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On Birchley Park Avenue, in Whiteheath
What it's like at B69 2JN: every home that has sold on Birchley Park Avenue 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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Sales and extensions on Birchley Park Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 32 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Feb 2016 | £190,000 | 102 m² | £1,863/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Mar 2021 | £240,000 | 66 m² | £3,636/m² | 2 |
| 3, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Mar 2022 | £300,000 | 80 m² | £3,750/m² | 4 |
| 4, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Sept 2002 | £140,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Jan 2017 | £226,000 | 102 m² | £2,216/m² | 2 |
| 6, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2004 | £182,500 | 81 m² | £2,253/m² | 2 |
| 7, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Apr 2023 | £340,000 | 111 m² | £3,063/m² | 2 |
| 8, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2002 | £103,000 | 81 m² | £1,272/m² | 2 |
| 9, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Feb 1996 | £74,000 | 81 m² | £914/m² | 1 |
| 10, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2002 | £107,000 | 75 m² | £1,427/m² | 2 |
| 12, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | May 2020 | £137,845 | 71 m² | £1,941/m² | 5 |
| 14, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2007 | £132,000 | 60 m² | £2,200/m² | 3 |
| 16, Birchley Park AvenueTerraced | Apr 2022 | £182,000 | 60 m² | £3,033/m² | 2 |
| 18, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Jun 2007 | £193,500 | 74 m² | £2,615/m² | 3 |
| 20, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Jul 2000 | £87,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 22, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Dec 1995 | £88,000 | 100 m² | £880/m² | 1 |
| 24, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Dec 1995 | £82,650 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Dec 2007 | £215,000 | 112 m² | £1,920/m² | 3 |
| 28, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Nov 2010 | £225,000 | 104 m² | £2,163/m² | 4 |
| 30, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Oct 2019 | £259,950 | 93 m² | £2,795/m² | 2 |
| 32, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2014 | £129,000 | 70 m² | £1,843/m² | 2 |
| 34, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £160,000 | 73 m² | £2,192/m² | 4 |
| 36, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £140,000 | 71 m² | £1,972/m² | 3 |
| 38, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £225,000 | 68 m² | £3,309/m² | 3 |
| 40, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 1996 | £59,950 | 70 m² | £856/m² | 1 |
| 42, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2014 | £136,000 | 85 m² | £1,600/m² | 3 |
| 44, Birchley Park AvenueTerraced | May 2006 | £130,000 | 59 m² | £2,203/m² | 3 |
| 46, Birchley Park AvenueTerraced | Sept 1996 | £47,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 48, Birchley Park AvenueTerraced | Aug 2013 | £100,000 | 60 m² | £1,667/m² | 2 |
| 50, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 1996 | £63,950 | 79 m² | £809/m² | 1 |
| 52, Birchley Park AvenueSemi-detached | May 2015 | £145,000 | 79 m² | £1,835/m² | 4 |
| 54, Birchley Park AvenueDetached | Oct 2016 | £205,000 | 80 m² | £2,563/m² | 5 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Langley Green, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 161k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Birchley Park Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 126); 34 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St James CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 42.3 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (6.7 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (6.8 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 550 m away, with Shell Birchley Park closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Portway Family Practice (300 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Crown Barbers Club is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Sandwell Health Campus, 5.2 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, 1 pubs and bars.
Holiday Inn is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Whiteheath Tavern the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 111 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Clayton's Orchard, 750 m away; for exercise, Portway Lifestyle Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
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.
34 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.
West Bromwich constituency: Sarah Coombes MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 9,554 (26.2%), turnout 49%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 6%.
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 B69 2JN →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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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 32 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 28 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 | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 89.5% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.4% | 7.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 74 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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