Columbia Close is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B5 7LF is located in the Balsall Heath West electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Edgbaston. This postcode has been in use since 1999-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Columbia Close, Birmingham, B5 7LF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B5 7LL, B5 7TU, B5 7PR, B5 7XP, B5 7TX, B5 7XE, B5 7NX, B5 7NY, B5 7TS.

Columbia Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Columbia Close are based on 2 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 B5 7LF

Average Price
£74,125
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£74,125
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Columbia Close

Average Price
£74,125
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Columbia CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
6 Columbia Close, Birmingham, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£60,0002013-10-18 £90,291
6 Columbia Close, Birmingham, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£44,0002008-03-31 £57,959

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Lillian de Lissa Nursery School
Bellevue, B5 7LX 		448 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road, Lee Bank B15 2AF 		739 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jakeman Nursery School
Jakeman Road, Balsall Heath B12 9NX 		1,050 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gracelands Nursery School
Grace Road, Sparkbrook B11 1ED 		2,785 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Selly Oak Nursery School
26 Tiverton Road, B29 6BP 		3,156 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 4Oasis Academy Woodview
Woodview Drive, Edgbaston B15 2HU 		460 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Percy Shurmer Academy
Longmore Street, Balsall Heath B12 9ED 		971 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas CofE Academy
Great Colmore Street, B15 2AT 		979 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Great Colmore Street, Lee Bank B15 2AY 		1,035 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chandos Primary School
Vaughton Street South, Highgate B12 0YN 		1,104 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity Academy
23 Langley Walk, B15 2EF 		1,107 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark St Alban's Academy
Conybere Street, B12 0YH 		1,163 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
256 Hob Moor Road, B10 9HH 		1,942 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
3out of 4Harborne Academy
Harborne Road, Edgbaston B15 3JL 		2,484 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Jewellery Quarter Academy
St George's Court, 1 Albion Street B1 3AA 		2,659 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Belgrave Road, Highgate B12 9FF 		1,403 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSouth and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street, B5 5SU 		2,030 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road, B4 7PS 		2,666 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street, B18 7AJ 		2,879 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
- not ratedThe National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street, B7 4AG 		3,358 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street, B7 4AA 		4,127 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Victoria Academy
Talbot Way, Small Heath B10 0HJ 		4,326 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedStarbank School
Hob Moor Road, B10 9BT 		5,157 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWest House School
24 St James's Road, Edgbaston B15 2NX 		738 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
3out of 4James Brindley School
Bell Barn Road, Edgbaston B15 2AF 		739 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPriory School
Sir Harrys Road, Edgbaston B15 2UR 		811 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedElmhurst Ballet School
249 Bristol Road, B5 7UH 		1,187 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt George's School Edgbaston
31 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston B15 1RX 		1,321 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
Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd5 Bristol Road, Edgbaston341 yd
Livingwell Cafe40 Woodview Drive, Birmingham533 yd
Woodview CenteenWoodview Community Association, Woodview Drive533 yd
Greggs105 Bristol Street, Birmingham647 yd
Big Saj Original231 Edward Road, Sparkbrook773 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Twelfth Man17 Hollies Croft, Birmingham742 yd
Sir Charles NapierSir Charles Napier, 210 Gooch Street906 yd
Exousia Community Church4 Wynn Street, Birmingham1,009 yd
O'DonovansCatherine O Donovans, 101 Bissell Street1,031 yd
The Eagle TavernSnackers Bar, 189 Mary Street1,076 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kings Flavour75 Pershore Road, Edgbaston164 yd
Sir Harrys Chippy7 Hollies Croft, Birmingham742 yd
Pizza Haq87 Court Road, Sparkbrook770 yd
Big Johns291 Gooch Street, Birmingham911 yd
Mount Zion Community Project27 Vaughton Street South, Birmingham976 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tru Spice Groceries127 Highgate Street, Birmingham925 yd
AldiEdgbaston Road, Edgbaston1,017 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Momentum Leisure Club (Opal 1 Birmingham) (Closed)
Opal One Opal One Belgrave Middleway 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool483 yd
Oasis Academy Woodview
WOODVIEW DRIVE 		grass pitches541 yd
Calthorpe Park
CHEDDAR ROAD 		grass pitches631 yd
Edgbaston Priory Club
SIR HARRYS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts866 yd
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
COUNTY GROUND COUNTY GROUND EDGBASTON ROAD 		grass pitches868 yd
The Priory School
SIR HARRYS ROAD 		grass pitches899 yd
Ark St Albans Academy
CONYBERE STREET 		artificial grass pitch1,026 yd
St. Thomas Church Of England Va Primary School (Closed)
Great Colmore Street 		swimming pool1,030 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 speed30.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed78.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed5.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed9.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Columbia Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 659 crimes were reported near Columbia Close . Only 14% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B5 7LF.

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

More Crime Statistics for Columbia Close, Birmingham, B5 7LF

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 659
Violence And Sexual Offences 285
Vehicle Crime 77
Anti Social Behaviour 61
Criminal Damage And Arson 47
Burglary 46
Other Theft 41
Public Order 39
Drugs 24
Robbery 15
Possession Of Weapons 9
Bicycle Theft 6
Other Crime 5
Shoplifting 2
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B5 7LF.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Springmeadow Road462 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bellevue340 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Rathbone Close517 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rathbone Close517 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rathbone Close517 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Cambridge Crescent337 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cambridge Crescent337 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cambridge Crescent337 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Cambridge Crescent337 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bellevue340 yd
More Crime Statistics for Columbia Close, Birmingham, B5 7LF

Employment

B5 7LF area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 12% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in B5 7LF area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee39
Student (economically inactive)27
Unemployed26
Other25
Long-Term Sick or disabled24
Part-Time Employee24
Retired23
Looking after home or family19
Self-Employed12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities15
Education14
Manufacturing8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles8
Construction6
Financial and insurance activities6
Administrative and support service activities6
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Other4
Information and communication3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1

People

Gender

Female159
Male132

Partnership Status

Single130
Married: Opposite sex56
Married: Same sex1
Separated10
Divorced22
Widowed6

Health

Very good health139
Good health86
Fair health40
Bad health20
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications60
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 49
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese8
Indian8
Pakistani11
Other Asian27
Black African48
Black Caribbean38
Other Black13
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean14
Mixed Other10
White51
Arab29
Other23

Country of Birth

United Kingdom156
European Union18
Africa42
Middle East and Asia60
The Americas and the Caribbean11
Oceania1
British Overseas3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK156
10+ Years80
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years14
Less than 2 years18

Passport Held

United Kingdom192
Germany4
Italy6
Portugal4
Spain3
Other EU countries14
North Africa3
Middle East3
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia8
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America3
Oceania1
No passport held45

Religion

No religion55
Christian94
Hindu5
Muslim114
Other religion16
Not answered7
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