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On Manston Road, in Sheldon North
What it's like at B26 2TS: every home that has sold on Manston 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
Sales and extensions on Manston Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 23 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Manston RoadTerraced | Jul 2017 | £195,000 | 101 m² | £1,931/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Manston RoadTerraced | Sept 2022 | £177,500 | 87 m² | £2,040/m² | 2 |
| 8, Manston RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £255,555 | 94 m² | £2,719/m² | 3 |
| 10, Manston RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2009 | £73,500 | 79 m² | £930/m² | 1 |
| 16, Manston RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £270,000 | 85 m² | £3,176/m² | 3 |
| 18, Manston RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2022 | £250,000 | 88 m² | £2,841/m² | 3 |
| 20, Manston RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2012 | £159,995 | 121 m² | £1,322/m² | 1 |
| 22, Manston RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £223,000 | 89 m² | £2,506/m² | 4 |
| 48, Manston RoadTerraced | Feb 2016 | £145,000 | 84 m² | £1,726/m² | 1 |
| 50, Manston RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2011 | £95,000 | 90 m² | £1,056/m² | 1 |
| 54, Manston RoadTerraced | Sept 1997 | £43,500 | 87 m² | £500/m² | 1 |
| 56, Manston RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2011 | £85,000 | 91 m² | £934/m² | 1 |
| 62, Manston RoadTerraced | Oct 2025 | £225,000 | 79 m² | £2,848/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Lea Hall, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 443k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Sheldon Heath Academy, 200 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 72, 17, 17A); 47 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Stanville Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is The Shirestone Academy (1.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 47.4 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (3.7 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (8.4 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (9.5 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Retail Services, 400 m away, with Brad 55.Co.Uk - Your Local Convenien closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Downsfield Medical Centre (200 m), with Pan Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Christine Suzanne is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 11 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 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
E.M.A's Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Sheldon Heath Social Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 118 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Radleys Park, 600 m away; for exercise, énergie Fitness (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 2.4 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
35 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 Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency: Liam Byrne MP (Labour), since July 2004. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 1,566 (4.6%), turnout 44%. Vote shares: Labour 31%, Workers Party of Britain 27%, Reform UK 19%, Conservative 14%.
25 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 B26 2TS →
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 23 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 86 min
Nearest: Chasewater Railway · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 2 of 23 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 | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.5% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.