Dover Close Birmingham
24 addresses across 1 postcode (B32), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2708646.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £180,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 15, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; 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 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 390 m away, and Woodgate Valley Country Park (202 hectares) is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 205 to 207 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bartley Green Medical Practice, about 950 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 39% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 68 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 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £146,000 | £146,000 | £146,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £82,000 | £82,000 | £82,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £77,000 | £77,000 | £77,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £78,000 | £78,000 | £78,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £99,500 | £91,000 | £108,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £46,950 | £46,950 | £46,950 |
| 1997 | 1 | £36,000 | £36,000 | £36,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2024 | 25 B32 4JT | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2021 | 33 B32 4JT | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2020 | 23 B32 4JT | Terraced | £133,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jan 2013 | 7 B32 4JT | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2010 | 21 B32 4JT | Terraced | £77,000 | |
| 22 May 2009 | 7 B32 4JT | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2007 | 21 B32 4JT | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 25 May 2007 | 23 B32 4JT | Terraced | £91,000 | |
| 2 Aug 1999 | 16 B32 4JT | Semi-detached | £46,950 | |
| 24 Oct 1997 | 23 B32 4JT | Terraced | £36,000 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); House, end-terrace (4); Flat (3). Built: 1967-1975 (9); 1976-1982 (7); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11); owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 B (51% of about 670 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 24 addresses are between 205 m and 207 m above sea level (206 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B32 4JT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Longbridge 892,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harlech Close Kitwell | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bartley Green Medical Practice | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Knights Bartley Green Pharmacy | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Orthopaedic Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Halesowen Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,460 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Woodgate Valley Country Park 202 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wychbury Road Allotments 9,990 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 204 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site of Frankley Hall, a scheduled monument, 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site of Frankley Hall | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Standing cross in St Leonards churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Frankley Lower Beeches | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bromwich Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Raven Hays Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Bartley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Weston Dingle | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Egg Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 24 |
14 of the street's 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 230 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | Secondary | 11–18 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodgate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bartley Green School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shenley Fields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woodcock Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitwell News B32 4JS | Retailers - other | 180 m | 4 Good | 26 Feb 2015 |
| Kitwell Primary School B32 4DL | School/college/university | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Costa Coffee At Moto (North) B32 4AR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| M & S Simply Food At Moto (North) B32 4AR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2025 |
| W H Smith At Moto (South) B32 4AR | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| M & S Simply Food At Moto (South) B32 4AR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Greggs At Moto (South) B32 4AR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| W H Smith At Moto (North) B32 4AR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Travelodge Frankley M5 Southbound B32 4AR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Harlech Close (23); On or near Maxstoke Close (11); On or near Stuarts Way (11); On or near Dover Close (7); On or near Pembridge Close (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
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
- B32 4JT: 24 addresses
Nearby streets
Longford Close · Maxstoke Close · Pembridge Close · Kyles Way · Balmoral Road · Harlech Close · Stuarts Way · Kintore Croft · Wychbury Road · Lady Bank · Windsor View · Earls Ferry Gardens
All the streets in B32 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.