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On Butlin Street, in Nechells
What it's like at B7 5NS: every home that has sold on Butlin Street 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.
Sales and extensions on Butlin Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| 5, Butlin StreetTerraced | May 2008 | £131,000 | – | – | 1 |
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The nearest station is Aston, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 613k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is The Villa Tavern, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 64); 32 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
51% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Clement's Church of England Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 38% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy (1.8 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is King Edward VI Aston School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 71.2 · 37.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Aston University Engineering Academy (1.6 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (1.3 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (3.7 km).
It's a family area: 31% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Bloomsbury supermarket, 1.0 km away, with Easy Save closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The St.Clements Surgery (250 m), with Nechells Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Ruby's is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 4.4 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 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 38 restaurants and cafés and 4 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Time Out Afterschool Club is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Heartlands Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 142 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 10 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (53%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Sycamore Road Multi-use Games Area, 950 m away; for exercise, Coliseum Gym (1.2 km).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 19.9 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nechells War Memorial | II | 120 m |
| Villa Tavern | II | 160 m |
| Public Baths | II | 200 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.
Birmingham Ladywood constituency: Shabana Mahmood MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 3,421 (9.4%), turnout 44%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Independent 33%, Green Party 10%, Conservative 6%.
26 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 B7 5NS →
For holidays, Birmingham is 9.6 km away.
Most households own their home, 10% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 17% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Birmingham City University, 2.1 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Butlin Street in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 84 min
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.7% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 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.
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