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On Beech Road, in Harborne West
What it's like at B17 9TD: every home that has sold on Beech Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Beech Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 10, Beech RoadDetached | Sept 2007 | £390,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12, Beech RoadTerraced | Apr 2008 | £346,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Beech RoadTerraced | May 2021 | £400,000 | 128 m² | £3,125/m² | 2 |
| 16, Beech RoadTerraced | Dec 2008 | £295,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Beech RoadTerraced | Aug 2008 | £305,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Beech RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £375,000 | 117 m² | £3,205/m² | 2 |
| 19, Beech RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £410,000 | 116 m² | £3,534/m² | 2 |
| 20, Beech RoadDetached | Jun 2018 | £370,000 | 105 m² | £3,524/m² | 2 |
| 21, Beech RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2007 | £333,000 | 92 m² | £3,620/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is University, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Grosvenor Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 24); 80 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Peters CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 56.8 · 20.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's School for Girls (2.4 km) and Bristnall Hall Academy (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (4 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Nisa Local, 250 m away; Texaco Petrol Station (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lordswood House Group Medical Practice (400 m), with Knights Lordswood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Still is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 2.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
QaCafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Harborne Village Social Club the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 29% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Queen's Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Steve’s (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 15 km away.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is , 2.7 km away (TEF Silver).
32 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Birmingham Edgbaston constituency: Preet Kaur Gill MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,368 (22.4%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 22%, Reform UK 12%, Independent 9%.
27 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near B17 9TD →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Beech Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 88.7% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 7.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 73 min
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