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

Handsworth Wood

Ward · E05011143

Ward
Handsworth Wood
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Police
West Midlands

House prices

£374k£187k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £356k +15% +363% -16%
Semi-detached £268k +0.4% +387% -4%
Terraced £202k -7.6% +381% -18%
Flat £102k +14% +193% -57%

Median sale prices in Handsworth Wood 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+
Hamstead Hall Academy 0.6 mi Non-sel 42.1 36%
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy 0.7 mi Non-sel 48.0 46%
St John Wall Catholic School 0.7 mi Non-sel 44.7 39%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,084
1 bed £819
2 bed £990
3 bed £1,115
4+ bed £1,562

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 10,669
Violence & sexual offences 4,511
Burglary 512
Anti-social behaviour 298

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
THE SLIEVE SURGERY GP practice 0.9 mi
HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACT. GP practice 1.4 mi
HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE GP practice 1.5 mi
SOHO ROAD HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 1.6 mi
SOHO ROAD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE GP practice 1.6 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
Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station Rail station 1.1 mi
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.8 mi
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.8 mi
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.8 mi
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 2.0 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+) 97.0%
Gigabit 92.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 64.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 98.2%
Indoor voice (all) 99.7%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Handsworth Wood
average (lo–hi)
Overall32% (2–57)
Income27% (1–50)
Employment30% (3–55)
Education37% (3–64)
Health34% (12–57)
Crime39% (2–72)
Housing & services34% (13–46)
Living environment38% (1–72)

Your MP

Ayoub Khan MP

Independent

Birmingham Perry Barr

ayoub.khan.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.6 mi
Hilltop Golf Club Sports facility 0.3 mi
Hilltop Golf Club Sports facility 0.3 mi
Hilltop Golf Club Sports facility 0.4 mi
Hilltop Golf Club Sports facility 0.4 mi

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

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Hawthorn II 0.6 mi
Browne's Green Lodge II 0.7 mi
Handsworth Hall (university of Aston) II 0.7 mi
The Anchorage II* 0.7 mi
135, Handsworth Wood Road B20 II 0.8 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 62,363
Total registered 70,356
Dormant 836
New (last year) 13,562
New (last 5 years) 39,534

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 8
PM10 13
NO₂ 16
NOₓ 22

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

Road casualties

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

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 3,657,300,000
Cars & taxis 2,980,400,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,583

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

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 15.6%
Aged 16–64 65.5%
Aged 65+ 18.9%

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

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 13.2%
Asian 68.9%
Black 6.3%
Mixed 2.4%
Other 9.1%

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

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 87.9%
Social rented 0.2%
Private rented 11.9%

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

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 51.3%
Semi-detached 48.1%
Terraced 0.6%
Flat / maisonette 0.0%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 9.1%
1 car or van 39.4%
2+ cars or vans 51.5%

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

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 59.3%
Unemployed 3.6%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 22.7%
Degree or above 35.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 65.7%
Smoking prevalence 12.2%
Infant mortality 8.7

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