Walsall Road is in Great Barr, Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B42 1EX is located in the Perry Barr 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 Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1EX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B42 1JN, B42 1EN, B42 1JW, B42 2NH, B42 2NJ, B42 1EJ, B42 1LA, B42 1JP, B42 1JY.

Walsall Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Walsall Road are based on 618 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 B42 1EX

Average Price
£322,675
Semi-Detached
£316,692
Terraced
£335,786
Detached
£232,294
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Walsall Road

Average Price
£315,358
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Walsall Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
724 Walsall Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£248,0002020-11-11 £296,589
708 Walsall Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£235,0002020-10-09 £277,092
722 Walsall Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£240,0002019-12-06 £294,343
744 Walsall Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£201,0002015-07-17 £322,100
706 Walsall Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£210,0002015-05-01 £334,046

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 		1,332 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr B44 8RL 		2,839 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill, Erdington B23 7HG 		4,397 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road, WS5 4NN 		5,296 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close, Newtown B19 2NS 		5,368 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 Mark's Catholic Primary School
Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road B42 1NU 		559 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ferndale Primary School
Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr B43 5QF 		705 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Calshot Primary School
Calshot Road, Great Barr B42 2BY 		751 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorrington Academy
Dorrington Road, Perry Barr B42 1QR 		1,099 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Cross Lane, Great Barr B43 6LN 		1,230 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Arena Academy
Beeches Road, B42 2PY 		1,295 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		1,588 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr B44 8NU 		1,893 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane, Great Barr B43 7SD 		2,248 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding B44 9SR 		2,957 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Priestley Smith School
Perry Beeches Campus, Beeches Road B42 2PY 		1,336 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oscott Manor School
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding B44 9SP 		2,677 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTLG North Birmingham
Six Ten Youth & Community Centre, 610 Kingstanding Road B44 9SH 		3,175 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hamilton School
Hamilton Road, Handsworth B21 8AH 		4,090 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedV.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre, Oaklands Road B21 0NA 		4,223 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
The Towers636 Walsall Road, Perry Barr258 yd
Badshah Palace RestaurantBadshah Palace, Walsall Road768 yd
The dessert club Birmingham4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road814 yd
La Belle Vie Desserts4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road814 yd
Sea Garden2 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road814 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hamstead Social Welfare ClubHamstead Institute, Old Walsall Road468 yd
The New BellBooths Farm Road, Birmingham588 yd
Beaufort Arms42-46 Old Walsall Road, Perry Barr868 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lung Wah168 Perry Wood Road, Birmingham232 yd
Cake Shop and Sunita's Sweet Centre205-207 Dyas Avenue, Birmingham454 yd
Mijan Balti Hut611 Walsall Road, Perry Barr464 yd
Peri Peri Pepper614 Walsall Road, Perry Barr550 yd
Full House201 Turnberry Road, Birmingham718 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Midlands Co-Op606 Walsall Road, Perry Barr549 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc936 Walsall Road1,062 yd
Co-op52 Gorse Farm Road1,091 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ferndale Primary School
FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches816 yd
Beeches Pool And Fitness Centre
BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool852 yd
Dorrington Academy
DORRINGTON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch1,045 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 speed140.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed49.96 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Walsall Road dangerous?

In 2023, 262 crimes were reported near Walsall Road . 37% 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 B42 1EX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1EX

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 262
Violence And Sexual Offences 127
Vehicle Crime 25
Public Order 24
Burglary 21
Other Theft 19
Criminal Damage And Arson 16
Anti Social Behaviour 14
Other Crime 6
Robbery 5
Drugs 2
Theft From The Person 2
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B42 1EX.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cathel Drive367 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Dyas Avenue453 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Charnwood Road374 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cathel Drive367 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Booths Farm Road353 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Booths Farm Road353 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Booths Farm Road353 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hollywood Croft400 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Cedarwood Croft400 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cathel Drive367 yd
More Crime Statistics for Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1EX

Employment

B42 1EX area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee85
Retired69
Part-Time Employee35
Self-Employed22
Student (economically inactive)22
Looking after home or family22
Unemployed16
Other11
Long-Term Sick or disabled9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities18
Education17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Financial and insurance activities14
Manufacturing14
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Other10
Transport and storage10
Information and communication8
Construction8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Administrative and support service activities5
Real estate activities4
Accommodation and food service activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female187
Male175

Partnership Status

Single96
Married: Opposite sex156
Married: Same sex2
Separated7
Divorced8
Widowed24

Health

Very good health171
Good health130
Fair health41
Bad health16
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications63
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 58
Degree or Similar 84
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi26
Chinese8
Indian116
Pakistani37
Other Asian14
Black African8
Black Caribbean15
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White113
Other18

Country of Birth

United Kingdom255
European Union22
Africa11
Middle East and Asia71
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK255
10+ Years86
5-10 Years4
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom298
Ireland6
Spain6
Poland4
Romania1
Other EU countries9
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia1
No passport held23

Religion

No religion29
Christian123
Buddhist4
Hindu27
Muslim88
Sikh78
Other religion7
Not answered7
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