Benacre Drive Birmingham
11 addresses across 1 postcode (B5), about 50 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 2701328.
- 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 Birmingham Moor Street, about 410 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Eastside City Park, is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 20.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 106 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Halcyon Medical, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 670 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 64 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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 A (61% of about 1,550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Warwick Barr Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Typhoo Wharf, Bordesley Street, Bordesley & Highgate: up to 353 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- MASSHOUSE PLOT 3 LAND AT MASSHOUSE LANE AND PARK STREET: up to 15 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 1 Bordesley Street: up to 1 home, permissioned (200 m)
- EASTSIDE: MASSHOUSE: EXCHANGE SQUARE LAND BOUNDED BY PRIORY QUEENSWAY AND CHAPEL STREET: up to 375 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Former CEAC building, corner of Jennens ROAD: up to 667 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Martineau Place & Carrs Lane: up to 687 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Land between Allison St / Coventry St / Meridan St, Bordesley & Highgate: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Millennium Point and Environs: up to 2,720 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
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, 1 address is 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 104 m and 106 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B5 5RF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro) | 150 m |
| Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro) | 150 m | |
| Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro) | 270 m | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 115 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fazeley Street Digbeth | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 101 New Canal Street Parking | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Halcyon Medical | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Night Dental Limited | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Digbeth Police Station | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cafe Anno, Musshouse Plaza Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eastside City Park 1.4 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Garrison Lane Park 2.1 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Science Garden 1,150 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-east. 97 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| Curzon Street: The former Principal Building of the Birmingham Terminus for the London-Birmingham Railway | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m north |
| The Listed Building (formerly Floodgate School), Digbeth Campus, South Birmingham College | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Parish Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 3 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 0 |
11 of the street's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more 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 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| South and City College Birmingham | 16 plus | 14–99 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 790 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 |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Aston University Engineering Academy | Secondary | 13–19 | 1 km (0.6 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bordesley Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Mar 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 |
| Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School Seventh Day Adventist | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 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 |
| E-ACT Heartlands Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhale Sheeshateria B5 5QX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 4 Good | 7 Sep 2011 |
| Meriden Hub B5 5LS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Argeela B5 5RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| M Latif & Sons Head Office B5 5PN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Snowhill Billiards B5 5RX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Aktar at Home B5 5QS | Other catering premises | 210 m | 4 Good | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Coffee break B4 7XG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Sahara Lounge B5 5QS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Chillichicks B5 5PJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| O Lounge B5 5PJ | Other catering premises | 220 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Naija Aroma B5 5PG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 4 Good | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Centrala Cafe B5 5RT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2017 |
| Sbragias B5 5RT | Other catering premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2024 |
| BRIG Cafe B5 5TH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2026 |
| West Midlands Circus & Creation Cent B5 5RT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 29 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Nightclub (31); On or near Pickford Street (23); On or near Parking Area (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 19 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 25% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 33% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings BIB Bakehouse 2 Ltd (takeaway/sandwich shop, B5 5SA) now Awaiting publication, was 3 Generally satisfactory found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- B5 5RF: 11 addresses of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Andover Street · New Canal Street · Pickford Street · Fazeley Street · New Bartholomew Street · Barn Street · Bordesley Street · Curzon Street · Shaw's Passage · Oxford Street · Trent Street · Allison 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.