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On Bowyer Road, in Saltley West
What it's like at B8 1EX: every home that has sold on Bowyer Road 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Bowyer Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 53 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 5, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Aug 2000 | £58,000 | 103 m² | £563/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Jan 2005 | £120,000 | 131 m² | £916/m² | 2 |
| 13, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Aug 2000 | £55,000 | 113 m² | £487/m² | 3 |
| 27, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Feb 1996 | £42,100 | 132 m² | £319/m² | 1 |
| 29, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Apr 2000 | £40,000 | 193 m² | £207/m² | 1 |
| 31, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Mar 2020 | £165,000 | 104 m² | £1,587/m² | 2 |
| 39, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Jul 1998 | £39,500 | 134 m² | £295/m² | 2 |
| 41, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Aug 2007 | £128,000 | 106 m² | £1,208/m² | 1 |
| 43, Bowyer RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2023 | £120,000 | 109 m² | £1,101/m² | 3 |
| 45, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Jun 2024 | £170,000 | 89 m² | £1,910/m² | 1 |
| 47, Bowyer RoadTerraced | May 2007 | £131,000 | 105 m² | £1,248/m² | 1 |
| 49, Bowyer RoadTerraced | May 2011 | £115,000 | 115 m² | £1,000/m² | 1 |
| 53, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Jan 2011 | £125,000 | 144 m² | £868/m² | 1 |
| 55, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Jun 1997 | £49,000 | 135 m² | £363/m² | 1 |
| 59, Bowyer RoadDetached | Jan 2013 | £118,000 | 106 m² | £1,113/m² | 2 |
| 61, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Sept 2014 | £175,000 | 188 m² | £931/m² | 2 |
| 65, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Mar 1997 | £40,000 | 134 m² | £299/m² | 1 |
| 69, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Aug 2006 | £147,000 | 128 m² | £1,148/m² | 1 |
| 73, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Nov 2007 | £155,000 | 121 m² | £1,281/m² | 2 |
| 75, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Apr 2002 | £73,800 | 101 m² | £731/m² | 1 |
| 77, Bowyer RoadTerraced | Sept 2018 | £162,000 | 111 m² | £1,459/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Adderley Park, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 147k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Bowyer Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (route 14); 39 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Parkfield Community School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bordesley Village Primary School (1 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Rockwood Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 39.1 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Aston University Engineering Academy (1.4 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (1.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (2.5 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (4.4 km).
It's a family area: 27% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Rehman Supermarket, 250 m away, with Hingley Pharmacy closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oakleaf (250 m), with Medx Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Barber Shop is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 4.5 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 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Chaiiwala is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Big Shot Snooker Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 103 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Alexander Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Cobra Muay Thai (1.1 km).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, Birmingham is 8.7 km away.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
52 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 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%.
22 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 B8 1EX →
It's young: 26% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 18% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Birmingham City University, 2.2 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.
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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 53 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 1 of 44 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.7% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.8% | 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.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 88 min
Nearest: Chasewater Railway · about 33 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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