Ashes Lane Birmingham
45 addresses across 1 postcode (B16), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2753469.
- Sales: 35 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £249,950 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 44 homes have an energy certificate (B: 43, C: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; 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 Smethwick Rolfe Street, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Summerfield Park, is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 163 to 165 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rotton Park Medical Centre, about 270 m away, with 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 65% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 134 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2021 | 1 | £144,000 | £144,000 | £144,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £112,500 | £112,500 | £112,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2018 | 10 | £305,495 | £199,995 | £349,995 |
| 2017 | 15 | £296,995 | £194,995 | £342,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2025 | 41 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £252,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 8 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £249,950 | |
| 2 Feb 2021 | 39 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £144,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Oct 2020 | 41 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £112,500 | |
| 22 Apr 2020 | 43 B16 0NQ | Other | £3,750 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Dec 2019 | 9 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Aug 2018 | PLOT 98 B16 0NQ | Other | £497,280 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jul 2018 | 2 B16 0NQ | Detached | £269,995 | New build. |
| 2 Jul 2018 | 12 B16 0NQ | Detached | £305,995 | New build. |
| 2 Jul 2018 | 10 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £214,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 6 B16 0NQ | Detached | £349,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 28 B16 0NQ | Detached | £329,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 26 B16 0NQ | Detached | £304,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 8 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £199,995 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2018 | 30 B16 0NQ | Detached | £329,995 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2018 | 14 B16 0NQ | Detached | £305,995 | New build. |
| 14 Mar 2018 | 37 B16 0NQ | Other | £499,440 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Feb 2018 | 13 B16 0NQ | Detached | £269,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 9 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £209,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2017 | 7 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £209,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2017 | 5 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £194,995 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2017 | 11 B16 0NQ | Semi-detached | £194,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 59 B16 0NQ | Detached | £294,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 14 Dec 2017 | 15 B16 0NQ | Other | £1,054,367 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Nov 2017 | 51 B16 0NQ | Detached | £342,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2017 | 57 B16 0NQ | Detached | £319,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2017 | 43 B16 0NQ | Detached | £296,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 45 B16 0NQ | Detached | £322,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 55 B16 0NQ | Detached | £319,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 49 B16 0NQ | Detached | £296,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 47 B16 0NQ | Detached | £296,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 53 B16 0NQ | Detached | £296,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2017 | 63 B16 0NQ | Detached | £339,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2017 | 61 B16 0NQ | Detached | £294,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2017 | 1 B16 0NQ | Detached | £264,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
44 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, detached (20); House, semi-detached (14); House, end-terrace (5). Built: 2016 (40); 2017 (2); 2018 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (39).
Each home's certificates and sales (43 addresses)
- 1, Ashes Lane
- 2 Ashes Lane
- 5, Ashes Lane
- 6, Ashes Lane
- 7, Ashes Lane
- 8, Ashes Lane
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- 41, Ashes Lane
- 43, Ashes Lane
- 45, Ashes Lane
- 47, Ashes Lane
- 49, Ashes Lane
- 51, Ashes Lane
- 53, Ashes Lane
- 55, Ashes Lane
- 57, Ashes Lane
- 59, Ashes Lane
- 63, Ashes Lane
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 A (30% of about 920 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: in a protected area: THE BIRMINGHAM (FORMER SPORTS GROUND BETWEEN CITY ROAD AND ROTTON PARK ROAD, SOHO) TPO 2016.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land off Mayland Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 209 Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 0LS: up to 1 home, permissioned (240 m)
- REAR OF 229 TO 285 SHENSTONE ROAD: up to 18 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Temple Row House, 369 City Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 0NB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 68-70 Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9QU, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- SITE OF 27 COLENSO ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 276 Dudley Road, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 4HL: up to 1 home, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- BELLFIELD INN 36 WINSON STREET: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 163 m and 165 m above sea level (164 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B16 0NQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ravenshaw Road Rotton Park | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rotton Park Medical Centre | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dudley Road Late Night Pharmacy | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Dental Practice | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Vyse Street Police Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Summerfield Park 15 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Avery Fields 5.3 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 400 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 17 and 19, Rotton Park Road B16, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 17 and 19, Rotton Park Road B16 | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Parish Church of St Augustine of Hippo | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Westbourne Road Town Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Warley Woods | Wood | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 5 km (3.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 45 |
4 of the street's 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Dixon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| City Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| George Dixon Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Shireland Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 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 |
| St Paul's School for Girls Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cape Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barford Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Summerfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shireland Technology Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nest Nursery B16 0RR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Clare News B16 0JQ | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 26 Oct 2009 |
| Your Money Your Way CIC B16 0NL | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Willow House B17 8LS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Leaps And Bounds Children'S Centre A B16 0ET | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hallewell Road (34); On or near Ashes Lane (20); On or near Rotton Park Road (19); On or near Gate Lane (18); On or near Gillott Road (15).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- B16 0NQ: 45 addresses
Nearby streets
Statham Drive · Beaks Farm Gardens · Bowler Road · Roach Pool Croft · Wicket Drive · Gate Lane · Ravenshaw Road · Stanmore Road · Brewers Square · Rotton Park Road · Antler Way · Rotton Park Road
All the streets in B16 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.
- 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.