90POPULATION
5.9%UNEMPLOYED
48%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
13%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of B78 1RW belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is B78 1RW in Birmingham, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about B78 1RW from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 17%Children
  • 82%Adults

17% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 7% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in B781RW male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Dordon.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 13%AB
  • 55%C2/C2
  • 33%DE

According to census records, 13% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 29%SINGLE
  • 48%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in B78 1RW is 29%. Single and 'other' people is 70%.

ETHNICITY

  • 97%WHITE
  • 3%NON-WHITE

97% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 90.5%WORKING
  • 5.9%UNEMPLOYED

5.9% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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B781RW Postcode Breakdown

BAREA78DISTRICT1SECTORRWUNIT
Full PostcodeB78 1RW
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownBirmingham
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyWarwickshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationMainly Rural (rural including hub towns >=80%)

B781RW Postal District

Compass Postal District

B78 1RW postcode is located in the postal town of Birmingham. Birmingham postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode B78 1RW.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Polesworth0.5 miles E
Grendon1.9 miles E
Shuttington2.2 miles N
Baxterley2.7 miles SE
Tamworth3.2 miles W
Orton On The Hill3.4 miles E
Atherstone3.5 miles E
Newton3.6 miles NE
Hurley3.7 miles S
Austrey3.8 miles NE
Sheepy4 miles E
Thorpe Constantine4.5 miles N
Mancetter4.6 miles E
Kingsbury4.7 miles SW
Oldbury4.8 miles SE
London100 miles SE
Glasgow246 miles NW
Edinburgh239 miles N
Cardiff102 miles SW
Liverpool80 miles NW
Southampton118 miles S
Saint Ives123 miles S

Parking permit increase after price freeze

A 12-month permit for all Staffordshire County Council's country park car parks will rise by 2 to 38, the equivalent of half a penny a day, after being frozen for five years.

Staffordshire County Council

Furniture restoration and manufacturing business cuts carbon and costs with backing of county council programme

An established furniture restoration and manufacturing company is making savings in the region of 35,000 annually and reducing its carbon footprint thanks to a county council programme.

Staffordshire County Council

Fed-up residents say repairs make it look like estate has 'varicose veins'

Families have criticised the standard of work on pavements and roads

Stoke Sentinel

BT issues warning to millions as landlines to be 'switched off'

The end of traditional landline phones is set to be the biggest change to phone lines in decades - but BT has issued a message to households who don't currently have internet connection

Stoke Sentinel

Town centre transport improvement scheme moves to next phase

A regeneration project to improve roads and routes for cycling and walking in Cannock town centre moves to its final phase on Monday April 8.

Staffordshire County Council

Shop windows smashed in overnight attacks

One man is arrested, and police are looking for a vandal on a bike after separate incidents.

BBC News

Stolen BMW driven wrong way down A34 as police give chase

Three Stoke-on-Trent men have been arrested after a car was stolen off the driveway of a home in Barlaston

Stoke Sentinel

Burton Albion 3-2 Reading

Burton grab what could be a crucial three points in their fight against relegation in League One with a 3-2 win over Reading.

BBC News

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