Cherrington Close Birmingham
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (B31), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2708556.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4).
- Flood: 4 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 C; 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 Northfield, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 290 m away, and Ley Hill Recreation Ground (20 hectares) is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 174 to 176 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shenley Green Surgery, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 101 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
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1991-1995 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 C (40% of about 680 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)
- Bartley Green Neighbourhood Office, Monmouth Road: up to 22 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- LAND AT NEWMAN UNIVERSITY GENNERS LANE: up to 44 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- LAND AT NEWMAN UNIVERSITY GENNERS LANE: up to 34 homes, permissioned (890 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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B31 1DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| B31 1DX | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 174 m and 176 m above sea level (175 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B31 1DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B31 1DZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Draycott Drive Bangham Pit | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Northfield Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shenley Green Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest G R Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Imperial Dental Group - Weoley Castle | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Orthopaedic Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Select & Save Cashzone | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Ley Hill Recreation Ground 20 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Senneleys Park 39 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shenley Lane Allotments 6,110 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Weoley Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Weoley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Standing cross in St Leonards churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Moated site of Frankley Hall | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bartley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Bromwich Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Broadhidley Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Frankley Lower Beeches | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Egg Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-ACT Shenley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 180 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Woodcock Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shenley Fields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 310 m | No published inspection |
| Green Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Edith Cadbury Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Princethorpe Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Princethorpe Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Weoley Castle Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Northfield Manor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 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 |
| Jervoise School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Orchards Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenley E Act Academy B29 4HE | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| UK S Futures B29 4HE | Mobile caterer | 260 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Jollof Republic B31 1DR | Other catering premises | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Eats B31 1DS | Other catering premises | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hillwood Market News B31 1DJ | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 29 Jan 2018 |
| Hillwood off Licence and Convenience B31 1DJ | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Hillwood Chippy B31 1DJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Northfield Local Authority B31 1BS | School/college/university | 320 m | 4 Good | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Sports Plus Scheme B31 1BS | Other catering premises | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| 5Up CIC B29 4HA | Other catering premises | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tulip Gardens B29 5BW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2011 |
| Mihaela Petrov B31 1DS | Other catering premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dunchurch Drive (23); On or near Guardians Way (18); On or near Cherrington Close (15); On or near Parking Area (14); On or near Longfield Road (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
Draycott Drive · Dunchurch Drive · Land Associated With · Longfield Road · Guardians Way · Clavedon Close · Far Wood Road · Roundlea Road · Loftus Close · Westhaven Drive · Shenley Fields Drive · Woodcock Lane
All the streets in B31 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.