Fountain Road is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B17 8NJ 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 Fountain Road, Birmingham, B17 8NJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B17 8NL, B16 9TA, B17 8DL, B16 9SX, B16 9ST, B16 9SZ, B17 8NG, B17 8ND, B17 8DJ.

Fountain Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fountain Road are based on 72 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 8NJ

Average Price
£394,334
Semi-Detached
£388,493
Terraced
£251,804
Detached
£488,964
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fountain Road

Average Price
£392,469
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fountain Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
25 Fountain Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£450,0002022-04-22 £471,063
7 Fountain Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£165,5002013-10-10 £290,114
25 Fountain Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£282,0002013-01-15 £512,395
23 Fountain Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£300,0002006-11-06 £511,127
1 Fountain Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£227,0002004-05-21 £433,838

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF 		4out of 4 3,719 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road , B29 6BP 		4out of 4 3,979 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School
Bellevue , B5 7LX 		3out of 4 4,322 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 4,496 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ 		4out of 4 4,637 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Dixon Primary School
City Road , Edgbaston B17 8LE 		2out of 4 405 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bearwood Primary School
Bearwood Road , B66 4HB 		3out of 4 1,159 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
Montague Road , B66 4PW 		4out of 4 1,346 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shireland Technology Primary School
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND 		- not rated 1,357 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Chad Vale Primary School
Nursery Road , Edgbaston B15 3JU 		3out of 4 1,449 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD 		3out of 4 276 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ 		1out of 4 694 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB 		4out of 4 803 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Paul's School for Girls
Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL 		4out of 4 1,165 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND 		4out of 4 1,375 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 2,569 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH 		- not rated 5,037 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS 		- not rated 5,085 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU 		- not rated 5,223 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF 		- not rated 5,411 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodbourne Hospital School
Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY 		- not rated 323 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Norfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS 		- not rated 1,042 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Alexandra College
49 Court Oak Road , Harborne B17 9TG 		- not rated 1,817 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Blue Coat School Birmingham
Somerset Road , Edgbaston B17 0HR 		- not rated 2,045 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Baskerville School
Fellows Lane , Harborne B17 9TS 		3out of 4 2,099 yd Foundation special school 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
Banu Indian Restaurant353 Hagley Road, Harborne115 yd
Avery Fields EventsAvery Fields Sports And Events, 79 Sandon Road634 yd
The Steam Room181 Knightlow Road, Birmingham736 yd
De La Vies2a Barnsley Road826 yd
Dardania Place LtdSite Of Former New Talbot, 457 Hagley Road899 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Kings HeadKings Head, Hagley Road870 yd
Genting Casinos Uk Ltd1 Norfolk Road, Edgbaston906 yd
Craft Inn Limited608 Bearwood Road1,034 yd
The Duck BeefeaterDuck And Premier Lodge, 176-178 Hagley Road1,072 yd
The Pub at Bearwood537 Bearwood Road1,093 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domo Pizza & Chicken345 Hagley Road, Harborne67 yd
Hagley Kebab House505 Hagley Road969 yd
New Kwang Hao Takeaway507 Hagley Road969 yd
Neelams Grill House and café125-126 Poplar Road978 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri629 Bearwood Road1,010 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express286A Hagley Road, Harborne240 yd
Aldi Stores Limited545 Bearwood Road1,055 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
George Dixon Academy
PORTLAND ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite479 yd
Gec Recreation Ground (Closed)
Sandon Road 		grass pitches613 yd
Bournville Rfc
SANDON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches657 yd
Portland Road Cricket Ground
MITCHELLS AND BUTLERS LTD SOCIAL CLUB MITCHELLS AND BUTLERS LTD SOCIAL CLUB PORTLAND ROAD 		grass pitches758 yd
Lordswood Boys School
HAGLEY ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite781 yd
Birmingham Squash Members Club (Closed)
121a 121a Rotton Park Road 		health and fitness suite, squash courts839 yd
Lordswood Girls School
KNIGHTLOW ROAD 		904 yd
24/7 Fitness (Birmingham)
477-489 477-489 HAGLEY ROAD 		health and fitness suite924 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 61.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 61.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 61.1%

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 speed90 Mbit/s
Average download speed141.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fountain Road dangerous?

In 2023, 783 crimes were reported near Fountain Road . Only 11% 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 B17 8NJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Fountain Road, Birmingham, B17 8NJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B17 8NJ 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 Employee83
Long-Term Sick or disabled51
Retired36
Other33
Part-Time Employee22
Self-Employed21
Student (economically inactive)19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)16
Unemployed10
Looking after home or family3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Accommodation and food service activities15
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Education9
Other7
Construction5
Information and communication5
Real estate activities4
Manufacturing4
Financial and insurance activities3
Administrative and support service activities2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2

People

Gender

Female142
Male173

Partnership Status

Single158
Married: Opposite sex88
Married: Same sex2
Separated6
Divorced23
Widowed18

Health

Very good health130
Good health90
Fair health68
Bad health22
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications104
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 46
Degree or Similar 96
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese4
Indian61
Pakistani20
Other Asian5
Black African20
Black Caribbean9
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other3
White160
Arab5
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom205
European Union43
Rest of Europe4
Africa32
Middle East and Asia32
The Americas and the Caribbean3
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK205
10+ Years57
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years28
Less than 2 years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom184
Ireland1
France1
Italy2
Portugal1
Spain1
Lithuania1
Poland3
Romania4
Other EU countries19
Other Europe2
North Africa5
Central and Western Africa13
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia9
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America1
No passport held63

Religion

No religion96
Christian97
Buddhist2
Hindu19
Muslim35
Sikh28
Other religion1
Not answered37
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