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On Birch Close, in Rectory Park & New Hall Valley
What it's like at B76 2PF: every home that has sold on Birch Close 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 Birch Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 28 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2000 | £176,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Birch CloseDetached | Nov 1999 | £183,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Birch CloseTerraced | Dec 2017 | £235,000 | 71 m² | £3,310/m² | 4 |
| 4, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2006 | £284,000 | 102 m² | £2,784/m² | 4 |
| 5, Birch CloseTerraced | Jun 2000 | £69,450 | 80 m² | £868/m² | 1 |
| 6, Birch CloseDetached | Mar 2003 | £199,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Birch CloseDetached | Sept 2013 | £205,000 | 81 m² | £2,531/m² | 2 |
| 8, Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2012 | £249,950 | 104 m² | £2,403/m² | 2 |
| 9, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £350,000 | 71 m² | £4,930/m² | 4 |
| 10, Birch CloseDetached | Aug 2015 | £180,000 | 82 m² | £2,195/m² | 4 |
| 11, Birch CloseTerraced | Jan 2009 | £175,000 | 83 m² | £2,108/m² | 2 |
| 15, Birch CloseTerraced | Nov 2001 | £101,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 17, Birch CloseTerraced | Jul 2023 | £321,000 | 71 m² | £4,521/m² | 4 |
| 18, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £252,500 | 65 m² | £3,885/m² | 3 |
| 19, Birch CloseDetached | Sept 2017 | £225,000 | 85 m² | £2,647/m² | 3 |
| 21, Birch CloseTerraced | Mar 2007 | £163,500 | 59 m² | £2,771/m² | 2 |
| 22, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £295,000 | 64 m² | £4,609/m² | 3 |
| 23, Birch CloseTerraced | Jul 2007 | £163,000 | 60 m² | £2,717/m² | 4 |
| 25, Birch CloseTerraced | Jan 2002 | £96,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 26, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £230,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 27, Birch CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2019 | £205,000 | 70 m² | £2,929/m² | 3 |
| 28, Birch CloseDetached | Nov 2013 | £200,000 | 73 m² | £2,740/m² | 2 |
| 30, Birch CloseDetached | Jan 2024 | £380,000 | 73 m² | £5,205/m² | 3 |
| 31, Birch CloseTerraced | Apr 2022 | £253,000 | 42 m² | £6,024/m² | 4 |
| 32, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 1999 | £107,303 | 71 m² | £1,511/m² | 1 |
| 33, Birch CloseTerraced | Jul 2017 | £195,000 | 59 m² | £3,305/m² | 1 |
| 35, Birch CloseTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2001 | £95,000 | 56 m² | £1,696/m² | 2 |
| 37, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2025 | £264,500 | 71 m² | £3,725/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Wylde Green, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 521k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Signal Hayes Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 71, 76); 26 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Deanery Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bishop Walsh Catholic School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 56 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (1.6 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (1.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 1.0 km away; Walmley Drinks (950 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashfield Surgery (1.0 km), with Walmley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Ian Barrie is 900 m 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
The Sunshine Club - A Dementia Inclusive Group is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Sutton Coldfield Rugby Football Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 91 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 15 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Thimble End Park, 650 m away; for exercise, YogoJo (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 12 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Warren House Farmhouse Including Granary | II | 110 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.
Sutton Coldfield constituency: Sir Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative), since June 2001. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,543 (5.3%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 33%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 5%.
15 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 B76 2PF →
On this street: 0 of 22 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 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.3% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.4% | 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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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 28 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 87 min
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