Brook Way Birmingham
27 addresses across 2 postcodes (B16), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2752012.
- Sales: 31 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £270,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7, C: 16).
- 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 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 80 m away, and Summerfield Park (15 hectares) is about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 157 to 160 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rotton Park Medical Centre, about 330 m away, with 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 56% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £248,000 | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £280,000 | £233,000 | £422,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £188,750 | £182,500 | £195,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £188,000 | £188,000 | £188,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £204,998 | £164,995 | £245,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | £162,000 | £160,000 | £222,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £159,950 | £157,000 | £175,000 |
| 2009 | 6 | £180,000 | £124,950 | £200,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | £255,500 | £210,000 | £277,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2024 | 25 B16 0QR | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 19 B16 0QR | Terraced | £248,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2022 | 9 B16 0QR | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2021 | 31 B16 0QR | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | 7 B16 0QR | Detached | £422,500 | |
| 7 May 2021 | 27 B16 0QR | Terraced | £233,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2018 | 27 B16 0QR | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2018 | 25 B16 0QR | Terraced | £182,500 | |
| 20 Jun 2017 | 23 B16 0QR | Terraced | £188,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 4 B16 0QR | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 23 B16 0QR | Terraced | £164,995 | |
| 18 Sep 2014 | 16 B16 0QR | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 19 B16 0QR | Terraced | £164,000 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 25 B16 0QR | Terraced | £160,000 | New build. |
| 31 Oct 2011 | 23 B16 0QR | Terraced | £160,000 | New build. |
| 25 Oct 2011 | 27 B16 0QR | Terraced | £160,000 | New build. |
| 7 Sep 2011 | 31 B16 0QR | Detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 2 Sep 2011 | 29 B16 0QR | Detached | £222,000 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2010 | 21 B16 0QR | Terraced | £175,000 | New build. |
| 16 Apr 2010 | 8 B16 0QR | Terraced | £157,000 | New build. |
| 17 Feb 2010 | 4 B16 0QR | Terraced | £159,950 | New build. |
| 18 Dec 2009 | 2 B16 0QR | Terraced | £177,000 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2009 | 1 B16 0QR | Semi-detached | £181,950 | New build. |
| 13 Nov 2009 | 6 B16 0QR | Terraced | £124,950 | New build. |
| 13 Jul 2009 | 10 B16 0QR | Terraced | £180,000 | New build. |
| 26 Jun 2009 | 16 B16 0QR | Semi-detached | £180,000 | New build. |
| 30 Jan 2009 | 15 B16 0QR | Semi-detached | £200,000 | New build. |
| 27 Nov 2008 | 9 B16 0QR | Detached | £210,000 | New build. |
| 24 Oct 2008 | 7 B16 0QR | Detached | £236,000 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 2008 | 5 B16 0QR | Detached | £277,000 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 2008 | 3 B16 0QR | Detached | £275,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, end-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 2007-2011 (8); 2003-2006 (6); 2013 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (3); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
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 (39% of about 850 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)
- REAR OF 229 TO 285 SHENSTONE ROAD: up to 18 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Temple Row House, 369 City Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 0NB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Land off Mayland Road: up to 2 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 209 Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 0LS: up to 1 home, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- SITE OF 27 COLENSO ROAD: up to 1 home, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Cape Hill/ Durban Street/ Raglan Road Smethwick B66 4SH (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 78 Cape Hill, Smethwick, (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Unett Atreet/ Raglan Road (760 m (0.5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B16 0QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| B16 0QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 157 m and 160 m above sea level (158 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B16 0QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B16 0QU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ravenshaw Road Rotton Park | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rotton Park Medical Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Al-Shafa | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cape Hill (Dental Surgery) | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Vyse Street Police Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Summerfield Park 15 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Avery Fields 5.3 ha | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Waterloo Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 7 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 Waterloo Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Smethwick Engine House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Warley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Warley Woods | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 27 |
3 of the street's 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shireland Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | 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 |
| City Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| George Dixon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 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 |
| Cape Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| George Dixon Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 700 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 Technology Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 900 m (0.6 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 Paul's School for Girls Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Summerfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Victoria Park Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barford Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare News B16 0JQ | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 26 Oct 2009 |
| Willow House B17 8LS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Edgbaston Day Nursery Ltd B17 8LT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Edgbaston Convenience Stores Ltd B17 8LT | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Kebabish Foods Ltd B17 8LT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 6 May 2026 |
| Your Money Your Way CIC B16 0NL | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Laxey Road (24); On or near Laundry Road (17); On or near Deers Way (11); On or near Barley Road (10); On or near Maynard Road (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 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
Nearby streets
Buckthorn Avenue · Butler Way · Brewers Square · Mead Avenue · Brewers Square · Antler Way · Red Way · Brewers Square · Barley Road · Deers Way · Shenstone Road · Laundry 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.