Somerset Road is in Handsworth, Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B20 2JG 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 2JG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B20 2JF, B20 2HY, B20 2HZ, B20 2HX, B20 2HU, B20 2HT, B20 2HS, B20 2JN, B20 2JA.

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 2JG

Average Price
£177,782
Semi-Detached
£238,592
Terraced
£168,619
Detached
£122,030
Flats/Maisonettes
£197,186
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
106 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£98,0002022-08-12 £96,671
118 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£223,0002022-01-28 £237,789
110 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£152,0002021-12-03 £164,981
136 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£147,5002020-08-28 £175,763
100 Somerset Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£122,0002019-09-23 £148,008

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close, Newtown B19 2NS 		3,354 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road, Great Barr B42 2PX 		3,588 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street, Newtown B19 3XJ 		3,770 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr B44 8RL 		4,624 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill, Erdington B23 7HG 		4,868 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 4Rookery School
Rookery Road, Handsworth B21 9PY 		576 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Avenue Road, Handsworth B21 8ED 		745 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4William Murdoch Primary School
Antrobus Road, Handsworth B21 9NT 		753 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Grestone Academy
Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1ND 		889 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Butlers Road, Handsworth Wood B20 2NY 		912 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 		460 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road, Handsworth B21 8HH 		1,229 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane, Handsworth B21 9ET 		1,274 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
4out of 4Holyhead School
Milestone Lane, Handsworth B21 0HN 		1,485 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road, B21 9AR 		1,757 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls 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 		3,909 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
- not ratedSandwell College
1 Spon Lane, B70 6AW 		4,187 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street, B7 4AG 		4,899 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road, B4 7PS 		5,150 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 		4,342 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 		1,202 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedV.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre, Oaklands Road B21 0NA 		1,310 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMyles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road, B21 0PD 		1,873 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Lambs Christian School
113 Soho Hill, B19 1AY 		2,199 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedFuture First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street, Hockley B18 7RL 		2,839 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 Wood79 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash ClubKilbys Grove, Birmingham274 yd
Fika Moment56 Oxhill Road, Birmingham310 yd
Handsworth Jerk Centre1 Headingley Road, Birmingham353 yd
Istanbul Restaurant2 Stockwell Road, Birmingham354 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Village InnHamstead Campus, Mitton Road166 yd
The Grove BarFlat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane269 yd
Handsworth Wood Bowling ClubDevonshire Road, Birmingham484 yd
The Paddocks Sports Club31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth1,040 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ak Kebab House164 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood2 yd
Mega Chicken12 College Road, Handsworth Wood94 yd
Bing20 College Road, Handsworth Wood96 yd
Minhs Chinese Takeaway26 College Road, Handsworth Wood108 yd
Omni Sweet Centre10 College Road, Handsworth Wood108 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Delton Foods10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood245 yd
Uk Zabka296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood451 yd
One Stop Supermarket231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood588 yd
Sarwar Food Store/ATTOCK/DM122 Grove Lane, Lozells And East Handsworth975 yd
Aziz Supermarket41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham1,086 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre
COLLEGE ROAD 		93 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre
SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts294 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club
KILBYS GROVE 		squash courts, tennis courts342 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
CHURCH LANE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite347 yd
Rookery School
ROOKERY ROAD 		grass pitches599 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre
HOLLY ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool912 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 speed141.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.7 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, 885 crimes were reported near Somerset Road . Only 10% 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 B20 2JG.

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 2JG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 885
Violence And Sexual Offences 366
Burglary 83
Public Order 70
Shoplifting 63
Other Theft 63
Vehicle Crime 56
Anti Social Behaviour 56
Criminal Damage And Arson 46
Robbery 29
Possession Of Weapons 22
Drugs 16
Bicycle Theft 7
Other Crime 7
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 2JG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Woodcroft Avenue508 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Rosedene Drive147 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Calder Grove221 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Winleigh Road221 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mount Pleasant Avenue541 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mount Pleasant Avenue541 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Mount Pleasant Avenue541 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Rosedene Drive147 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rosedene Drive147 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rosedene Drive147 yd
More Crime Statistics for Somerset Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2JG

Employment

B20 2JG 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 B20 2JG 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 Employee81
Looking after home or family46
Part-Time Employee39
Retired32
Student (economically inactive)26
Other21
Unemployed21
Self-Employed17
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Education23
Manufacturing21
Human health and social work activities19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Administrative and support service activities9
Accommodation and food service activities9
Other8
Transport and storage7
Construction6
Information and communication5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Financial and insurance activities4
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female199
Male209

Partnership Status

Single108
Married: Opposite sex155
Separated5
Divorced34
Widowed3

Health

Very good health196
Good health141
Fair health51
Bad health19

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications95
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 59
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 63
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi15
Chinese6
Indian136
Pakistani30
Other Asian15
Black African20
Black Caribbean24
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other3
White113
Arab6
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom193
European Union72
Rest of Europe1
Africa13
Middle East and Asia125
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK193
10+ Years54
5-10 Years55
2-5 Years68
Less than 2 years38

Passport Held

United Kingdom166
Ireland6
France2
Italy57
Portugal8
Spain11
Poland9
Romania8
Other EU countries17
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa3
Southern Asia51
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held65

Religion

No religion43
Christian129
Buddhist5
Hindu77
Muslim63
Sikh75
Not answered18
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