Almond Close Birmingham
30 addresses across 2 postcodes (B29), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2703759.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Birmingham cost £234,867 in August 2026 (+1.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,106 a month.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (C: 17, D: 9).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Birmingham costs £2,363 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Northfield, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Shenley Green Park, is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 164 to 169 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shenley Green Surgery, about 290 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 730 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 6% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 115 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Birmingham
A typical home in Birmingham cost £234,867 in August 2026, 1.5% more than a year before. That is 13% more than five years earlier and 47% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £444,169 |
| Semi-detached | £276,268 |
| Terraced | £223,462 |
| Flat or maisonette | £143,861 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £212,774 |
Private renters in Birmingham paid £1,106 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 36% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £834 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,009 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,141 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,587 |
Energy performance certificates
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (13); House, end-terrace (9); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (26). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (22).
Each home's certificates and sales (26 addresses)
- 1 Almond Close
- 5 Almond Close
- 6, Almond Close
- 7 Almond Close
- 8 Almond Close
- 9 Almond Close
- 10 Almond Close
- 11 Almond Close
- 12 Almond Close
- 14, Almond Close
- 16, Almond Close
- 17 Almond Close
- 18 Almond Close
- 19 Almond Close
- 20 Almond Close
- 21, Almond Close
- 22 Almond Close
- 23 Almond Close
- 24, Almond Close
- 25, Almond Close
- 26 ALMOND CLOSE, BIRMINGHAM
- 27 Almond Close
- 28, Almond Close
- 29 Almond Close
- 30 Almond Close
- 32 Almond Close
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,022 kWh of it on average in 2024, 21% less than the district's 12,682 kWh, and 3,164 kWh of electricity, 11% less than the district's 3,552 kWh. There are gas meters for about 91% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B29 4HL | 31 | 3,408 kWh | 27 | 10,472 kWh |
| B29 4HU | 14 | 2,734 kWh | 14 | 9,797 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is B29.
Council tax
What each band costs in Birmingham in 2026-27: Band D £2,363 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,575 | £1,838 | £2,100 | £2,363 | £2,888 | £3,413 | £3,938 | £4,726 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (48% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): CITY WIDE HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 707 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 3 September 2026 to 4 September 2026: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29 4HL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| B29 4HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 164 m and 169 m above sea level (166 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B29 4HL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B29 4HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Almond Close Shenley Fields | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Northfield Car Park | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.4 km (9.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shenley Green Surgery Good Apr 2020 | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aston Chemist | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Imperial Dental Group - Weoley Castle | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Good Jan 2026 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 9 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tulip Gardens Requires improvement Nov 2022 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Northfield Centre Birmingham | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shenley Green Park 6,210 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Manor Farm Park 20 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shenley Green Recreation Ground 8,060 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | Shenley Lane Allotments 6,110 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Weoley Castle | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bartley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Bromwich Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Frankley Lower Beeches | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Egg Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 30 |
9 of the street's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Birmingham: see them on the Birmingham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 68% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 53% in 2023) |
| E-ACT Shenley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 32.9 (31.6 in 2025 and 36.2 in 2024); 27.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Northfield Manor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 17% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) |
| Bellfield Primary School (NC) | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Shenley Fields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | |
| Woodcock Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 45% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 30% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| Bournville School | All-through | 4–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 29% in 2024 and 51% in 2023) GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 37.5 (36.5 in 2025 and 31.7 in 2024); 29.4% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Princethorpe Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | None published |
| Princethorpe Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 83% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| Edith Cadbury Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | |
| St Laurence Church Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| St Laurence Church Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.3 km (0.8 miles); the nearest is 290 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppies Playhouse Day Nursery B29 4HH | Sessional day care | 95 | Good (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 290 m |
| Shenley Out of School Club B29 4ED | Out-of-school day care | 65 | Not inspected yet | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Little Men And Misses Nursery B31 2JS | Full day care | 32 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Tiny Men and Misses Nursery B31 2JS | Full day care | 20 | Outstanding (Jul 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Amplo Active Camps (Bellfield School) B31 1PT | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bellfield Daycare B31 1PT | Sessional day care | 32 | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Shenley Fields Nursery School B31 1BU | Full day care | 12 | Outstanding (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Northfield Quaker Pre-School B31 2LD | Sessional day care | 30 | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Premier Education Bournville Wraparound Care B30 1SH | Out-of-school day care | 16 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Bournville B29 5PT | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 319 childminders and 119 home childcarers (nannies) in Birmingham. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenley Lane Community Association B29 4HZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 24 May 2023 |
| Poppies Play House B29 4HH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Aston Chemist B29 4HH | Retailers - other | 290 m | Exempt | |
| SMS Express B29 4HH | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Refined by Ruqayyah B29 4DZ | Other catering premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Veronica Close (29); On or near Pecan Place (15); On or near Chestunt Croft (13); On or near Almond Close (12); On or near Rickyard Close (8).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian. 50% happened in the dark, and 50% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2025 08:42 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 2 Nov 2024 20:50 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 40 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 91% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 25% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Walnut Mews · Burdock Road · Veronica Close · Cranesbill Road · Pecan Place · Rickyard Close · Shenley Lane · Filbert View · Hazel Drive · Chestunt Croft · Black Haynes Road · Shenley Fields Road
All the streets in B29 and across Birmingham.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.