The Farthings is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B17 0HQ is located in the Harborne electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Edgbaston. This postcode has been in use since 1997-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Farthings, Birmingham, B17 0HQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B17 0HT, B17 9NB, B17 9BF, B17 9NE, B17 0HS, B17 0HL, B17 9NS, B17 9NJ, B17 9PA.

The Farthings Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Farthings are based on 36 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 B17 0HQ

Average Price
£530,762
Semi-Detached
£667,474
Terraced
£573,341
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£247,950
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Farthings

Average Price
£530,762
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The FarthingsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
9 The Farthings, Birmingham, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£210,0002022-12-15 £207,113
8 The Farthings, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£459,0002022-07-04 £458,713
4 The Farthings, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£480,0002019-12-16 £588,686
12 The Farthings, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£380,0002017-08-11 £498,022
1 The Farthings, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£352,5002015-12-01 £530,913

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP 		4out of 4 2,098 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF 		4out of 4 3,123 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Weoley Castle Nursery School
109 Weoley Castle Road , Weoley Castle B29 5QD 		4out of 4 3,158 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Somerford Road , Weoley Castle B29 5LB 		3out of 4 3,382 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School
Bellevue , B5 7LX 		3out of 4 3,488 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road , Edgbaston B15 3JU 		3out of 4 514 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harborne Primary School
Station Road , Harborne B17 9LU 		4out of 4 529 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Vivian Road , Harborne B17 0DN 		4out of 4 647 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peters CofE Primary School
Old Church Road , Harborne B17 0BE 		3out of 4 1,173 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Water Mill Primary School
Water Mill Close , Selly Oak B29 6TS 		2out of 4 1,755 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harborne Academy
Harborne Road , Edgbaston B15 3JL 		3out of 4 616 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB 		4out of 4 1,746 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL 		4out of 4 1,930 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ 		1out of 4 2,034 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD 		3out of 4 2,144 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ 		- not rated 3,247 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH 		- not rated 3,250 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF 		- not rated 4,452 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU 		- not rated 4,835 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS 		- not rated 5,058 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bournville School
Hay Green Lane , B30 1SH 		2out of 4 4,381 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blue Coat School Birmingham
Somerset Road , Edgbaston B17 0HR 		- not rated 427 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Norfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS 		- not rated 1,295 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Alexandra College
49 Court Oak Road , Harborne B17 9TG 		- not rated 1,443 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Baskerville School
Fellows Lane , Harborne B17 9TS 		3out of 4 1,500 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Edgbaston High School for Girls
Westbourne Road , Edgbaston B15 3TS 		- not rated 1,530 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
Raja Monkey Harborne42 High Street, Harborne69 yd
evoke coffee48-50 High Street, Harborne77 yd
Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party, The School Yard, 106 High Street83 yd
BARSANA69 High Street, Harborne115 yd
P and M Restaurant73 High Street, Harborne115 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Green ManThe Green Man, 2-4 High Street69 yd
The White HorseThe White Horse, 2 York Street180 yd
The Plough21-23 High Street, Harborne195 yd
Harborne Stores Public House109-111 High Street, Harborne308 yd
The Slug & Lettuce186-196 High Street, Harborne359 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ruby Takeaway104 High Street, Harborne77 yd
Greggs83 High Street, Harborne171 yd
Wok Chi135 High Street, Harborne308 yd
Caspian Pizza & Grill180 High Street, Harborne359 yd
Sunshine287 High Street, Harborne750 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks & Spencer28-40 High Street, Harborne69 yd
Home Bargains88-96 High Street, Harborne77 yd
Iceland61 High Street, Harborne115 yd
Sainsbury's77A-79A High Street, Harborne171 yd
Waitrose Ltd210 High Street, Harborne359 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Blue Coat School
METCHLEY LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool332 yd
Harborne Academy
HARBORNE ROAD 		537 yd
Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road 		grass pitches561 yd
University Of Birmingham (Metchley Lane Pitches)
METCHLEY PARK ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches577 yd
Morris Centre Club
QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool896 yd
The Circle Tennis Club
The Circle 		tennis courts984 yd
Richmond Hill (Closed)
Richmond Hill Road 		grass pitches1,064 yd
West House School Playing Fields
ORMSBY COURT ORMSBY COURT RICHMOND HILL ROAD 		grass pitches1,071 yd
Harborne Cricket Club
Old Church Avenue 		grass pitches1,089 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed99.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Farthings Street dangerous?

In 2023, 594 crimes were reported near The Farthings . Only 16% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was shoplifting. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B17 0HQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for The Farthings, Birmingham, B17 0HQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B17 0HQ 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 Employee113
Retired66
Student (economically inactive)28
Self-Employed20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)15
Part-Time Employee12
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Looking after home or family10
Unemployed9
Other8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities28
Education24
Professional, scientific and technical activities22
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Accommodation and food service activities12
Manufacturing9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles7
Information and communication6
Construction5
Administrative and support service activities5
Other4
Financial and insurance activities4
Real estate activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female176
Male149

Partnership Status

Single155
Married: Opposite sex77
Separated10
Divorced26
Widowed23

Health

Very good health161
Good health93
Fair health49
Bad health19
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications48
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 8
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 165
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese16
Indian22
Pakistani4
Other Asian6
Black African8
Black Caribbean6
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other5
White236
Roma4
Arab5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom228
European Union33
Rest of Europe9
Africa12
Middle East and Asia30
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK228
10+ Years28
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years22
Less than 2 years31

Passport Held

United Kingdom224
Ireland6
France1
Germany1
Italy3
Spain14
Lithuania1
Poland2
Romania2
Other EU countries1
Turkey4
Other Europe5
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East2
Eastern Asia8
Southern Asia6
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America3
Oceania1
No passport held24

Religion

No religion124
Christian140
Buddhist7
Hindu13
Muslim16
Sikh8
Not answered16
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