Cobham Road Birmingham
80 addresses across 2 postcodes (B9), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2701504.
- Sales: 42 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £175,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 20, E: 7, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Adderley Park, about 360 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Adderley Park, is about 570 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 122 to 128 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 80 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bordesley Green Surgery, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, with 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 890 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 44% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 129 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 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £133,000 | £133,000 | £133,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £116,000 | £110,000 | £122,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £104,500 | £102,000 | £107,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £99,500 | £95,000 | £104,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £92,500 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £108,500 | £105,000 | £112,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £99,950 | £99,000 | £119,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | £99,000 | £99,000 | £99,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £86,250 | £85,000 | £87,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2024 | 69 B9 4UP | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2023 | 65 B9 4UP | Terraced | £133,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2021 | 23 B9 4UP | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2020 | 9 B9 4UP | Terraced | £117,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Oct 2018 | UNIT 1, COBHAM BUSINESS CENTRE B9 4UP | Other | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Aug 2018 | 63 B9 4UP | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2018 | 61 B9 4UP | Terraced | £122,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 55 B9 4UP | Terraced | £102,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2017 | 53 B9 4UP | Terraced | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Mar 2016 | 63 B9 4UP | Terraced | £102,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 1 B9 4UP | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2014 | 33 B9 4UP | Terraced | £104,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2010 | 55 B9 4UP | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2010 | 9 B9 4UP | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2009 | 7 B9 4UP | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2008 | 69 B9 4UP | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2008 | 51 B9 4UP | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 57 B9 4UP | Terraced | £119,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 63 B9 4UP | Terraced | £99,950 | |
| 12 Jan 2007 | 23 B9 4UP | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2005 | 35 B9 4UP | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2005 | 49 B9 4UP | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2005 | 53 B9 4UP | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2005 | 53 B9 4UP | Terraced | £99,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jul 2005 | 53 B9 4UP | Terraced | £99,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Mar 2004 | 49 B9 4UP | Terraced | £87,500 | |
| 12 Jan 2004 | 61 B9 4UP | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 15 B9 4UP | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2003 | 9 B9 4UP | Terraced | £69,000 | |
| 23 May 2003 | 7 B9 4UP | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | 41 B9 4UP | Terraced | £14,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2002 | 31 B9 4UP | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2002 | 9 B9 4UP | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2002 | 63 B9 4UP | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 23 B9 4UP | Terraced | £35,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2001 | 21 B9 4UP | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2000 | 59 B9 4UP | Terraced | £33,500 | |
| 4 Aug 2000 | 7 B9 4UP | Terraced | £37,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2000 | 37 B9 4UP | Terraced | £34,000 | |
| 24 Sep 1999 | 57 B9 4UP | Terraced | £31,250 | |
| 23 Aug 1996 | 65 B9 4UP | Terraced | £29,500 | |
| 8 Dec 1995 | 27 B9 4UP | Terraced | £35,000 |
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (28); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1900-1929 (24); 1930-1949 (3); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 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 (89% of about 880 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)
- Land at Cherrywood Road, Bordesley Green: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Humpage Road/Cherrywood Road, Bordesley Green: up to 92 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Cherrywood Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Cherrywood Road: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 51 Bordesley Green, Bordesley Green: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Parkfield/Anthony Road: up to 54 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 224 Green Lane: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 212 Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5DQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (770 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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 4UP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| B9 4TD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 80 addresses are between 122 m and 128 m above sea level (125 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B9 4TD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B9 4UP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Duddeston 341,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Small Heath 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burbidge Road Adderley Park | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Trinity Street Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bordesley Green Surgery | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 29 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evergreen Dispensing Chemists | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Keep Smiling Dental Practice | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Heartlands Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Nechells Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Adderley Park 4.8 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,330 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | Storrs Place Private Allotments 1,750 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
| Kent's Moat | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 80 | 9 |
19 of the street's 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–18 | 90 m | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Parkfield Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wyndcliffe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Adderley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Marlborough Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shaw Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bordesley Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Small Heath Leadership Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Somerville Primary (NC) School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Adderley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K&N Stores Newsagents B9 4UR | Retailers - other | 80 m | 4 Good | 11 May 2017 |
| Nas Catering Service B9 4UP | Other catering premises | 90 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 14 May 2026 |
| Asian Catering Services B9 4UP | Other catering premises | 90 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Fillings The Healthier Choice B9 4XE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Dairy Farm Products Limited B9 4US | Other catering premises | 110 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| MAJAJAN B9 4UP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 5 May 2026 |
| SHAWARMA AL CHEFF B9 4UP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Bordesley Green Mini Market B9 4TD | Retailers - other | 180 m | 4 Good | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Mkb Catering B9 5HU | Other catering premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Chowz kebab house B9 4SU | Other catering premises | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Mohammadi Sweets B9 5HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 18 May 2026 |
| Mohammadi Sweets, Bakers Restaurant B9 5HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| my mini market B9 4SU | Retailers - other | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Shah Garages B9 4SU | Retailers - other | 320 m | Exempt | |
| Bordesley Green Girls' School B9 4TR | School/college/university | 330 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 53 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cherrywood Road (27); On or near Ronald Road (23); On or near Ronald Place (19); On or near Bordesley Green Road (17); On or near Cobham Road (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 33% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Saver Hot and Cold / Bordesley Hot and Cold (takeaway/sandwich shop, B9 5EG) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 25 September 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Ronald Place · Ronald Road · Burbidge Road · Bordesley Green Road · Denbigh Street · Bell Close · Priorygate Way · Norwood Road · Fordrough Avenue · Cherrywood Road · Pikewater Road · Humpage Road
All the streets in B9 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.