Somerset Road is in Edgbaston, Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B15 2PE is located in the Edgbaston electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Edgbaston. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2PE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B15 2PD, B15 3QP, B15 3QR, B15 3SA, B15 3RY, B15 2PP, B15 2PG, B15 3RX, B15 2PJ.

Somerset Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Somerset Road are based on 439 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Birmingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for B15 2PE

Average Price
£1,721,970
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£1,297,230
Detached
£1,775,062
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Somerset Road

Average Price
£362,922
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Somerset Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
43 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£2,000,0002019-01-18 £2,485,547
43 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£1,700,0002018-04-19 £2,234,311
53 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£820,0002010-05-28 £1,466,670
43 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£1,430,0002008-08-28 £2,491,276
55 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£765,0002008-07-10 £1,307,660

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road, B29 6BP 		1,864 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank B15 2AF 		2,719 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lillian de Lissa Nursery School
Bellevue, B5 7LX 		3,038 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jakeman Nursery School
Jakeman Road, Balsall Heath B12 9NX 		3,317 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Weoley Castle Nursery School
109 Weoley Castle Road, Weoley Castle B29 5QD 		3,371 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road, Edgbaston B15 3JU 		738 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harborne Primary School
Station Road, Harborne B17 9LU 		995 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Vivian Road, Harborne B17 0DN 		1,046 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peters CofE Primary School
Old Church Road, Harborne B17 0BE 		1,551 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Water Mill Primary School
Water Mill Close, Selly Oak B29 6TS 		1,765 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Harborne Academy
Harborne Road, Edgbaston B15 3JL 		321 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road, Edgbaston B16 9SL 		1,974 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
Knightlow Road, Harborne B17 8QB 		2,175 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4George Dixon Academy
Portland Road, Edgbaston B16 9GD 		2,430 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road, Harborne B17 8BJ 		2,440 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street, B18 7AJ 		3,126 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
- not ratedFircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road, Selly Oak B29 6LH 		3,197 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Belgrave Road, Highgate B12 9FF 		3,981 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSouth and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street, B5 5SU 		4,434 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road, B4 7PS 		4,717 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Bournville School
Hay Green Lane, B30 1SH 		4,387 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Blue Coat School Birmingham
Somerset Road, Edgbaston B17 0HR 		146 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedEdgbaston High School for Girls
Westbourne Road, Edgbaston B15 3TS 		1,209 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedNorfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road, Edgbaston B15 3PS 		1,395 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHallfield School
48 Church Road, Edgbaston B15 3SJ 		1,409 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Birmingham
Chancellors Court, Edgbaston B15 2TT 		1,411 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Post Graduate CentreAlan Walters Building, The University Of Birmingham377 yd
evoke coffee48-50 High Street, Harborne475 yd
Raja Monkey Harborne42 High Street, Harborne480 yd
Paul at No. 4141 High Street, Harborne494 yd
Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party, The School Yard, 106 High Street565 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pritchatts Park Social ClubPritchatts Park, Pritchatts Road212 yd
The Green ManThe Green Man, 2-4 High Street480 yd
The Plough21-23 High Street, Harborne487 yd
The White HorseThe White Horse, 2 York Street610 yd
Harborne Stores Public House109-111 High Street, Harborne781 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ruby Takeaway104 High Street, Harborne557 yd
Greggs83 High Street, Harborne656 yd
Wok Chi135 High Street, Harborne781 yd
Caspian Pizza & Grill180 High Street, Harborne817 yd
BCP Midlands LtdBerrow Court, Berrow Drive892 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks & Spencer28-40 High Street, Harborne480 yd
Home Bargains88-96 High Street, Harborne557 yd
Iceland61 High Street, Harborne568 yd
Sainsbury's77A-79A High Street, Harborne656 yd
Waitrose Ltd210 High Street, Harborne817 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Blue Coat School
METCHLEY LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool238 yd
Harborne Academy
HARBORNE ROAD 		346 yd
Morris Centre Club
QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool610 yd
University Of Birmingham (Metchley Lane Pitches)
METCHLEY PARK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches638 yd
Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road 		grass pitches839 yd
Richmond Hill (Closed)
Richmond Hill Road 		grass pitches853 yd
West House School Playing Fields
ORMSBY COURT ORMSBY COURT RICHMOND HILL ROAD 		grass pitches871 yd
Bournville Rugby Football Club
UNIVERSITY RAIL STATION UNIVERSITY RAIL STATION VINCENT DRIVE 		grass pitches969 yd
University Of Birmingham (360 Sport And Fitness Complex) (Closed)
UNIVERSITY RAIL STATION UNIVERSITY RAIL STATION VINCENT DRIVE 		athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool969 yd
Edgbaston Archery And Lawn Tennis Society
14A 14A WESTBOURNE ROAD 		tennis courts1,003 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed166.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Somerset Road dangerous?

In 2023, 197 crimes were reported near Somerset Road . 45% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B15 2PE.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2PE

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 197
Violence And Sexual Offences 44
Vehicle Crime 42
Shoplifting 26
Burglary 20
Public Order 17
Other Theft 13
Theft From The Person 7
Possession Of Weapons 6
Robbery 6
Bicycle Theft 5
Anti Social Behaviour 5
Criminal Damage And Arson 3
Other Crime 2
Drugs 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B15 2PE.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Richmond Hill Road504 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area485 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Mead Rise343 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Malt Close346 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Malt Close346 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Grays Road538 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building311 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Harrisons Green372 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Mead Rise343 yd
2023-11Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Somerset Road300 yd
More Crime Statistics for Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2PE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B15 2PE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee36
Retired32
Student (economically inactive)12
Part-Time Employee10
Self-Employed8
Looking after home or family7
Other4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Human health and social work activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Real estate activities5
Other4
Manufacturing4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Education4
Transport and storage2
Information and communication2
Accommodation and food service activities1
Construction1
Administrative and support service activities1
Financial and insurance activities1

People

Gender

Female55
Male70

Partnership Status

Single45
Married: Opposite sex48
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated1
Divorced13
Widowed7

Health

Very good health68
Good health41
Fair health11
Bad health5
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications19
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 8
Degree or Similar 60
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese6
Indian12
Pakistani5
Black African1
Black Caribbean1
White95
Arab6
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom97
European Union2
Rest of Europe2
Africa6
Middle East and Asia18

Length of Residence

Born in the UK97
10+ Years16
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years7
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom102
Poland2
Other EU countries3
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia3
No passport held7

Religion

No religion32
Christian67
Jewish3
Muslim10
Other religion6
Not answered6
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