% +665% -24%
Semi-detached £197k +7.7% +448% -30%
Terraced £147k +8.5% +471% -41%
Flat £98k -6.7% +326% -59%

Median sale prices in B18 4 from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Windsor Olympus Academy 0.06 mi Non-sel — —
Holyhead School 0.6 mi Non-sel 43.2 33%
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys 0.6 mi Selective 72.0 97%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £926
1 bed £661
2 bed £825
3 bed £983
4+ bed £1,371

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 2,779
Violence & sexual offences 1,219
Burglary 114
Anti-social behaviour 58

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE GP practice 0.7 mi
SOHO HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.7 mi
KIRPAL MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.7 mi
SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.7 mi
HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT. GP practice 0.6 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.4 mi
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.4 mi
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.4 mi
Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.7 mi
Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.7 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.4%
Gigabit 90.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 62.3%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 98.3%
Indoor voice (all) 99.8%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 B18 4LX
Overall9%
Income3%
Employment13%
Education12%
Health15%
Crime30%
Housing & services15%
Living environment47%

Your MP

Gurinder Singh Josan MP

Labour

Smethwick

gurinder.josan.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
The Black Patch Recreation Ground Playing field 0.3 mi
The Black Patch Recreation Ground Playing field 0.2 mi
The Black Patch Recreation Ground Playing field 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church of All Saints II* 0.2 mi
Bhai Kanhayya House II 0.4 mi
17 Handsworth New Road II 0.4 mi
Foundry Primary School II 0.2 mi
Gatehouse and Adjoining Office Buildings at Soho Foundry II 0.4 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 16,758
Total registered 18,616
Dormant 280
New (last year) 3,515
New (last 5 years) 10,360

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 8
PM10 13
NO₂ 18
NOₓ 26

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 7
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,357,500,000
Cars & taxis 1,027,900,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 2

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,477

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 28.0%
Aged 16–64 68.2%
Aged 65+ 3.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 13.5%
Asian 35.2%
Black 34.0%
Mixed 6.3%
Other 10.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 29.4%
Social rented 46.4%
Private rented 21.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 12.6%
Semi-detached 37.6%
Terraced 34.2%
Flat / maisonette 14.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 30.3%
1 car or van 49.4%
2+ cars or vans 20.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 55.9%
Unemployed 9.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 28.1%
Degree or above 28.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 71.6%
Smoking prevalence 16.8%
Infant mortality 7.4

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.