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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.
Harborne Park Road, B17 scores 53 and ranks 37 of 52 roads in Metchley, and 3,223 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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| Barlows Road, B15Metchley · price band 10 | 1 | 95 | £1.51m | 83 | 85 | 89 | 61 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 29 |
| Metchley Park Road, B15Metchley · price band 10 | 48 | 91 | £1.36m | 67 | 66 | 79 | 56 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 14 |
| Fairways, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 94 | 90 | £703k | 68 | 20 | 40 | 65 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 10 |
| Hintlesham Avenue, B15Metchley · price band 10 | 113 | 89 | £1.50m | 58 | 69 | 82 | 51 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 11.1 | – | 0 | 18 |
| St Marys Road, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 154 | 88 | £1.38m | 52 | 70 | 88 | 88 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 8.8 | – | 7 | 34 |
| Dorchester Drive, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 207 | 87 | £759k | 56 | 36 | 41 | 90 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17.6 | – | 0 | 17 |
| Biton Close, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 265 | 86 | £670k | 54 | 37 | 56 | 85 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 11.1 | – | 0 | 9 |
| St Peters Road, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 284 | 86 | £563k | 59 | 41 | 74 | 85 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7.6 | – | 0 | 66 |
| Stapylton Avenue, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 507 | 83 | £604k | 44 | 42 | 66 | 91 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 47.1 | – | 0 | 17 |
| Greenside, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 598 | 82 | £527k | 48 | 63 | 70 | 94 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 35.7 | – | 0 | 14 |
| Theodore Close, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 607 | 82 | £498k | 52 | 85 | 51 | 77 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 25 | – | 0 | 8 |
| Wyckham Close, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 620 | 82 | £467k | 56 | 22 | 32 | 68 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 10.7 | – | 0 | 28 |
| Churchcroft, B17Metchley · price band 9 | 728 | 81 | £393k | 69 | 33 | 29 | 78 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 11 |
| Vicarage Road, B17Metchley · price band 9 | 831 | 80 | £381k | 67 | 31 | 38 | 72 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2.4 | – | 0 | 41 |
| Tibbets Lane, B17Metchley · price band 10 | 949 | 78 | £456k | 42 | 26 | 45 | 68 | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 22 | – | 0 | 41 |
| Albert Road, B17Metchley · price band 9 | 1,158 | 76 | £388k | 49 | 43 | 79 | 69 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 139.1 | – | 0 | 23 |
| Denise Drive, B17Metchley · price band 9 | 1,181 | 76 | £364k | 58 | 78 | 30 | 98 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 17.2 | – | 0 | 29 |
| Metfield Croft, B17Metchley · price band 9 | 1,260 | 75 | £359k | 55 | 84 | 28 | 64 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 8.3 | – | 0 | 12 |
| Lynwood Walk, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 1,571 | 72 | £284k | 82 | 77 | 26 | 92 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 0 | – | 0 | 10 |
| Woodleigh Avenue, B17Metchley · price band 8 | 1,603 | 71 | £333k | 52 | 80 | 17 | 72 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 70.9 | – | 0 | 79 |
| Metchley Lane, B17Metchley · price band 8 | 1,684 | 70 | £325k | 51 | 78 | 50 | 67 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 2.5 | – | 11 | 121 |
| Hilldrop Grove, B17Metchley · price band 8 | 1,942 | 67 | £306k | 49 | 80 | 8 | 78 | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 238.5 | – | 0 | 13 |
| Metchley Drive, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,066 | 66 | £276k | 63 | 75 | 42 | 86 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | 29.1 | – | 0 | 86 |
| Leahurst Crescent, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,074 | 66 | £270k | 71 | 71 | 25 | 98 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 5.3 | – | 0 | 95 |
| Bantock Way, B17Metchley · price band 6 | 2,088 | 66 | £253k | 85 | 62 | 43 | 84 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 49 | 0 | – | 0 | 83 |
| Langford Grove, B17Metchley · price band 8 | 2,123 | 65 | £295k | 49 | 73 | 10 | 79 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 107.1 | – | 0 | 14 |
| Mill Farm Road, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,150 | 65 | £285k | 56 | 58 | 13 | 94 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 68.6 | – | 0 | 35 |
| Leabon Grove, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,157 | 65 | £282k | 57 | 73 | 22 | 99 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 93.3 | – | 0 | 15 |
| Harborne Lane, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,427 | 62 | £267k | 56 | 82 | 10 | 77 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 0 | – | 6 | 61 |
| Rodbourne Road, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,506 | 61 | £267k | 55 | 82 | 8 | 81 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 22.4 | – | 0 | 49 |
| Cadleigh Gardens, B17Metchley · price band 6 | 2,561 | 61 | £239k | 81 | 53 | 9 | 93 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | 0 | – | 0 | 67 |
| Leeson Walk, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,594 | 60 | £268k | 49 | 70 | 37 | 86 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | 506.3 | – | 0 | 16 |
| Poole Crescent, B17Metchley · price band 6 | 2,633 | 60 | £254k | 60 | 73 | 8 | 82 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 17.9 | – | 0 | 140 |
| Quinton Road, B17Metchley · price band 7 | 2,679 | 59 | £261k | 51 | 44 | 6 | 75 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 6.9 | – | 8 | 144 |
| Leasow Drive, B15Metchley · price band 6 | 2,898 | 57 | £237k | 67 | 78 | 32 | 83 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 6.3 | – | 0 | 48 |
| Grasdene Grove, B17Metchley · price band 6 | 2,986 | 56 | £240k | 59 | 78 | 15 | 99 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 50 | – | 0 | 30 |
| Harborne Park Road, B17Metchley · price band 6 | 3,223 | 53 | £239k | 49 | 57 | 22 | 87 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 0.9 | – | 14 | 226 |
| Cadnam Close, B17Metchley · price band 6 | 3,380 | 51 | £238k | 41 | 48 | 7 | 68 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 72.7 | – | 0 | 22 |
| Underwood Close, B15Metchley · price band 5 | 3,414 | 51 | £226k | 56 | 83 | 24 | 65 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 119 | – | 0 | 21 |
| Old Church Road, B17Metchley · price band 5 | 3,439 | 51 | £221k | 65 | 41 | 35 | 92 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 0 | – | 3 | 35 |
| Cross Farm Road, B17Metchley · price band 6 | 3,569 | 49 | £230k | 43 | 72 | 21 | 94 | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24.4 | – | 3 | 78 |
| Roman Way, B15Metchley · price band 5 | 3,607 | 49 | £220k | 58 | 83 | 31 | 79 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 31.1 | – | 0 | 106 |
| Reservoir Road, B29Metchley · price band 5 | 3,809 | 47 | £213k | 60 | 62 | 15 | 84 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 5.6 | – | 4 | 248 |
| Water Mill Close, B29Metchley · price band 4 | 3,987 | 45 | £207k | 65 | 84 | 15 | 96 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 72 | 29.4 | – | 0 | 34 |
| Metchley Rise, B17Metchley · price band 4 | 4,407 | 40 | £205k | 50 | 82 | 43 | 91 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 220 | – | 0 | 15 |
| Humphrey Middlemore Drive, B17Metchley · price band 3 | 4,557 | 39 | £182k | 85 | 84 | 24 | 87 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | – | 0 | 91 |
| Herons Way, B29Metchley · price band 4 | 4,634 | 38 | £194k | 61 | 75 | 7 | 92 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | 40 | – | 0 | 25 |
| Old Abbey Gardens, B17Metchley · price band 3 | 4,735 | 37 | £189k | 66 | 76 | 37 | 84 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 18.5 | – | 0 | 27 |
| Griffin Gardens, B17Metchley · price band 3 | 4,926 | 35 | £179k | 77 | 82 | 29 | 88 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 29 |
| Arosa Drive, B17Metchley · price band 2 | 5,861 | 25 | £152k | 67 | 36 | 6 | 72 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 1.4 | – | 0 | 70 |
| Bullace Croft, B15Metchley · price band 1 | 6,559 | 17 | £142k | 45 | 68 | 36 | 76 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 533.3 | – | 0 | 33 |
| Malins Road, B17Metchley · price band 1 | 6,870 | 13 | £93k | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | 98 | 33.7 | – | 1 | 104 |
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.