Foden Road is in Great Barr, Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B42 2EJ 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 Foden Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2EJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B42 2EH, B42 2BL, B42 2ED, B42 2BH, B42 2NT, B42 1EW, B42 2EG, B42 2BN, B42 2EF.

Foden Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Foden Road are based on 244 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 2EJ

Average Price
£230,702
Semi-Detached
£232,202
Terraced
£238,482
Detached
£169,667
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Foden Road

Average Price
£230,011
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Foden Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
260 Foden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£215,0002023-05-10 £218,062
246 Foden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£290,0002022-08-05 £291,763
260 Foden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Detached, an established residential building 		£110,0002021-09-30 £121,271
212 Foden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£215,0002021-08-19 £240,539
236 Foden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£185,0002021-02-26 £213,129

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 		1,252 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr B44 8RL 		2,747 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill, Erdington B23 7HG 		4,455 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road, WS5 4NN 		5,161 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 4Calshot Primary School
Calshot Road, Great Barr B42 2BY 		519 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ferndale Primary School
Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr B43 5QF 		842 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road B42 1NU 		910 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whitecrest Primary School
Whitecrest, Great Barr B43 6HQ 		949 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Cross Lane, Great Barr B43 6LN 		1,053 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 		1,180 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr B44 8NU 		1,668 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		1,890 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane, Great Barr B43 7SD 		2,073 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Barr Beacon School
Old Hall Lane, Aldridge WS9 0RF 		2,636 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 		1,226 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oscott Manor School
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding B44 9SP 		2,474 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTLG North Birmingham
Six Ten Youth & Community Centre, 610 Kingstanding Road B44 9SH 		2,986 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bridge School
Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE 		4,034 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOscott Academy
St Martins's Church Centre, 140 Witton Lodge Road B23 5AP 		4,283 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 Barr550 yd
Al-Miski Lounge1 Queslett Road, Birmingham633 yd
Piri Fino927 Walsall Road, Perry Barr804 yd
Simla Spice34 Queslett Road857 yd
Beeches Gold174 Beeches Road, Perry Barr928 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The New BellBooths Farm Road, Birmingham354 yd
Hamstead Social Welfare ClubHamstead Institute, Old Walsall Road697 yd
Great Barr Conservative ClubGreat Barr Conservative Club, 6a Newton Road996 yd
The Scott ArmsThe Scott Arms, Newton Road997 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lung Wah168 Perry Wood Road, Birmingham128 yd
Full House201 Turnberry Road, Birmingham475 yd
Mijan Balti Hut611 Walsall Road, Perry Barr702 yd
Cake Shop and Sunita's Sweet Centre205-207 Dyas Avenue, Birmingham743 yd
Peri Peri Pepper614 Walsall Road, Perry Barr816 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Midlands Co-Op606 Walsall Road, Perry Barr816 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc936 Walsall Road903 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Beeches Pool And Fitness Centre
BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool842 yd
Ferndale Primary School
FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FERNDALE AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches932 yd
Arena Academy
BEECHES ROAD 		artificial grass pitch1,071 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 speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed135.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed115 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Foden Road dangerous?

In 2023, 264 crimes were reported near Foden 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 2EJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Foden Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2EJ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 264
Violence And Sexual Offences 135
Burglary 27
Vehicle Crime 22
Other Theft 19
Criminal Damage And Arson 17
Public Order 14
Anti Social Behaviour 13
Other Crime 6
Drugs 5
Robbery 4
Possession Of Weapons 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B42 2EJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tyler Grove536 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Spouthouse Lane484 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Duxford Road485 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Perry Wood Road229 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Booths Farm Road230 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Booths Farm Road230 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Booths Farm Road230 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hollywood Croft433 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Cedarwood Croft433 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Perry Wood Road229 yd
More Crime Statistics for Foden Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2EJ

Employment

B42 2EJ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 8% 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 Employee104
Retired51
Part-Time Employee28
Unemployed22
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Other10
Looking after home or family10
Student (economically inactive)10
Self-Employed9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Education14
Manufacturing13
Transport and storage12
Construction12
Other11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Financial and insurance activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Administrative and support service activities7
Information and communication4
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female152
Male162

Partnership Status

Single85
Married: Opposite sex114
Separated8
Divorced31
Widowed20

Health

Very good health118
Good health126
Fair health59
Bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications45
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 34
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 93
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi16
Chinese7
Indian40
Pakistani15
Other Asian4
Black African21
Black Caribbean23
Other Black8
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other5
White163
Arab3
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom265
European Union7
Africa9
Middle East and Asia27
The Americas and the Caribbean9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK265
10+ Years38
5-10 Years6
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom266
Germany1
Southern Asia12
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held33

Religion

No religion63
Christian158
Hindu12
Muslim41
Sikh20
Not answered20
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