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On Bromford Lane, in Hodge Hill
What it's like at B8 2DS: every home that has sold on Bromford Lane 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.
14 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 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 Bromford Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 177 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 560, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Feb 1999 | £64,000 | 85 m² | £753/m² | 1 |
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| 562, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £385,000 | 246 m² | £1,565/m² | 2 |
| 564, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Aug 1998 | £72,950 | 97 m² | £752/m² | 1 |
| 566, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £323,000 | 94 m² | £3,436/m² | 1 |
| 568, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2002 | £105,000 | 157 m² | £669/m² | 1 |
| 572, Bromford LaneTerraced | Nov 2010 | £172,500 | 119 m² | £1,450/m² | 1 |
| 574, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2005 | £247,000 | 120 m² | £2,058/m² | 1 |
| 576, Bromford LaneTerraced | Mar 2020 | £249,950 | 103 m² | £2,427/m² | 2 |
| 578, Bromford LaneTerraced | Feb 2009 | £193,500 | 159 m² | £1,217/m² | 1 |
| 580, Bromford LaneTerraced | Mar 2006 | £217,500 | 168 m² | £1,295/m² | 1 |
| 582, Bromford LaneTerraced | Jan 2011 | £215,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 584, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2006 | £240,000 | 159 m² | £1,509/m² | 2 |
| 588, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2017 | £225,000 | 125 m² | £1,800/m² | 2 |
| 590, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £205,000 | 95 m² | £2,158/m² | 2 |
| 594, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £220,000 | 174 m² | £1,264/m² | 2 |
| 596, Bromford LaneTerraced | Mar 2007 | £198,000 | 103 m² | £1,922/m² | 1 |
| 598, Bromford LaneDetached | Feb 2025 | £315,000 | 109 m² | £2,890/m² | 2 |
| 600, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2007 | £120,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 602, Bromford LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2016 | £130,000 | 255 m² | £510/m² | 2 |
The nearest station is Stechford, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 417k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Brockhurst Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (route 11C); 83 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Washwood Heath Academy, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); Attainment 8: 42.9 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hodge Hill College, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 45.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (2.5 km) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (5.2 km) and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (6.5 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is GM Hassan Supermarket, 900 m away, with Fox and Goose Halal Butchers closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ward End Medical Centre (550 m), with Foxwell Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Saigon Nails is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 8.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Tesco Family Dining is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Fox and Goose Birmingham the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 131 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 8% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 75% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Stechford Hall Park, 550 m away; for exercise, PureGym (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 6.4 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
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.
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency: Liam Byrne MP (Labour), since July 2004. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 1,566 (4.6%), turnout 44%. Vote shares: Labour 31%, Workers Party of Britain 27%, Reform UK 19%, Conservative 14%.
14 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 2DS →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
It's young: 24% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Birmingham City University, 4.5 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" Bromford Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 82 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 137 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 8 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% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.7% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 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.
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