Birmingham - Regeneration

• There are 6 deaths deaths per 1000 births in Birmingham- 2019
• The average house in Birmingham costs £230,000 (2024)
• Birmingham has 5 universities, 340 primary schools and 168 secondary schools
• Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK
• Decrease in the industrial sector - global shift and outsourcing of jobs, increase in retail and commercial jobs
• The average life expectancy in Birmingham is 79
• Birmingham has a 73% employment rate
• 12% of employment in Birmingham is in education - 3 major universities
• 24% of workers are professionals
• The average weekly wage in Birmingham is about £550
• Deutsche bank UK headquarters are in Birmingham
• 12% of people have no qualifications in Birmingham
• 1900 - 40% of jobs in industrial sector, in 2000 this had dropped to 20%
• 15% of the population are over 65
• Living costs are 35% below London
• Birmingham has a population of 1.2 million
• EU granted £30 million in funding to restore the NEC