Rookery Road is in Handsworth, Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B21 9QZ is located in the Holyhead 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 Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9QZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B21 9NN, B21 9PX, B21 8DN, B21 9NU, B21 8BG, B21 8DW, B21 9NX, B21 9PU, B21 9QX.

Rookery Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Rookery Road are based on 304 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 B21 9QZ

Average Price
£220,561
Semi-Detached
£220,204
Terraced
£223,838
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£188,142

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rookery Road

Average Price
£257,137
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rookery Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
175 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Other, an established residential building
£165,0002019-05-20 £188,142
169 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building
£138,0002011-01-20 £240,404
185 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building
£123,0002006-09-15 £202,783
183 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building
£175,0002006-07-17 £292,410
167 Rookery Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building
£85,0002005-03-31 £153,619

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS
4out of 4 3,463 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ
4out of 4 3,773 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX
3out of 4 4,317 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL
3out of 4 5,356 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rookery School
Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY
3out of 4 218 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
William Murdoch Primary School
Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT
3out of 4 401 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Avenue Road , Handsworth B21 8ED
3out of 4 458 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
Sandwell Road , B21 8NH
3out of 4 632 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Grove School
Dawson Road , Handsworth B21 9HB
3out of 4 869 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holyhead School
Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN
4out of 4 761 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET
4out of 4 956 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH
3out of 4 970 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL
4out of 4 1,021 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR
4out of 4 1,684 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls 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 3,520 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
Sandwell College
1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW
- not rated 3,722 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street , B7 4AG
- not rated 4,970 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS
- not rated 5,124 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street , B7 4AA
1out of 4 4,519 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH
4out of 4 490 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
V.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA
- not rated 631 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Myles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD
- not rated 1,213 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Lambs Christian School
113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY
- not rated 2,085 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL
- not rated 2,497 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
DFC Chicken106a Rookery Road, Birmingham97 yd
La'Tataie243 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood188 yd
HAMI Kebab228 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood281 yd
Desi Grill and Curry77B Rookery Road, Birmingham301 yd
Chicken Hut UK226 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood363 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Grove BarFlat Above, The Grove, 279 Grove Lane569 yd
The Village InnHamstead Campus, Mitton Road771 yd
Cross Guns PubCross Guns Public House, 301 Soho Road854 yd
Pump TavernPump Tavern, 236 Soho Road881 yd
The Royal OakThe Royal Oak, 171 Holyhead Road1,005 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza Company163 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood1 yd
Dhaliwal Sweet & Savouries183 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood1 yd
Big Saj152 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood96 yd
Hong Kong Takeaway289 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood286 yd
Farmhouse Pizza299 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood336 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
One Stop Supermarket231A Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood163 yd
Uk Zabka296 Rookery Road, Handsworth Wood363 yd
Farmfoods Ltd10 Holyhead Road, Birmingham659 yd
Lidl397 Soho Road, Birmingham736 yd
Sarwar Food Store/ATTOCK/DM122 Grove Lane, Lozells And East Handsworth760 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Rookery School
ROOKERY ROAD
grass pitches139 yd
Laurel Road Community Sports Centre
SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND LAUREL ROAD
artificial grass pitch, tennis courts443 yd
Oaklands Young Peoples Centre
OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND SPORTS AND SOCIAL CENTRE OAKLAND ROAD
617 yd
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre
COLLEGE ROAD
653 yd
Soho Fitness (Closed)
Piara Rayat House 366-372 Piara Rayat House 366-372 Soho Road
health and fitness suite678 yd
Holyhead School
Holyhead Road
artificial grass pitch, tennis courts785 yd
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club
KILBYS GROVE
squash courts, tennis courts810 yd
Handsworth Leisure Centre
HOLLY ROAD
health and fitness suite, swimming pool853 yd
Handsworth Grammar School
GROVE LANE
artificial grass pitch859 yd
Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
CHURCH LANE
grass pitches, health and fitness suite941 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed113 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Rookery Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1351 crimes were reported near Rookery Road . Only 5% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B21 9QZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9QZ

Employment

B21 9QZ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 B21 9QZ 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

Retired60
Full-Time Employee48
Looking after home or family45
Part-Time Employee45
Self-Employed34
Student (economically inactive)33
Other28
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Unemployed20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Construction16
Accommodation and food service activities16
Manufacturing15
Education15
Transport and storage12
Human health and social work activities11
Administrative and support service activities8
Financial and insurance activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Other2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Information and communication1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female206
Male237

Partnership Status

Single141
Married: Opposite sex147
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated10
Divorced29
Widowed22

Health

Very good health187
Good health155
Fair health54
Bad health36
Very bad health11

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications114
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 41
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
Degree or Similar 71
Other17

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi46
Indian148
Pakistani65
Other Asian35
Black African16
Black Caribbean42
Other Black8
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other7
White47
Roma3
Arab1
Other25

Country of Birth

United Kingdom203
European Union29
Rest of Europe2
Africa18
Middle East and Asia167
The Americas and the Caribbean23

Length of Residence

Born in the UK203
10+ Years148
5-10 Years44
2-5 Years32
Less than 2 years16

Passport Held

United Kingdom260
Italy24
Portugal5
Lithuania2
Poland5
Romania7
Other EU countries12
North Africa3
Southern Asia63
North America and the Caribbean8
No passport held59

Religion

No religion27
Christian76
Buddhist1
Hindu16
Muslim164
Sikh127
Other religion18
Not answered15