Somercotes Road is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B42 2JR is located in the Oscott 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 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B42 2JP, B44 8NN, B42 2QN, B42 2JN, B42 2QR, B42 2QW, B42 2JW, B42 2QU, B42 2SA.

Somercotes Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Somercotes Road are based on 100 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 2JR

Average Price
£218,702
Semi-Detached
£217,913
Terraced
£229,049
Detached
£196,950
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Somercotes Road

Average Price
£203,214
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Somercotes Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
26 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£161,5002023-01-13 £158,343
26 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£161,5002023-01-13 £158,343
26 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£162,5002022-11-18 £160,560
4 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£176,5002021-07-29 £194,780
60 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£180,0002020-10-23 £216,288

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 		385 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road, Great Barr B44 8RL 		1,135 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill, Erdington B23 7HG 		3,028 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Featherstone Nursery School
29 Highcroft Road, Erdington B23 6AU 		4,386 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Osborne Nursery School
Station Road, Erdington B23 6UB 		5,078 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Glenmead Primary School
Glenmead Road, B44 8UQ 		243 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beeches Junior School
Beeches Road, Great Barr B42 2PY 		387 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beeches Infant School
Beeches Road, B42 2PY 		387 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr B44 8NT 		533 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Greenholm Primary School
Greenholm Road, Great Barr B44 8HS 		883 yd Academy converter No 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 		433 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road, Great Barr B44 8NU 		692 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding B44 9SR 		1,432 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4North Birmingham Academy
395 College Road, B44 0HF 		1,951 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPrince Albert High School
115 Holford Drive, Perry Barr B42 2TU 		2,416 yd Free schools 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 		387 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oscott Manor School
Old Oscott Hill, Kingstanding B44 9SP 		1,130 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTLG North Birmingham
Six Ten Youth & Community Centre, 610 Kingstanding Road B44 9SH 		1,551 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedOscott Academy
St Martins's Church Centre, 140 Witton Lodge Road B23 5AP 		2,671 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wilson Stuart School
Perry Common Road, Erdington B23 7AT 		2,726 yd Academy special converter 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
Grillo Peri Peri Expert269 Beeches Road, Oscott208 yd
Taste and See CafePerry Beeches Baptist Church, Beeches Road307 yd
The OccupierJehovah Witness Hall, Becton Grove457 yd
The Beeches116 Thornbridge Avenue, Perry Barr552 yd
Pigsy Express107 Burnham Road, Birmingham563 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Drakes DrumThe Drakes Drum, 11 Old Oscott Lane326 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ming Garden Chinese Takeaway267 Beeches Road, Oscott212 yd
Golden Rice Bowl640 Aldridge Road, Oscott488 yd
Brooklyn Fish Bar642 Aldridge Road, Oscott488 yd
Chris'S Fish Shop880 Aldridge Road, Oscott539 yd
Twin Pizza99 Thornbridge Avenue, Perry Barr624 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Midlands Co-Operative Society196 Dyas Road, Birmingham653 yd
Best Wine and Supermarket1 Greenholm Road, Birmingham954 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Glenmead Primary School
GLENMEAD ROAD 		grass pitches171 yd
Birmingham Metropolitan College (James Watt Campus)
ALDRIDGE ROAD 		health and fitness suite290 yd
Glenmead
GLENMEAD ROAD 		grass pitches301 yd
Perry Beeches Sport & Fitness Centre (Closed)
Beeches Road 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite498 yd
Arena Academy
BEECHES ROAD 		artificial grass pitch543 yd
Queslett Park Golf Centre (Closed)
Booths Lane 		golf649 yd
Great Barr Leisure Centre
ALDRIDGE ROAD 		health and fitness suite743 yd
Great Barr School
ALDRIDGE ROAD 		grass pitches743 yd
Beeches Pool And Fitness Centre
BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES SWIMMING POOL BEECHES ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool881 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 speed160.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed115 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Somercotes Road dangerous?

In 2023, 322 crimes were reported near Somercotes 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 2JR.

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

More Crime Statistics for Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 322
Violence And Sexual Offences 173
Public Order 30
Criminal Damage And Arson 20
Anti Social Behaviour 19
Vehicle Crime 18
Other Theft 16
Burglary 13
Robbery 9
Other Crime 9
Drugs 7
Possession Of Weapons 4
Shoplifting 3
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 2JR.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Smalldale Road293 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Malthouse Lane471 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Deer Park Drive476 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Deer Park Drive476 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Deer Park Drive476 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Deer Park Drive476 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Deer Park Drive476 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Malthouse Lane471 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Malthouse Lane471 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Malthouse Lane471 yd
More Crime Statistics for Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee108
Retired54
Part-Time Employee35
Self-Employed15
Other14
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Student (economically inactive)12
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Education25
Manufacturing22
Human health and social work activities22
Construction18
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Transport and storage11
Financial and insurance activities10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Other7
Information and communication7
Real estate activities5
Administrative and support service activities5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female181
Male160

Partnership Status

Single94
Married: Opposite sex135
Married: Same sex4
Separated8
Divorced24
Widowed18

Health

Very good health158
Good health118
Fair health45
Bad health15
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications61
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 35
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 48
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
Degree or Similar 71
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi14
Indian22
Pakistani11
Other Asian2
Black African2
Black Caribbean19
Other Black2
Mixed White and Caribbean10
White250
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2
Arab2
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom303
European Union7
Africa6
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK303
10+ Years32
5-10 Years4
2-5 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom295
Ireland1
Poland1
Other EU countries2
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia4
Central and South America1
No passport held33

Religion

No religion116
Christian159
Buddhist1
Hindu7
Muslim31
Sikh11
Other religion2
Not answered13
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