Portland Road is in Edgbaston, Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B16 9HS is located in the North 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 Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9HS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B16 9HT, B16 9JA, B16 9HU, B16 9HR, B16 9SH, B16 9HX, B16 9JB, B16 9HY, B16 9JD.

Portland Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Portland Road are based on 324 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 B16 9HS

Average Price
£324,197
Semi-Detached
£683,173
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£726,959
Flats/Maisonettes
£216,995
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Road

Average Price
£333,341
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 3 Portland Court, 35 Portland Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£228,0002022-12-05 £224,866
Flat 9 Portland Court, 35 Portland Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£221,0002022-11-24 £219,775
Flat 7 Portland Court, 35 Portland Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,0002022-10-14 £160,112
25 Portland Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£470,0002022-01-07 £507,030
23 Portland Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£545,0002022-01-07 £587,939

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank B15 2AF 		2,711 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lillian de Lissa Nursery School
Bellevue, B5 7LX 		3,339 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road, B29 6BP 		3,683 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street, Newtown B19 3XJ 		3,752 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jakeman Nursery School
Jakeman Road, Balsall Heath B12 9NX 		4,084 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 4St George's Church of England Primary School
Beaufort Road, B16 8HY 		1,042 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4George Dixon Primary School
City Road, Edgbaston B17 8LE 		1,043 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School
Oliver Road, Ladywood B16 9ER 		1,097 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road, Edgbaston B15 3JU 		1,240 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4City Road Primary School
City Road, B16 0HL 		1,253 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road, Edgbaston B16 9SL 		202 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4George Dixon Academy
Portland Road, Edgbaston B16 9GD 		1,083 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Harborne Academy
Harborne Road, Edgbaston B15 3JL 		1,538 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
Knightlow Road, Harborne B17 8QB 		1,692 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
1out of 4Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road, Harborne B17 8BJ 		1,695 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 		1,701 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
- not ratedBirmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road, B4 7PS 		4,084 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSouth and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street, B5 5SU 		4,195 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Belgrave Road, Highgate B12 9FF 		4,434 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street, B7 4AG 		4,556 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street, B7 4AA 		4,900 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road, Edgbaston B15 3PS 		457 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedWoodbourne Hospital School
Priory Woodbourne Hospital, 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY 		925 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEdgbaston High School for Girls
Westbourne Road, Edgbaston B15 3TS 		1,394 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedHopwood Hall School
15 Highfield Road, Edgbaston B15 3DU 		1,502 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMander Portman Woodward Independent College
17 - 18 Greenfield Crescent, Edgbaston B15 3AU 		1,630 yd Other independent school No 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
Fiesta Del Asado229 Hagley Road, Edgbaston261 yd
Akbars184-186 Hagley Road, Edgbaston323 yd
T G I Fridays180-182 Hagley Road, Edgbaston323 yd
Cafe Rumi205 Hagley Road, Edgbaston644 yd
Colbeh Persian Kitchen & Bar207 Hagley Road, Edgbaston644 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Rainbow Casino Ltd1 Portland Road, Edgbaston208 yd
The Duck BeefeaterDuck And Premier Lodge, 176-178 Hagley Road323 yd
Garden House Ph160 Hagley Road, Edgbaston418 yd
Genting Casinos Uk Ltd1 Norfolk Road, Edgbaston498 yd
Ivy BushThe Ivy Bush, 181 Hagley Road788 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Miss Li's Kitchen214 Monument Road, Birmingham749 yd
Golden Fish Fry192 Monument Road, Birmingham756 yd
Chaps177 Hagley Road, Ladywood767 yd
Wall Street Burger179 Hagley Road, Ladywood788 yd
Sweet Bae165 Hagley Road, Ladywood789 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Safeburys Supermarket191-193 Hagley Road, Edgbaston704 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Paul'S School For Girls
ST PAULS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ST PAULS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS VERNON ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite253 yd
Quality Living Health Club (Birmingham) (Closed)
Hagley Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool320 yd
Birmingham Squash Members Club (Closed)
121a 121a Rotton Park Road 		health and fitness suite, squash courts546 yd
St Georges C Of E Primary School
BEAUFORT ROAD 		artificial grass pitch931 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 98.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 98.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 98.5%

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 speed79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed135.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Portland Road dangerous?

In 2023, 647 crimes were reported near Portland Road . Only 15% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B16 9HS.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 647
Violence And Sexual Offences 253
Vehicle Crime 162
Other Theft 53
Burglary 42
Criminal Damage And Arson 37
Public Order 34
Anti Social Behaviour 21
Robbery 12
Drugs 10
Possession Of Weapons 9
Other Crime 7
Bicycle Theft 3
Theft From The Person 3
Shoplifting 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B16 9HS.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Gilchrist Drive496 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Gilchrist Drive496 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stirling Road514 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Stirling Road514 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stirling Road514 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Lyttelton Road301 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Lyttelton Road301 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gilchrist Drive496 yd
2023-12Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Gilchrist Drive496 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stirling Road514 yd

Employment

B16 9HS area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in B16 9HS 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 Employee152
Other37
Self-Employed29
Part-Time Employee28
Unemployed25
Retired23
Student (economically inactive)20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)17
Long-Term Sick or disabled16
Looking after home or family15

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities32
Professional, scientific and technical activities29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Education23
Financial and insurance activities22
Accommodation and food service activities21
Manufacturing13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Administrative and support service activities12
Other12
Information and communication12
Transport and storage8
Construction5
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female176
Male232

Partnership Status

Single197
Married: Opposite sex128
Married: Same sex2
Separated9
Divorced23
Widowed4

Health

Very good health203
Good health115
Fair health66
Bad health19
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications48
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 202
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese10
Indian61
Pakistani47
Other Asian13
Black African28
Black Caribbean24
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other4
White183
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab5
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom265
European Union42
Rest of Europe6
Africa27
Middle East and Asia58
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania1
British Overseas3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK265
10+ Years69
5-10 Years21
2-5 Years32
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom287
Ireland1
France6
Italy13
Portugal3
Poland4
Romania7
Other EU countries13
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia16
South-East Asia5
No passport held41

Religion

No religion121
Christian109
Buddhist4
Hindu24
Muslim61
Sikh36
Other religion1
Not answered51
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