Amherst Avenue is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B20 2LH 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 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2LH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B20 2NT, B20 2NW, B20 2LG, B20 2NS, B20 2NX, B20 2PA, B20 2JS, B20 2LN, B20 2PF.

Amherst Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Amherst Avenue are based on 11 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 2LH

Average Price
£297,982
Semi-Detached
£314,906
Terraced
£252,851
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Amherst Avenue

Average Price
£297,982
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Amherst AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
10 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£142,5002008-10-17 £255,732
9 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£164,0002004-07-09 £309,869
4 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£96,5002001-02-26 £353,814
17 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£70,0002000-06-09 £280,783
17 Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£48,7151999-11-26 £206,855

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 		2,756 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close, Newtown B19 2NS 		3,260 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr B44 8RL 		3,723 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street, Newtown B19 3XJ 		3,785 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill, Erdington B23 7HG 		4,047 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 4Cherry Orchard Primary School
Cherry Orchard Road, Handsworth Wood B20 2LB 		302 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Butlers Road, Handsworth Wood B20 2NY 		366 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Grestone Academy
Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1ND 		1,008 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
Hamstead Road, Handsworth B20 2RW 		1,099 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorrington Academy
Dorrington Road, Perry Barr B42 1QR 		1,259 yd Academy converter 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 		730 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		1,815 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane, Handsworth B21 9ET 		1,900 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
3out of 4St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road, Handsworth B21 8HH 		2,002 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road, B21 9AR 		2,066 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 		4,372 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
- not ratedThe National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street, B7 4AG 		4,785 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSandwell College
1 Spon Lane, B70 6AW 		4,951 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road, B4 7PS 		5,148 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 		4,113 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 		2,073 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedV.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre, Oaklands Road B21 0NA 		2,156 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Lambs Christian School
113 Soho Hill, B19 1AY 		2,481 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMyles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road, B21 0PD 		2,682 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Priestley Smith School
Perry Beeches Campus, Beeches Road B42 2PY 		2,856 yd Community special school Yes 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 Wood876 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash ClubKilbys Grove, Birmingham953 yd
The Garden GateThe New Garden Gate, 113 Hamstead Hill1,003 yd
First Class Grill12 Beauchamp Avenue, Birmingham1,039 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Handsworth Wood Bowling ClubDevonshire Road, Birmingham426 yd
The Paddocks Sports Club31 Wellington Road, Lozells And East Handsworth734 yd
The Village InnHamstead Campus, Mitton Road935 yd
Calthorpe ArmsCalthorpe Arms, 155 Wellington Road936 yd
The Grove BarFlat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane1,084 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ak Kebab House164 Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood904 yd
Mega Chicken12 College Road, Handsworth Wood997 yd
Bing20 College Road, Handsworth Wood1,000 yd
Minhs Chinese Takeaway26 College Road, Handsworth Wood1,008 yd
Omni Sweet Centre10 College Road, Handsworth Wood1,008 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aziz Supermarket41-43 Coopers Road, Birmingham284 yd
Delton Foods10 Church Lane, Handsworth Wood892 yd
Caterchoice FoodserviceHamstead Trading Estate, Austin Way1,093 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Handsworth Grammar School (Wood Lane Playing Fields)
WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS WOOD LANE PLAYING FIELDS ROMILLY AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches464 yd
Handsworth Old Boys Fc
Romilly Avenue 		grass pitches667 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
CHURCH LANE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite746 yd
Perry Hall Playing Fields
BRAMLEY DRIVE 		cycling, grass pitches769 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club
KILBYS GROVE 		squash courts, tennis courts904 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre
COLLEGE ROAD 		980 yd
Hamstead Site
HAMSTEAD HILL 		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 speed90 Mbit/s
Average download speed203.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Amherst Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 322 crimes were reported near Amherst Avenue . 32% 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 2LH.

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

More Crime Statistics for Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2LH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 322
Violence And Sexual Offences 149
Vehicle Crime 38
Burglary 32
Other Theft 28
Criminal Damage And Arson 21
Anti Social Behaviour 18
Public Order 13
Robbery 7
Drugs 5
Other Crime 4
Bicycle Theft 3
Possession Of Weapons 2
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Lloyd Road529 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Handsworth Wood Road364 yd
2023-12DrugsUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Amherst Avenue0 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Wood Court495 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Worlds End Road196 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Limberlost Close202 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Butlers Close194 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Butlers Close194 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Beachburn Way361 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Handsworth Wood Road364 yd
More Crime Statistics for Amherst Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2LH

Employment

B20 2LH area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 2LH 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 Employee137
Retired64
Part-Time Employee44
Self-Employed36
Student (economically inactive)28
Looking after home or family23
Unemployed17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13
Other10
Long-Term Sick or disabled10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles36
Human health and social work activities36
Education28
Manufacturing25
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security19
Financial and insurance activities17
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Transport and storage15
Construction10
Other8
Administrative and support service activities8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Information and communication8
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female235
Male234

Partnership Status

Single132
Married: Opposite sex211
Separated4
Divorced18
Widowed12

Health

Very good health217
Good health171
Fair health63
Bad health15
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications68
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 40
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 56
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 56
Degree or Similar 142
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi25
Indian192
Pakistani90
Other Asian19
Black African6
Black Caribbean41
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other11
White49
Arab1
Other27

Country of Birth

United Kingdom331
European Union11
Rest of Europe3
Africa14
Middle East and Asia99
The Americas and the Caribbean10

Length of Residence

Born in the UK331
10+ Years113
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom418
France1
Italy1
Spain6
Romania4
Other EU countries5
Other Europe6
Central and Western Africa2
Southern Asia12
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held13

Religion

No religion22
Christian85
Hindu32
Muslim150
Sikh147
Other religion10
Not answered23
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