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All 6,968 roads with at least five homes, ranked by the LocationShark road score: mostly home values, the rest what's within reach against roads of similar value, with points off only where a road is noticeably worse. How the score works · About Birmingham.
Every road with at least five homes gets a score out of 100, compared with the other roads in its council.
The road's typical home value today, ranked against every road in the council. Pricier roads generally score higher: price is the clearest sign of what people value about a place.
What is within reach, judged only against roads of similar value (the council's roads in ten price bands), so a road competes with roads like it:
| Transport | 30% | A rail or other station within walking distance (best 250 m to 1 km away; right next to one counts for less) and a bus stop with 4+ buses an hour |
|---|---|---|
| Shops and cafés | 25% | A supermarket within 400 m and a café within 300 m score full marks, fading to nothing at about a 20-minute walk |
| Top schools | 25% | A state primary and a state secondary in the top quarter for results nearby |
| Leisure | 20% | A gym, sports centre or pool, a park and a golf course |
+4 within 500 m of a bathing beach, +2 within 1.5 km.
An ordinary road loses nothing. Points come off only past a clear threshold:
| Crime | up to 8 | Only on roads in the worst tenth nationally for crimes per 100 homes |
|---|---|---|
| Noise | up to 6 | Road, rail and aircraft noise together above 55 dB: half a point for each decibel over |
| Road safety | up to 4 | Only on roads in the worst tenth nationally for injury collisions for their length |
| Air | up to 3 | Nitrogen dioxide in the neighbourhood above 15 µg/m³ |
Distances are measured from the road's postcodes and weighted by where its homes are. Sources: HM Land Registry; police.uk; Department for Transport road casualties; Defra noise maps and air quality; NaPTAN and bus timetables; OpenStreetMap; Food Standards Agency; Department for Education school results; Environment Agency bathing waters.
Dorrington Road, B42 scores 52 and ranks 29 of 40 roads in Perry Barr & South Hamstead, and 3,353 of 6,968 across the council. ·
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Top 10 as listedLines join the road's postcodes, so they show where a road is rather than its exact course.
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| Fairview Avenue, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 9 | 1,091 | 77 | £372k | 60 | 80 | 77 | 40 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 25 | – | 0 | 8 |
| Poplar Rise, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 9 | 1,318 | 74 | £382k | 43 | 69 | 74 | 50 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 83.3 | – | 0 | 12 |
| Law Cliff Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 8 | 1,357 | 74 | £343k | 57 | 80 | 80 | 72 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 33.3 | – | 0 | 24 |
| Gainsborough Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 8 | 1,622 | 71 | £317k | 59 | 77 | 80 | 39 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 16.7 | – | 0 | 36 |
| Walsall Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 8 | 1,667 | 70 | £337k | 46 | 66 | 49 | 55 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 0.3 | – | 59 | 337 |
| Marathon Point, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 8 | 1,676 | 70 | £329k | 46 | 62 | 40 | 56 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 30 | – | 0 | 20 |
| Perry Avenue, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 9 | 1,837 | 68 | £347k | 31 | 66 | 20 | 80 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 84.2 | – | 2 | 38 |
| Cliveden Avenue, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 8 | 1,859 | 68 | £313k | 47 | 80 | 58 | 56 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 20.8 | – | 2 | 120 |
| Raymond Avenue, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 8 | 1,877 | 68 | £302k | 53 | 67 | 59 | 36 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 16.7 | – | 0 | 36 |
| Dorrington Green, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 7 | 2,086 | 66 | £258k | 79 | 80 | 77 | 84 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 45 |
| Perry Park Crescent, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 7 | 2,245 | 64 | £275k | 58 | 68 | 48 | 47 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 25 | – | 0 | 36 |
| Alexander Gardens, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 7 | 2,391 | 62 | £280k | 46 | 82 | 77 | 41 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 200 | – | 0 | 14 |
| Dewsbury Grove, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 7 | 2,512 | 61 | £264k | 56 | 51 | 11 | 72 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 38.5 | – | 0 | 52 |
| Thanet Grove, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,775 | 58 | £255k | 53 | 78 | 33 | 74 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 188.9 | – | 0 | 9 |
| Glendower Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,888 | 57 | £240k | 63 | 75 | 31 | 63 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | 53 | 10.9 | – | 0 | 137 |
| Derrydown Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,902 | 57 | £234k | 71 | 59 | 14 | 86 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 6.1 | – | 0 | 148 |
| Sandringham Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,908 | 57 | £231k | 73 | 77 | 56 | 63 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 5.3 | – | 0 | 169 |
| Wilnecote Grove, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,935 | 56 | £254k | 44 | 78 | 75 | 56 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 21.4 | – | 1 | 42 |
| Lavendon Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,967 | 56 | £246k | 53 | 53 | 45 | 91 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 10.5 | – | 1 | 38 |
| Ivybridge Grove, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,979 | 56 | £243k | 58 | 65 | 53 | 68 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 50 | – | 0 | 12 |
| Pendragon Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 2,987 | 56 | £240k | 61 | 76 | 52 | 65 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | 15.1 | – | 0 | 86 |
| Lymedene Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 3,038 | 55 | £249k | 47 | 68 | 27 | 67 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 183.3 | – | 0 | 18 |
| Crantock Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 3,153 | 54 | £234k | 60 | 73 | 20 | 85 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 23.1 | – | 0 | 65 |
| Coleraine Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 3,159 | 54 | £231k | 62 | 70 | 64 | 92 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 20.9 | – | 0 | 110 |
| Montana Avenue, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 3,165 | 54 | £230k | 65 | 78 | 75 | 89 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 45.9 | – | 0 | 37 |
| Tower Hill, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 3,244 | 53 | £230k | 60 | 76 | 75 | 93 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 10.3 | – | 1 | 58 |
| Wensleydale Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 3,248 | 53 | £229k | 62 | 77 | 55 | 70 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | 8 | – | 1 | 162 |
| Teddington Grove, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 5 | 3,260 | 53 | £223k | 69 | 79 | 78 | 50 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 7.3 | – | 0 | 110 |
| Dorrington Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 5 | 3,353 | 52 | £219k | 69 | 67 | 61 | 90 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 10.3 | – | 0 | 97 |
| Nevin Grove, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 6 | 3,387 | 51 | £232k | 50 | 61 | 25 | 63 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 47.1 | – | 0 | 17 |
| Rocky Lane, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 5 | 3,514 | 50 | £222k | 61 | 67 | 47 | 83 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 2.8 | – | 11 | 357 |
| Almond Croft, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 5 | 3,692 | 48 | £220k | 53 | 83 | 44 | 81 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 38.5 | – | 0 | 26 |
| Kingsdown Avenue, B42Hidden gemPerry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 4 | 3,995 | 45 | £201k | 74 | 73 | 63 | 93 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 9.7 | – | 0 | 103 |
| Richmond Croft, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 4 | 4,167 | 43 | £201k | 67 | 84 | 58 | 77 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 34.4 | – | 0 | 32 |
| Whitburn Avenue, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 4 | 4,263 | 42 | £202k | 62 | 66 | 61 | 90 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | 26.8 | – | 0 | 41 |
| Carmodale Avenue, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 4 | 4,266 | 42 | £201k | 63 | 80 | 49 | 73 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 34.8 | – | 0 | 69 |
| Hillside Drive, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 4 | 4,267 | 42 | £201k | 66 | 81 | 72 | 89 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 48.1 | – | 0 | 27 |
| Baltimore Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 4 | 4,534 | 39 | £196k | 62 | 76 | 75 | 87 | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 15.3 | – | 1 | 85 |
| Railway Terrace, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 1 | 6,265 | 21 | £132k | 66 | 43 | 58 | 68 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 |
| Church Road, B42Perry Barr & South Hamstead · price band 1 | 6,668 | 16 | £113k | 55 | 56 | 21 | 73 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | 92 | 0 | – | 11 | 30 |
Click a column heading to sort by it (again to reverse). Quality and its four parts compare each road only with roads in the same price band in the council, so 100 means the best of roads like it. Crime, Noise, Road safety and Air are points off, only where a road is noticeably worse than normal. Hidden gem: in the top 30% of its price band for quality, cheaper per m² than most roads of similar quality (good value 70+), and outside the council's priciest fifth of roads. On the up: crime on the road down by a third or more on the year before (from at least 4 crimes), in a neighbourhood whose values rose faster than the council's last year. A road through two neighbourhoods is listed once, under the one with more of its homes.