Alum Rock Road is in Birmingham and in Birmingham district. B8 2LY is located in the Ward End electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Birmingham, Hodge Hill. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 2LY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B8 2NA, B8 2NB, B8 2AW, B8 2WA, B8 2NG, B8 2LX, B8 2DP, B8 2ND, B8 2NE.

Alum Rock Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Alum Rock Road are based on 633 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 B8 2LY

Average Price
£263,291
Semi-Detached
£248,399
Terraced
£268,013
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£270,914

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alum Rock Road

Average Price
£235,646
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alum Rock Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
973 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building
£229,0002020-08-05 £272,879
999 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building
£165,0002017-05-31 £228,184
963 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£170,0002017-04-19 £242,230
995 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Other, an established residential building
£215,0002016-09-20 £270,914
971 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£180,0002016-08-23 £261,133

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washwood Heath Nursery School
201 Sladefield Road , Ward End B8 2SY
4out of 4 877 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bordesley Green East Nursery School
358 Bordesley Green East , Stechford B33 8QB
3out of 4 1,911 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Highfield Road , Saltley B8 3QU
3out of 4 2,183 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Adderley Nursery School
1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN
4out of 4 3,050 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Vale Nursery School
Yatesbury Avenue , Castle Vale B35 6DU
4out of 4 3,735 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornton Primary School
Thornton Road , Ward End B8 2LQ
3out of 4 557 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sladefield Infant School
Bamville Road , Ward End B8 2TJ
4out of 4 821 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School
Gumbleberrys Close , Off Cotterills Lane B8 2PS
3out of 4 835 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ward End Primary School
Ingleton Road , B8 2RA
4out of 4 970 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Colebourne Primary School
Stechford Road , Hodge Hill B34 6BJ
3out of 4 1,048 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hodge Hill College
Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8HB
3out of 4 1,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8EY
3out of 4 1,206 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Saltley Academy
Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX
3out of 4 1,345 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Rockwood Academy
Naseby Road , Alum Rock B8 3HG
3out of 4 1,770 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Waverley Studio College
470 Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5SX
3out of 4 2,131 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street , B7 4AG
- not rated 4,776 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS
- not rated 5,164 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South and City College Birmingham
129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU
- not rated 5,220 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washwood Heath Academy
Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS
3out of 4 326 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Waverley School
Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA
2out of 4 2,206 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Starbank School
Hob Moor Road , B10 9BT
- not rated 2,799 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Victoria Academy
Talbot Way , Small Heath B10 0HJ
3out of 4 4,108 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street , B7 4AA
1out of 4 4,801 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaufort School
Stechford Road , Hodge Hill B34 6BJ
4out of 4 956 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverside Education
2 Riverside Drive , Stechford B33 9BF
- not rated 984 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Bromford Road , B36 8AF
3out of 4 1,084 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamd House School
The Custard House , 29 - 43 Blake Lane B9 5QT
- not rated 2,458 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Al Huda Girls' School
74-76 Washwood Heath Road , Saltley B8 1RD
- not rated 2,652 yd Other independent school No Girls 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
Royal Shinwari883 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham96 yd
Al-Omda Ltd891 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham103 yd
Airah's Sweet Grills Limited886 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham116 yd
Gen. Tea892-892A Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham117 yd
BonBon891b Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham118 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Hornet991 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham40 yd
Ward End Social Club10 St Margarets Road, Birmingham628 yd
Barley MowBarley Mow Inn, 117 St Margarets Road881 yd
East Birminghams Allotment Holders155 Cotterills Lane, Birmingham919 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
SIGNATURE CUISINE999 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham60 yd
Papa Ge's Kebab House888 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham104 yd
Subway884 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham116 yd
Lucky RainbowUnit 7, Fox And Goose Shopping Centre143 yd
Fuji Sushi852 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham236 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Discount Supermarket850 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham686 yd
Azad Supermarket733 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham962 yd
Lidl Uk GmbhAlum Rock Road, Birmingham962 yd
Bucuresti Magazine629 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham972 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Washwood Heath Academy
BURNEY LANE
grass pitches, health and fitness suite249 yd
Pure Gym (Birmingham Beaufort Park)
COLESHILL ROAD
health and fitness suite285 yd
Brockhurst Road Playing Field
COLESHILL ROAD
grass pitches494 yd
Women'S Health & Fitness Gym (Closed)
757-761 757-761 Alum Rock Road
health and fitness suite918 yd
Stechford Road Playing Field
STECHFORD ROAD
grass pitches1,018 yd
Hodge Hill College
Bromford Road
artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool1,069 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 speed115 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Alum Rock Road dangerous?

In 2023, 882 crimes were reported near Alum Rock Road . Only 10% 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 B8 2LY.

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

More Crime Statistics for Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 2LY

Employment

B8 2LY area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

B8 2LY area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 B8 2LY 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 Employee64
Student (economically inactive)61
Looking after home or family58
Self-Employed53
Retired45
Other42
Part-Time Employee39
Unemployed27
Full-Time Student (with or without job)24
Long-Term Sick or disabled16

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles26
Accommodation and food service activities24
Transport and storage21
Education16
Manufacturing16
Human health and social work activities12
Financial and insurance activities8
Other7
Administrative and support service activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Information and communication4
Real estate activities3
Construction2
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female261
Male280

Partnership Status

Single169
Married: Opposite sex217
Married: Same sex1
Separated8
Divorced9
Widowed22

Health

Very good health293
Good health159
Fair health66
Bad health14
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications135
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 45
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 59
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 56
Degree or Similar 102
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi34
Chinese2
Indian9
Pakistani325
Other Asian56
Black African19
Black Caribbean7
Other Black5
Mixed Other9
White55
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom334
European Union25
Rest of Europe5
Africa13
Middle East and Asia157
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK334
10+ Years154
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom441
Ireland1
Spain4
Romania13
Other EU countries23
Other Europe7
Southern Asia25
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held27

Religion

No religion11
Christian54
Buddhist1
Jewish1
Muslim435
Sikh5
Other religion1
Not answered33