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On Hillman Grove, in Smith's Wood North
What it's like at B36 9LX: every home that has sold on Hillman Grove 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hillman Grove; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 30 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 4, Hillman GroveTerraced | Jul 2021 | £182,000 | 76 m² | £2,395/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Hillman GroveTerraced | Apr 2021 | £121,000 | 80 m² | £1,513/m² | 3 |
| 8, Hillman GroveTerraced | Jun 2006 | £91,000 | 76 m² | £1,197/m² | 1 |
| 14, Hillman GroveTerraced | Feb 2024 | £140,000 | 74 m² | £1,892/m² | 1 |
| 16, Hillman GroveTerraced | Nov 2018 | £120,000 | 76 m² | £1,579/m² | 2 |
| 17, Hillman GroveSemi-detached | Aug 2007 | £102,000 | 74 m² | £1,378/m² | 2 |
| 18, Hillman GroveTerraced | Sept 2025 | £115,000 | 78 m² | £1,474/m² | 1 |
| 19, Hillman GroveTerraced · company-owned | Jun 1999 | £39,950 | 78 m² | £512/m² | 1 |
| 20, Hillman GroveTerraced | Jun 2006 | £92,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Hillman GroveTerraced | May 2019 | £125,000 | 79 m² | £1,582/m² | 2 |
| 22, Hillman GroveTerraced | Mar 2020 | £127,000 | 76 m² | £1,671/m² | 2 |
| 24, Hillman GroveTerraced | Mar 2008 | £103,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Hillman GroveTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2000 | £35,000 | 79 m² | £443/m² | 2 |
| 29, Hillman GroveTerraced | Jun 2022 | £135,000 | 78 m² | £1,731/m² | 2 |
| 30, Hillman GroveTerraced | Jun 2018 | £125,000 | 74 m² | £1,689/m² | 4 |
| 31, Hillman GroveTerraced | Nov 2017 | £109,000 | 78 m² | £1,397/m² | 2 |
| 32, Hillman GroveTerraced | Aug 2025 | £155,000 | 77 m² | £2,013/m² | 1 |
| 34, Hillman GroveTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2025 | £144,000 | 80 m² | £1,800/m² | 4 |
| 36, Hillman GroveTerraced | May 2007 | £85,000 | 76 m² | £1,118/m² | 3 |
| 40, Hillman GroveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2025 | £130,000 | 77 m² | £1,688/m² | 2 |
| 41, Hillman GroveTerraced | Jun 2016 | £107,000 | 86 m² | £1,244/m² | 3 |
| 42, Hillman GroveTerraced | Apr 2009 | £94,500 | 83 m² | £1,139/m² | 3 |
| 43, Hillman GroveTerraced | Feb 2025 | £165,000 | 72 m² | £2,292/m² | 2 |
| 46, Hillman GroveTerraced | Jan 2008 | £107,000 | 108 m² | £991/m² | 1 |
| 50, Hillman GroveTerraced | Oct 2016 | £127,500 | 96 m² | £1,328/m² | 3 |
| 52, Hillman GroveTerraced | Sept 1996 | £38,000 | 95 m² | £400/m² | 1 |
| 53, Hillman GroveTerraced | May 2025 | £165,000 | 84 m² | £1,964/m² | 2 |
| 55, Hillman GroveTerraced | Nov 2022 | £175,000 | 72 m² | £2,431/m² | 2 |
| 56, Hillman GroveTerraced | May 2002 | £54,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 57, Hillman GroveTerraced | Aug 2007 | £90,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Water Orton, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 47k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Singer Croft, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 96); 35 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Smith's Wood Primary Academy (0.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Park Hall Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 45.6 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (7.4 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (8.3 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away; Slimming World (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Arran Medical Centre (900 m), with Saydon Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Room is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 12 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Mary Bridgeman Tea And Coffee Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Kingfisher the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 83 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Lanchester Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Castle Vale Swimming Pool (2.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 6.0 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
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.
17 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%.
12 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 B36 9LX →
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 91.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 1.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.4% | 6.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 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: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 82 min
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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 30 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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