Rockford Road is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B42 1JY 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 Rockford Road, Birmingham, B42 1JY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B42 1JX, B42 1JT, B42 1JW, B42 1HH, B42 1JU, B42 1JN, B42 1LA, B42 1HJ, B42 1JQ.

Rockford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Rockford Road are based on 72 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 1JY

Average Price
£216,173
Semi-Detached
£221,357
Terraced
£164,338
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rockford Road

Average Price
£219,698
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rockford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
67 Rockford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£216,0002022-02-18 £231,305
59 Rockford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£147,5002019-02-15 £183,975
67 Rockford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£171,0002017-09-29 £229,522
67 Rockford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£100,0002016-09-13 £139,816
41 Rockford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£138,0002016-07-08 £202,038

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 		1,482 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr B44 8RL 		2,981 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill, Erdington B23 7HG 		4,461 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close, Newtown B19 2NS 		5,271 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road, WS5 4NN 		5,300 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 		370 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ferndale Primary School
Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr B43 5QF 		614 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Calshot Primary School
Calshot Road, Great Barr B42 2BY 		949 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorrington Academy
Dorrington Road, Perry Barr B42 1QR 		983 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamstead Junior School
Hamstead Road, Great Barr B43 5BE 		1,220 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		1,388 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Arena Academy
Beeches Road, B42 2PY 		1,458 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr B44 8NU 		2,082 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane, Great Barr B43 7SD 		2,289 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane, Handsworth B20 2HL 		2,845 yd Academy converter No Girls 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 		1,498 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oscott Manor School
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding B44 9SP 		2,859 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTLG North Birmingham
Six Ten Youth & Community Centre, 610 Kingstanding Road B44 9SH 		3,352 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hamilton School
Hamilton Road, Handsworth B21 8AH 		3,901 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedV.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre, Oaklands Road B21 0NA 		4,036 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 Barr288 yd
The dessert club Birmingham4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road614 yd
La Belle Vie Desserts4 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road614 yd
Sea Garden2 Railway Terrace, Old Walsall Road614 yd
Sangam 2425 Rocky Lane, Perry Barr692 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hamstead Social Welfare ClubHamstead Institute, Old Walsall Road338 yd
Beaufort Arms42-46 Old Walsall Road, Perry Barr672 yd
The New BellBooths Farm Road, Birmingham789 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cake Shop and Sunita's Sweet Centre205-207 Dyas Avenue, Birmingham276 yd
Lung Wah168 Perry Wood Road, Birmingham417 yd
Mijan Balti Hut611 Walsall Road, Perry Barr495 yd
Peri Peri Pepper614 Walsall Road, Perry Barr539 yd
Hamstead Fish Bar40 Old Walsall Road, Perry Barr672 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Midlands Co-Op606 Walsall Road, Perry Barr539 yd
Lidl UK GmbHLidl, Old Walsall Road968 yd
Co-op52 Gorse Farm Road1,032 yd
Tesco ExpressTesco Express, Hamstead Road1,041 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ferndale Primary School
FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches729 yd
Dorrington Academy
DORRINGTON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch914 yd
Beeches Pool And Fitness Centre
BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool990 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 speed137.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Rockford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 315 crimes were reported near Rockford Road . 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 B42 1JY.

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

More Crime Statistics for Rockford Road, Birmingham, B42 1JY

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 315
Violence And Sexual Offences 140
Vehicle Crime 39
Burglary 27
Public Order 25
Anti Social Behaviour 25
Other Theft 19
Criminal Damage And Arson 19
Other Crime 9
Drugs 4
Robbery 3
Theft From The Person 3
Possession Of Weapons 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Spouthouse Lane513 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Bescot Croft540 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cathel Drive173 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cathel Drive173 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cathel Drive173 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cathel Drive173 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cathel Drive173 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Old Walsall Road392 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Langdale Road462 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bescot Croft540 yd
More Crime Statistics for Rockford Road, Birmingham, B42 1JY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee103
Retired39
Part-Time Employee25
Looking after home or family11
Other10
Student (economically inactive)8
Unemployed8
Self-Employed7
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Manufacturing15
Education12
Accommodation and food service activities9
Financial and insurance activities9
Construction6
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Other4
Real estate activities4
Information and communication3
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Administrative and support service activities2

People

Gender

Female153
Male128

Partnership Status

Single78
Married: Opposite sex102
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced17
Widowed14

Health

Very good health135
Good health105
Fair health31
Bad health6
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications41
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 64
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese1
Indian38
Pakistani18
Other Asian6
Black African10
Black Caribbean24
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean14
Mixed Other5
White135
Arab1
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom237
European Union7
Africa7
Middle East and Asia25
The Americas and the Caribbean5
British Overseas3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK237
10+ Years24
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years5
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom229
Ireland2
Italy4
Spain2
Other EU countries2
Central and Western Africa2
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia4
Central Asia4
No passport held34

Religion

No religion72
Christian107
Hindu17
Muslim45
Sikh22
Other religion1
Not answered19
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