East Gate Birmingham
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (B16), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2702655.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 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 Jewellery Quarter, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Summerfield Park, is about 20 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 159 to 160 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is City Road Medical Centre, about 430 m (0.3 miles) away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 16% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 195 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
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 342 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (1).
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 (74% of about 1,740 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)
- 276 Dudley Road, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 4HL: up to 1 home, permissioned (330 m)
- LAND ADJACENT 130 ICKNIELD PORT ROAD: up to 15 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 257-259 Dudley Road, Winson Green, Birmingham: up to 13 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 270 Icknield Port Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham,: up to 2 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- H-Suite Edgbaston: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 209 Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 0LS: up to 1 home, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 151 Dudley Road, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 7QY: up to 1 home, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- IPL Site: up to 393 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 0EY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B16 0EU | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 159 m and 160 m above sea level (159 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B16 0EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B16 0EY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Jewellery Quarter 446,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gillott Road Rotton Park | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park Birmingham City Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Road Medical Centre | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Summerfield Pharmacy | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest City Dental Practice | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Birmingham City Hospital | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Summerfield Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Summerfield Park 15 ha | 20 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,640 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Summerfield Community Centre and Job Preparation Unit, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m (0.3 miles) north. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Summerfield Community Centre and Job Preparation Unit | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Smethwick Hall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Warley Woods | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 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 | 2 | 5 |
3 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barford Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| City Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Summerfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's School for Girls Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy | 16 plus | 16–19 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Inadequate (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shireland Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | 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 |
| Cape Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oasis Academy Foundry | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| George Dixon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costcutter B16 0BJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 4 Good | 7 Jun 2010 |
| Texaco Londis Parkside Service Stati B16 0BJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Leaps And Bounds Children'S Centre A B16 0ET | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Shamus Kebab Limited B16 0AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Barford Junior And Infant School B16 0EF | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2025 |
| City Road Convenience Store B16 0HG | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2020 |
| Top UK Fried Chicken B16 0HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Tóyé Grill & Lounge B18 4HN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| City Discount Store B18 4HL | Retailers - other | 390 m | Exempt | |
| Belle Vue B16 0AG | Other catering premises | 390 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Rasta Kitchen / Sweet Tooth Studio / Seafood Boss B16 0AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Ama's Kitchen B16 0AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Rasta Caribbean Kitchen B16 0AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The H Suite B16 0AA | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Little Trolls Day Care Ltd B16 0AA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 90 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near East Gate (68); On or near West Gate (43); On or near Summerfield Crescent (43); On or near Petrol Station (28); On or near Link Road (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 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
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
Summerfield Crescent · West Gate · Link Road · Icknield Port Road · Gillott Road · Summerfield Road · Brandon Passage · Barford Road · Park View · City Road · Emily Gardens · Twyning 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.