Somerset Road is in Handsworth, Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B20 2JD is located in the Handsworth Wood electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Perry Barr. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Somerset Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2JD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B20 2JE, B20 2PQ, B20 2JB, B20 2PJ, B20 2PG, B20 2PH, B20 2PE, B20 2PB, B20 2PL.

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 B20 2JD

Average Price
£546,762
Semi-Detached
£449,746
Terraced
£418,212
Detached
£803,862
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£1,000,301

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
36 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£485,0002022-10-06 £481,798
34 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£300,0002020-02-28 £372,440
2 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Other, an established residential building 		£810,0002017-03-17 £1,000,301
26 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£230,0002016-02-22 £352,232
28 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£237,5002011-08-23 £418,212

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road, Great Barr B42 2PX 		3,208 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close, Newtown B19 2NS 		3,398 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street, Newtown B19 3XJ 		3,862 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr B44 8RL 		4,253 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill, Erdington B23 7HG 		4,581 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Butlers Road, Handsworth Wood B20 2NY 		669 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Grestone Academy
Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1ND 		715 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cherry Orchard Primary School
Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood B20 2LB 		850 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rookery School
Rookery Road, Handsworth B21 9PY 		955 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Avenue Road, Handsworth B21 8ED 		1,060 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane, Handsworth B20 2HL 		490 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road, Handsworth B21 8HH 		1,467 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane, Handsworth B21 9ET 		1,577 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
3out of 4Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		1,709 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Holyhead School
Milestone Lane, Handsworth B21 0HN 		1,866 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed 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 		4,176 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
- not ratedSandwell College
1 Spon Lane, B70 6AW 		4,429 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street, B7 4AG 		4,944 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road, B4 7PS 		5,242 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 		4,336 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Hamilton School
Hamilton Road, Handsworth B21 8AH 		1,582 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedV.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre, Oaklands Road B21 0NA 		1,687 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMyles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road, B21 0PD 		2,243 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Lambs Christian School
113 Soho Hill, B19 1AY 		2,381 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedFuture First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street, Hockley B18 7RL 		3,100 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
Mr Singh's Pizza103 Cornwall Road, Handsworth Wood335 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash ClubKilbys Grove, Birmingham537 yd
Istanbul Restaurant2 Stockwell Road, Birmingham616 yd
Fika Moment56 Oxhill Road, Birmingham653 yd
Handsworth Jerk Centre1 Headingley Road, Birmingham697 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Handsworth Wood Bowling ClubDevonshire Road, Birmingham205 yd
The Village InnHamstead Campus, Mitton Road384 yd
The Grove BarFlat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane617 yd
The Paddocks Sports Club31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth916 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ak Kebab House164 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood381 yd
Bing20 College Road, Handsworth Wood474 yd
Mega Chicken12 College Road, Handsworth Wood474 yd
Minhs Chinese Takeaway26 College Road, Handsworth Wood475 yd
Omni Sweet Centre10 College Road, Handsworth Wood475 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Delton Foods10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood475 yd
Aziz Supermarket41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham707 yd
Uk Zabka296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood807 yd
One Stop Supermarket231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood964 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
CHURCH LANE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite417 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre
COLLEGE ROAD 		469 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club
KILBYS GROVE 		squash courts, tennis courts538 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre
SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts674 yd
Handsworth Grammar School (Wood Lane Playing Fields)
WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS ROMILLY AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches937 yd
Rookery School
ROOKERY ROAD 		grass pitches979 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 speed150 Mbit/s
Average download speed326 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed25.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Somerset Road dangerous?

In 2023, 510 crimes were reported near Somerset Road . Only 20% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B20 2JD.

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, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2JD

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 510
Violence And Sexual Offences 237
Burglary 53
Vehicle Crime 43
Other Theft 42
Public Order 39
Anti Social Behaviour 31
Criminal Damage And Arson 23
Robbery 15
Possession Of Weapons 8
Drugs 7
Other Crime 7
Bicycle Theft 4
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B20 2JD.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mitton Road382 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rosedene Drive334 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Friary Road417 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Rosedene Drive334 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rosedene Drive334 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Butlers Close493 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Butlers Close493 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rosedene Drive334 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rosedene Drive334 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rosedene Drive334 yd
More Crime Statistics for Somerset Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2JD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B20 2JD 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 Employee118
Retired81
Looking after home or family52
Student (economically inactive)47
Long-Term Sick or disabled46
Part-Time Employee45
Self-Employed40
Other25
Unemployed13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles39
Human health and social work activities36
Education30
Manufacturing28
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security16
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Information and communication12
Other9
Accommodation and food service activities9
Transport and storage9
Construction9
Administrative and support service activities6
Financial and insurance activities5
Real estate activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female299
Male281

Partnership Status

Single195
Married: Opposite sex214
Separated12
Divorced29
Widowed27

Health

Very good health201
Good health268
Fair health97
Bad health10
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications128
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 39
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 41
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 76
Degree or Similar 168
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi20
Chinese5
Indian168
Pakistani104
Other Asian18
Black African19
Black Caribbean82
Other Black10
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other4
White106
Arab5
Other22

Country of Birth

United Kingdom372
European Union31
Rest of Europe4
Africa16
Middle East and Asia139
The Americas and the Caribbean16

Length of Residence

Born in the UK372
10+ Years134
5-10 Years43
2-5 Years15
Less than 2 years18

Passport Held

United Kingdom451
Ireland3
Italy4
Spain3
Poland4
Romania14
Other EU countries8
Other Europe3
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia43
North America and the Caribbean8
No passport held36

Religion

No religion52
Christian164
Buddhist1
Hindu20
Muslim154
Sikh120
Other religion10
Not answered59
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