Bartholomew Row Birmingham
16 addresses across 1 postcode (B5), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2701302.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; 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 Birmingham Moor Street, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Eastside City Park, is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 23.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 114 to 118 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Halcyon Medical, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 1% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 420 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 |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | UNIT 5, 17 B5 5JU | Other | £187,535 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Sep 2016 | 9 - 12 B5 5JU | Other | £1,100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 D (39% of about 3,480 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)
- Former CEAC building, corner of Jennens ROAD: up to 667 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- EASTSIDE: MASSHOUSE: EXCHANGE SQUARE LAND BOUNDED BY PRIORY QUEENSWAY AND CHAPEL STREET: up to 375 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Londonderry House, 2 Newton Street, Birmingham: up to 54 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- MASSHOUSE PLOT 3 LAND AT MASSHOUSE LANE AND PARK STREET: up to 15 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- MARTINEAU GALLERIES BETWEEN PRIORY QUEENSWAY AND MOOR STREET: up to 1,300 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Aston Student Village Aston University Campus: up to 4 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Martineau Galleries, between Priory Queensway and Moor Street, Ladywood: up to 340 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Millennium Point and Environs: up to 2,720 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 19 October 2026 to 21 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 17 addresses are between 114 m and 118 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B5 5JU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro) | 140 m |
| Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro) | 180 m | |
| Albert Street (West Midlands Metro) | 300 m | |
| Bus stops | 45 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 119 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Matthew Boulton College Aston University | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Birmingham Londonderry House | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Halcyon Medical | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Birmingham Central Police Station | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cafe Anno, Musshouse Plaza Cashzone | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eastside City Park 1.4 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Science Garden 1,150 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Curzon Street: The former Principal Building of the Birmingham Terminus for the London-Birmingham Railway, a listed building (Grade I), 200 m east. 149 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 25 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Curzon Street: The former Principal Building of the Birmingham Terminus for the London-Birmingham Railway | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m east |
| Methodist Central Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-west |
| Victoria Law Courts | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m north-west |
| Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 2 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 4 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
17 of the street's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 14 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 14–19 | 120 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 130 m | No published inspection |
| South and City College Birmingham | 16 plus | 14–99 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Aston University Engineering Academy | Secondary | 13–19 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 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; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Aston University Mathematics School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Star King Solomon Academy Christian | All-through | 4–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| E-ACT Heartlands Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Brearley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master HUNG B5 5JN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 4 Good | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Unit 4 Tin Tin Food Hall B5 5JN | Other catering premises | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| C.go Asian Mart B5 5AB | Retailers - other | 60 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 19 May 2026 |
| DRAGON X SUPINE B5 5AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2024 |
| Papa Asian Mart B5 5AB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 60 m | 5 Very good | 9 Nov 2020 |
| Subway B5 5JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2023 |
| Phoenix Restaurant & Bar B5 5JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Papa John's Birmingham Central B5 5JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Sum House Japanese Restaurant B5 5JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Clayton Hotel Birmingham B5 5JE | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 90 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Phoenix Live Music Restaurant & Bar B5 5JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dragon Pig X Supine B5 5JN | Other catering premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Greggs B4 7LR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2023 |
| Birmingham Ormiston Academy B4 7QD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College B4 7PS | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2020 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 142 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Public order | 36 |
| Other theft | 35 |
| Drugs | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Possession of weapons | 14 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (163); On or near Masshouse Lane (136); On or near Grosvenor Street (54); On or near Bartholomew Row (28); On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (26).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | under 1% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 92% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 29% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 32% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- B5 5JU: 16 addresses
Nearby streets
Fox Street · Etna Street · Masshouse Plaza · Grosvenor Street · Coleshill Street · Albert Street · The Priory Queensway · Curzon Street · James Watt Queensway · Jennens Road · Newton Street · Dalton Street
All the streets in B5 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.