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On Jacoby Place, in Edgbaston South & University
What it's like at B5 7UN: every home that has sold on Jacoby Place 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Jacoby Place; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 93 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Jacoby PlaceSemi-detached | Jan 2000 | £93,500 | 65 m² | £1,438/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Oct 2000 | £100,000 | 54 m² | £1,852/m² | 2 |
| 4, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Oct 2004 | £163,500 | 71 m² | £2,303/m² | 1 |
| 5, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Dec 2005 | £140,000 | 71 m² | £1,972/m² | 2 |
| 6, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jan 2005 | £140,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Apr 2009 | £105,000 | 70 m² | £1,500/m² | 2 |
| 8, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Mar 2003 | £131,000 | 76 m² | £1,724/m² | 2 |
| 9, Jacoby PlaceTerraced | Aug 1995 | £53,000 | 54 m² | £981/m² | 1 |
| 10, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2021 | £182,500 | 72 m² | £2,535/m² | 4 |
| 11, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2003 | £141,000 | 71 m² | £1,986/m² | 3 |
| 12, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Aug 2001 | £113,000 | 82 m² | £1,378/m² | 3 |
| 13, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jan 2017 | £132,500 | 76 m² | £1,743/m² | 2 |
| 14, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Aug 2023 | £190,000 | 67 m² | £2,836/m² | 2 |
| 15, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jan 2014 | £110,000 | 66 m² | £1,667/m² | 1 |
| 17, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Dec 2013 | £120,000 | 74 m² | £1,622/m² | 2 |
| 18, Jacoby PlaceTerraced | Jun 2022 | £215,000 | 74 m² | £2,905/m² | 6 |
| 20, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jan 2018 | £117,000 | 65 m² | £1,800/m² | 1 |
| 21, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Dec 2015 | £130,000 | 77 m² | £1,688/m² | 2 |
| 22, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2011 | £125,000 | 65 m² | £1,923/m² | 1 |
| 23, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Nov 1997 | £67,000 | 65 m² | £1,031/m² | 1 |
| 24, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Sept 2021 | £130,000 | 66 m² | £1,970/m² | 2 |
| 25, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jan 2025 | £190,000 | 55 m² | £3,455/m² | 1 |
| 26, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Nov 2005 | £119,500 | 68 m² | £1,757/m² | 2 |
| 27, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Mar 1996 | £52,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Feb 2018 | £135,000 | 68 m² | £1,985/m² | 1 |
| 29, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Apr 2007 | £163,500 | 69 m² | £2,370/m² | 2 |
| 30, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Mar 1999 | £75,000 | 68 m² | £1,103/m² | 1 |
| 32, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Sept 2022 | £135,000 | 77 m² | £1,753/m² | 2 |
| 33, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jul 2007 | £142,500 | 84 m² | £1,696/m² | 1 |
| 34, Jacoby PlaceFlat | May 2007 | £120,000 | 54 m² | £2,222/m² | 1 |
| 35, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Sept 2010 | £111,000 | 71 m² | £1,563/m² | 1 |
| 36, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Feb 2025 | £188,000 | 86 m² | £2,186/m² | 3 |
| 37, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Apr 2003 | £95,000 | 70 m² | £1,357/m² | 1 |
| 39, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jan 2015 | £140,000 | 68 m² | £2,059/m² | 2 |
| 40, Jacoby PlaceFlat | May 2009 | £100,000 | 74 m² | £1,351/m² | 1 |
| 41, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Feb 2013 | £120,000 | 69 m² | £1,739/m² | 2 |
| 42, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Oct 2018 | £175,000 | 72 m² | £2,431/m² | 3 |
| 43, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2010 | £115,000 | 70 m² | £1,643/m² | 2 |
| 44, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Nov 2018 | £245,000 | 109 m² | £2,248/m² | 3 |
| 45, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2021 | £230,000 | 103 m² | £2,233/m² | 1 |
| 46, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2005 | £180,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 47, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Aug 2018 | £265,000 | 103 m² | £2,573/m² | 4 |
| 48, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Dec 2004 | £196,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 49, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Dec 1997 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 50, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Oct 2022 | £305,000 | 111 m² | £2,748/m² | 4 |
| 51, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2002 | £150,000 | 115 m² | £1,304/m² | 1 |
| 52, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Aug 2012 | £185,000 | 104 m² | £1,779/m² | 1 |
| 53, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Aug 2006 | £201,000 | 104 m² | £1,933/m² | 2 |
| 54, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Jun 2007 | £217,000 | 102 m² | £2,127/m² | 3 |
| 55, Jacoby PlaceFlat | Oct 2012 | £175,000 | 110 m² | £1,591/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Five Ways, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Bristol Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (route 1); 96 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is City Academy, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 36.4 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Paul's School for Girls (2.5 km) and Aston University Engineering Academy (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (3.1 km) and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (3.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 10% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 350 m away, with Martineau Gardens closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mobarek House (1.1 km), with Zain The Chemist the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Inspiration Hair Nails And Beauty is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 1.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 32 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
The lunch loft is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Twelfth Man the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 49% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (EDGBASTON CONSERVATION AREA, SELLY PARK AVENUES CONSERVATION AREA).
There are 106 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 45% flats and 25% detached houses.
27 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Number 247 and Screen Walls, Gates and Gatepiers | II | 100 m |
| 231, Bristol Road B5 | II | 110 m |
| 229, Bristol Road B5 | II | 120 m |
| 24, Priory Road B15 | II | 130 m |
| 225 and 227, Bristol Road B5 | II | 160 m |
| Stable Block to North East of Parkgrove School | II | 180 m |
| 223, Bristol Road B5 | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
34 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 B5 7UN →
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 229 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Tranquility Garden, 700 m away; for exercise, PureGym (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 12 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 5% socially.
It's young: 51% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 51% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Birmingham, 1.1 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Birmingham since 2011.
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 93 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 60 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 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 72.7% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 26.8% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 84 min
Nearest: Pingles Leisure Centre · about 35 min
Nearest: Severn Valley 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.
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