4POPULATION
7.3%UNEMPLOYED
29%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
13%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of B79 7LR belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is B79 7LR 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 B79 7LR from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 9%Children
  • 91%Adults

9% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 18% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 75%Male
  • 25%Female

From the last census, 75% of people in B797LR male, and 25% female. Men outnumber women in Castle.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 13%AB
  • 48%C2/C2
  • 40%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

  • 34%SINGLE
  • 29%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in B79 7LR is 34%. Single and 'other' people is 66%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 89.6%WORKING
  • 7.3%UNEMPLOYED

7.3% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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B797LR Postcode Breakdown

BAREA79DISTRICT7SECTORLRUNIT
Full PostcodeB79 7LR
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownBirmingham
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyStaffordshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

B797LR Postal District

Compass Postal District

B79 7LR 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 B79 7LR.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Tamworth1.2 miles SE
Shuttington3.3 miles E
Haselour3.5 miles N
Elford3.6 miles N
Middleton3.8 miles SW
Weeford3.8 miles W
Thorpe Constantine4.1 miles E
Polesworth4.6 miles E
Edingale4.7 miles N
Clifton Campville4.8 miles NE
Newton4.9 miles E
Austrey5.6 miles E
Lullington5.7 miles NE
Shenstone5.8 miles W
Kingsbury5.8 miles S
London104 miles SE
Glasgow242 miles NW
Edinburgh236 miles N
Cardiff102 miles SW
Liverpool76 miles NW
Southampton120 miles S
Saint Ives124 miles S

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