Bourn Mill Drive Birmingham
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (B6), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2708456.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 19).
- Flood: 40 addresses on its postcodes are 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 98% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Aston, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 50 m away, and Aston Park (22 hectares) is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 22.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 106 to 108 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Victoria Road Medical Ctr, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 188 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
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (13); House, end-terrace (5); Flat (1). Built: 1983-1990 (15); 1991-1995 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (19).
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 (91% of about 530 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)
- Between 53 & 47 Parliament Street: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Inkerman House Newtown Shopping Centre: up to 6 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 6 Parliament Street: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Newtown Shopping Centre: up to 875 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Site corner of Alma Street & Newbury Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Milton Street/Newtown Row: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- 69 TO 71 WHITEHEAD ROAD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Land opposite 69-71 Whitehead Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 5EL: up to 4 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 4 November 2026 to 6 November 2026: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 37 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B6 4UD | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| B6 4UB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 37 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 106 m and 108 m above sea level (107 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 4UB | 98% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| B6 4UD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Witton (West Midlands) 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | St Paul's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| St Chad's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 51 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Selston Road Newtown | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Brewery Street Coach and Lorry Parking | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Birmingham (Aston) | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Road Medical Ctr | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nucare Pharmacy | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 300 m |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Newtown Police Station | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Aston Park 22 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | Aston Park 4.3 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Trinity Road Allotments 3,510 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Bartons Arms Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Bartons Arms Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Perry Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the street's 20 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Manor Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 290 m | No published inspection |
| Aston Tower Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chilwell Croft Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Newtown Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Prince Albert Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m (0.4 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 |
| Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holte School | Secondary | 11–18 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Edward VI Aston School | Secondary | 11–18 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Sep 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 |
| Star King Solomon Academy Christian | All-through | 4–16 | 770 m (0.5 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 |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brearley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 930 m (0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Church Of God In Christ & Co B6 4UB | Other catering premises | 50 m | 4 Good | 14 Dec 2016 |
| Plummer House B6 4UB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 50 m | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2013 |
| Nubian Family Network B6 4UB | Retailers - other | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| As Suffa Homeless Project B6 4UX | Other catering premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2019 |
| Legacy Centre of Excellence B6 4UU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2014 |
| DoubleBees B6 4UU | Other catering premises | 190 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Grand Villa Banqueting Suite B6 5DE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Aston Manor School B6 4PZ | Other catering premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Slapz B6 4PT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Camborne House Childrens Home B6 5ER | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2011 |
| Eurest c/o Royal Mail B6 4AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Smart Kids Nursery B6 5BZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Food City B19 2SW | Retailers - other | 340 m | Unknown | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Big deal B19 2SS | Retailers - other | 350 m | Unknown | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Farmfoods B19 2SS | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2010 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 130 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Burlington Street (98); On or near Parking Area (19); On or near Aldersea Drive (13); On or near Parliament Street (11); On or near Park Lane (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 4 November 2026 to 6 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Parliament Street · Galena Way · Burlington Street · Salstar Close · Phillips Street · Sutton Street · Boxhill Close · Aldersea Drive · Rudgewick Croft · Potters Lane · Camborne Close · Leatherhead Close
All the streets in B6 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.