Is Birmingham a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Birmingham, from official data · 51 postcode districts · 21,581 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Birmingham, from official data · 51 postcode districts · 21,581 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Birmingham sold for £234,257 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. Across Birmingham, police record 125 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Birmingham, the nearest primary school is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest secondary is South and City College Birmingham, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Babylon GP at Hand Birmingham, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Birmingham Moor Street station is 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk; the nearest park, Eastside City Park, is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Across Birmingham, police record 125 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Birmingham sold for £234,257 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £443,346, semi-detached £275,144, terraced £221,903, flats £144,814. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is South and City College Birmingham, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Birmingham Moor Street is 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk, and Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £41,358 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.