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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.
Prestwick Road, B35 scores 46 and ranks 14 of 77 roads in Castle Vale, and 3,863 of 6,968 across the council. ·
Your road
Top 10 as listedLines join the road's postcodes, so they show where a road is rather than its exact course.
| Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Lofthouse Vale, B35Castle Vale · price band 8 | 1,383 | 74 | £330k | 62 | 11 | 20 | 85 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | – | 0 | 5 |
| Ellis Crescent, B35Castle Vale · price band 8 | 1,462 | 73 | £325k | 61 | 12 | 15 | 80 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | – | 0 | 24 |
| Kingsbury Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 8 | 1,670 | 70 | £333k | 45 | 1 | 47 | 70 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 0 | – | 15 | 16 |
| Corbett Boulevard, B35Castle Vale · price band 7 | 2,257 | 64 | £269k | 61 | 6 | 16 | 82 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | – | 0 | 27 |
| School Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 7 | 2,736 | 58 | £279k | 30 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 292.3 | – | 0 | 13 |
| Javelin Avenue, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 6 | 2,861 | 57 | £255k | 51 | 6 | 16 | 67 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | 64 | 2.8 | – | 0 | 72 |
| Spitfire Way, B35Castle Vale · price band 7 | 3,099 | 54 | £258k | 34 | 1 | 29 | 50 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 36.4 | – | 0 | 22 |
| Gatwick Road, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 7 | 3,101 | 54 | £256k | 34 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | 28.6 | – | 0 | 14 |
| Stornoway Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 6 | 3,326 | 52 | £230k | 54 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 0.9 | – | 0 | 113 |
| Geeson Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 6 | 3,488 | 50 | £229k | 50 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 3.3 | – | 0 | 30 |
| St Mawgan Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 5 | 3,608 | 49 | £220k | 59 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 0 | – | 0 | 23 |
| Park Lane, B35Castle Vale · price band 5 | 3,749 | 47 | £225k | 42 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 6.5 | – | 2 | 46 |
| Berwood Park, B35Castle Vale · price band 5 | 3,839 | 46 | £223k | 42 | 2 | 37 | 65 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 18.5 | – | 0 | 27 |
| Prestwick Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 5 | 3,863 | 46 | £216k | 52 | 9 | 13 | 83 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | 67 | 0 | – | 1 | 46 |
| Rough Coppice Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 3,893 | 46 | £208k | 64 | 2 | 71 | 87 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 82 | 0 | – | 0 | 25 |
| Beale Close, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 5 | 4,047 | 44 | £212k | 54 | 2 | 54 | 52 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 64 | 3.8 | – | 0 | 26 |
| Turnhouse Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,061 | 44 | £210k | 54 | 13 | 9 | 77 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 7.4 | – | 0 | 81 |
| Neville Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,075 | 44 | £206k | 63 | 2 | 58 | 89 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | 0 | – | 0 | 32 |
| Clayton Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,147 | 43 | £207k | 58 | 2 | 51 | 57 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 82 | 0 | – | 0 | 40 |
| Brooks Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 5 | 4,193 | 42 | £214k | 41 | 2 | 70 | 64 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | 53 | 27.8 | – | 0 | 36 |
| Manby Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,227 | 42 | £208k | 51 | 1 | 25 | 85 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 60 |
| Cadbury Drive, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,349 | 41 | £202k | 57 | 2 | 42 | 56 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 0 | – | 0 | 73 |
| Lyneham Way, B35Castle Vale · price band 5 | 4,386 | 40 | £210k | 41 | 0 | 65 | 96 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 40.9 | – | 0 | 22 |
| Round Moor Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,452 | 40 | £195k | 65 | 2 | 71 | 96 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 0 | – | 0 | 71 |
| Sheridan Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,518 | 39 | £199k | 54 | 2 | 59 | 98 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 14.7 | – | 0 | 34 |
| Davenport Drive, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,584 | 38 | £204k | 43 | 19 | 3 | 56 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 37.5 | – | 0 | 32 |
| Croy Drive, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,591 | 38 | £202k | 47 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 17.4 | – | 0 | 23 |
| Renfrew Square, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,603 | 38 | £200k | 50 | 2 | 17 | 94 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 26.3 | – | 0 | 38 |
| Squires Gate Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 4,736 | 37 | £189k | 65 | 2 | 47 | 94 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 0 | – | 0 | 19 |
| Dyce Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,763 | 36 | £203k | 37 | 2 | 23 | 97 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 81.3 | – | 0 | 32 |
| Wattisham Square, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,782 | 36 | £197k | 47 | 2 | 19 | 90 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | 85 | 28 | – | 0 | 25 |
| Melksham Square, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 4,805 | 36 | £192k | 58 | 2 | 61 | 99 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 8.7 | – | 0 | 23 |
| Johnson Drive, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 4,822 | 36 | £189k | 64 | 2 | 74 | 97 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 3.2 | – | 0 | 31 |
| Tangmere Drive, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 4,886 | 35 | £193k | 52 | 10 | 45 | 94 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | 72 | 0 | – | 4 | 115 |
| Hawkinge Drive, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 4,900 | 35 | £191k | 54 | 1 | 54 | 99 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | 77 | 18.2 | – | 0 | 33 |
| Farnborough Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,938 | 34 | £197k | 40 | 14 | 19 | 72 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 64 | 7.2 | – | 6 | 167 |
| Watton Green, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 4,945 | 34 | £196k | 41 | 2 | 43 | 97 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 69 | 6.8 | – | 1 | 44 |
| Rawlins Croft, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 4,977 | 34 | £191k | 49 | 17 | 7 | 70 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | 34.4 | – | 0 | 32 |
| Brook Piece Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,008 | 34 | £183k | 65 | 11 | 28 | 97 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 0 | – | 0 | 21 |
| Orchard Meadow Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,009 | 34 | £183k | 64 | 12 | 23 | 94 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | 0 | – | 0 | 49 |
| Baginton Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 5,041 | 33 | £195k | 39 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 37.5 | – | 0 | 24 |
| Upavon Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,074 | 33 | £189k | 52 | 2 | 32 | 97 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | 80 | 15 | – | 0 | 20 |
| Kenrick Croft, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 5,162 | 32 | £189k | 45 | 2 | 44 | 53 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 69 | 10.9 | – | 0 | 55 |
| Westland Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,212 | 32 | £179k | 63 | 2 | 74 | 78 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 0 | – | 0 | 18 |
| Rhoose Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 5,234 | 31 | £195k | 31 | 2 | 41 | 90 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | 90 | 366.7 | – | 0 | 6 |
| Avery Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 4 | 5,235 | 31 | £195k | 30 | 2 | 46 | 54 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 67 | 72 | – | 0 | 25 |
| Innsworth Drive, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,254 | 31 | £188k | 44 | 2 | 27 | 97 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | 78 | 7.7 | – | 1 | 65 |
| Rye Grass Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,273 | 31 | £185k | 50 | 9 | 37 | 98 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 19.6 | – | 0 | 56 |
| Hawker Drive, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 5,297 | 31 | £180k | 56 | 2 | 74 | 75 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | 2.9 | – | 0 | 70 |
| Valencia Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,328 | 30 | £193k | 32 | 16 | 8 | 73 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | 103.2 | – | 0 | 31 |
| Morar Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,333 | 30 | £189k | 39 | 17 | 6 | 63 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 72 | 11.7 | – | 1 | 60 |
| Heyford Way, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,361 | 30 | £181k | 52 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 91 |
| Sumburgh Croft, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 5,379 | 30 | £178k | 57 | 2 | 46 | 99 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | 83 | 9.9 | – | 0 | 71 |
| Biggin Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,420 | 29 | £186k | 39 | 2 | 74 | 99 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | 82 | 71.4 | – | 0 | 14 |
| Filton Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,435 | 29 | £182k | 45 | 2 | 16 | 95 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | 89 | 21.7 | – | 0 | 46 |
| Montrose Drive, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 3 | 5,446 | 29 | £179k | 53 | 2 | 34 | 99 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | 83 | 29 | – | 0 | 31 |
| Air Ministry Houses, B35Castle Vale · price band 2 | 5,465 | 29 | £172k | 60 | 2 | 68 | 66 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 81 | 0 | – | 0 | 20 |
| Halfpenny Field Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 2 | 5,472 | 29 | £168k | 67 | 2 | 68 | 93 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 81 | 0 | – | 0 | 14 |
| Newcastle Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,499 | 28 | £187k | 33 | 18 | 4 | 58 | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 131.3 | – | 0 | 16 |
| Howes Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,501 | 28 | £186k | 36 | 2 | 44 | 64 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 53 | 47.6 | – | 0 | 21 |
| Brabazon Grove, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,504 | 28 | £184k | 38 | 2 | 74 | 91 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | 69 | 536.1 | – | 0 | 36 |
| Padgate Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 2 | 5,709 | 26 | £175k | 43 | 12 | 34 | 95 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 36.8 | – | 0 | 38 |
| Jackson Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 2 | 5,744 | 26 | £163k | 60 | 2 | 51 | 67 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 0 | – | 0 | 37 |
| Locking Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 3 | 5,779 | 25 | £179k | 36 | 11 | 24 | 97 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | 21.9 | – | 1 | 73 |
| Sopwith Croft, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 2 | 5,831 | 25 | £167k | 55 | 2 | 68 | 81 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | 9.1 | – | 0 | 44 |
| Lydd Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 2 | 5,933 | 24 | £163k | 53 | 13 | 15 | 84 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | 11.4 | – | 0 | 35 |
| Hedley Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 2 | 6,100 | 22 | £163k | 44 | 13 | 26 | 62 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 31.4 | – | 0 | 35 |
| Chester Road, B35Castle Vale · price band 2 | 6,290 | 20 | £162k | 38 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 16 | 6 |
| Barra Croft, B35Castle Vale · price band 1 | 6,570 | 17 | £134k | 48 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 90 | 8 | – | 0 | 25 |
| Luce Close, B35Castle Vale · price band 1 | 6,627 | 16 | £143k | 42 | 6 | 13 | 72 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 78 | 41.7 | – | 0 | 24 |
| Merlin Walk, B35Castle Vale · price band 1 | 6,687 | 16 | £88k | 62 | 5 | 18 | 93 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 0 | – | 0 | 16 |
| High Street, B35Castle Vale · price band 1 | 6,709 | 15 | £141k | 37 | 6 | 16 | 89 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 94 | 63.6 | – | 0 | 11 |
| Yatesbury Avenue, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 1 | 6,721 | 15 | £134k | 42 | 4 | 29 | 92 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 66 | 2.7 | – | 2 | 111 |
| Waterside Close, B24Castle Vale · price band 1 | 6,732 | 15 | £127k | 45 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 57.7 | – | 0 | 26 |
| Merlin Way, B35Castle Vale · price band 1 | 6,896 | 12 | £110k | 39 | 5 | 18 | 94 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | 53.7 | – | 0 | 41 |
| Austin Street, B35On the upCastle Vale · price band 1 | 6,897 | 12 | £105k | 41 | 5 | 15 | 91 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 26.3 | – | 0 | 19 |
| Church Street, B35Castle Vale · price band 1 | 6,934 | 11 | £94k | 40 | 5 | 17 | 93 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 113.3 | – | 0 | 15 |
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.