Fir Tree Close is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B44 8LY 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 Fir Tree Close, Birmingham, B44 8LY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B44 8LX, B44 8HY, B44 8HT, B44 8ND, B44 8NG, B44 8NB, B44 8HU, B44 8HJ, B42 2RT.

Fir Tree Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fir Tree Close are based on 16 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 B44 8LY

Average Price
£235,090
Semi-Detached
£239,209
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£173,299

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fir Tree Close

Average Price
£235,090
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fir Tree CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
17 Fir Tree Close, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£253,0002022-03-11 £266,716
6 Fir Tree Close, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£205,0002020-10-19 £246,328
6 Fir Tree Close, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£148,0002018-11-16 £185,708
19 Fir Tree Close, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£183,0002017-09-27 £245,629
19 Fir Tree Close, Birmingham, West Midlands
Other, an established residential building 		£145,0002017-06-19 £173,299

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX 		3out of 4 812 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL 		3out of 4 840 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG 		4out of 4 2,484 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Featherstone Nursery School
29 Highcroft Road , Erdington B23 6AU 		3out of 4 3,866 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Osborne Nursery School
Station Road , Erdington B23 6UB 		3out of 4 4,606 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenholm Primary School
Greenholm Road , Great Barr B44 8HS 		3out of 4 387 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Glenmead Primary School
Glenmead Road , B44 8UQ 		2out of 4 592 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beeches Junior School
Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PY 		3out of 4 875 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beeches Infant School
Beeches Road , B42 2PY 		3out of 4 875 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy
Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NT 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arena Academy
Beeches Road , B42 2PY 		1out of 4 920 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU 		2out of 4 1,171 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
North Birmingham Academy
395 College Road , B44 0HF 		3out of 4 1,467 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SR 		3out of 4 1,576 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Prince Albert High School
115 Holford Drive , Perry Barr B42 2TU 		- not rated 1,943 yd Free schools No 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 5,119 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priestley Smith School
Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY 		4out of 4 875 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Oscott Manor School
Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP 		3out of 4 1,299 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
TLG North Birmingham
Six Ten Youth & Community Centre , 610 Kingstanding Road B44 9SH 		- not rated 1,568 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Wilson Stuart School
Perry Common Road , Erdington B23 7AT 		4out of 4 2,249 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust
Perry Common Road , B23 7AT 		- not rated 2,249 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable 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
Greenholm AcademyGreenholm Road, Birmingham202 yd
Pigsy Express107 Burnham Road, Birmingham225 yd
Wendy House CafePaper Mill End, Birmingham356 yd
The OccupierJehovah Witness Hall, Becton Grove479 yd
EKO 77208 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham532 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Drakes DrumThe Drakes Drum, 11 Old Oscott Lane476 yd
The Golden HindKingstanding Road, Birmingham793 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Happy House Chinese Take AwayFlat, 160, Elmbridge Road244 yd
Golden Rice Bowl640 Aldridge Road, Oscott271 yd
Brooklyn Fish Bar642 Aldridge Road, Oscott271 yd
RangamatiGround Floor, 509 Aldridge Road400 yd
Bravo Pizza210 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham532 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Best Wine and Supermarket1 Greenholm Road, Birmingham466 yd
Midlands Co-Operative Society196 Dyas Road, Birmingham918 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd236 Hawthorn Road, Oscott994 yd
RobinsonsSupermarket/GreatDealWines418 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham1,060 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Birmingham Metropolitan College (James Watt Campus)
ALDRIDGE ROAD 		health and fitness suite309 yd
Glenmead Primary School
GLENMEAD ROAD 		grass pitches626 yd
Burford Road
KINGSTANDING ROAD 		grass pitches733 yd
Glenmead
GLENMEAD ROAD 		grass pitches740 yd
K-Star Thai Boxing
UNIT 15 UNIT 15 COLLEGE ROAD 		health and fitness suite838 yd
Birmingham Alexander Stadium
WALSALL ROAD 		athletics tracks, health and fitness suite933 yd
Perry Beeches Sport & Fitness Centre (Closed)
Beeches Road 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite989 yd
Birmingham Bike Park
ALDRIDGE ROAD 		cycling1,003 yd
Arena Academy
BEECHES ROAD 		artificial grass pitch1,033 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 speed159.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fir Tree Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 251 crimes were reported near Fir Tree Close . 38% 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 B44 8LY.

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

More Crime Statistics for Fir Tree Close, Birmingham, B44 8LY

Employment

B44 8LY area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 Employee97
Retired71
Part-Time Employee41
Self-Employed20
Student (economically inactive)17
Looking after home or family16
Unemployed12
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Other10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles33
Manufacturing28
Human health and social work activities25
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Other11
Transport and storage11
Construction11
Education10
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Accommodation and food service activities7
Financial and insurance activities5
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Administrative and support service activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Information and communication1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female201
Male178

Partnership Status

Single101
Married: Opposite sex147
Married: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced21
Widowed29

Health

Very good health180
Good health124
Fair health53
Bad health18
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications87
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 37
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 57
Degree or Similar 62
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese8
Indian36
Pakistani31
Other Asian4
Black African1
Black Caribbean27
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other2
White248
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom305
European Union19
Rest of Europe7
Africa5
Middle East and Asia29
The Americas and the Caribbean11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK305
10+ Years52
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom286
Ireland5
Poland3
Other EU countries13
Other Europe6
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia7
South-East Asia2
No passport held55

Religion

No religion80
Christian182
Buddhist12
Hindu17
Muslim47
Sikh12
Other religion1
Not answered31
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