Greenway Birmingham
58 addresses across 3 postcodes (B20), about 390 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2705416.
- Sales: 52 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £225,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (C: 13, D: 13, E: 5).
- Flood: 6 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 Hamstead (Birmingham), about 390 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 410 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 100 to 104 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Slieve Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £269,000 | £208,000 | £330,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £252,500 | £205,000 | £300,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £245,000 | £230,000 | £260,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £142,000 | £142,000 | £142,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £111,500 | £111,500 | £111,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £148,500 | £137,000 | £160,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £143,750 | £125,000 | £162,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £138,475 | £134,000 | £186,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2025 | 84 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2024 | 63 B20 1EP | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 86 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £208,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2023 | 55 B20 1EP | Other | £179,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Mar 2023 | 59 B20 1EP | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 69 B20 1EP | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2022 | 88 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 2021 | 59 B20 1EP | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 58 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £180,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 55 B20 1EP | Detached | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2020 | 66 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £142,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2018 | 92 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £111,500 | |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 52 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £165,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 May 2017 | 51 B20 1EP | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2015 | 35 B20 1EP | Semi-detached | £137,000 | |
| 14 May 2015 | 46 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £95,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Feb 2015 | 42 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2014 | 71 B20 1EP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2014 | 45 B20 1EP | Semi-detached | £162,500 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Mar 2009 | 52 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2007 | 86 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2007 | 58 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £136,950 | |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 75 B20 1EP | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2007 | 55 B20 1EP | Detached | £186,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2006 | 44 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2006 | 40 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2006 | 40 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Oct 2005 | 82 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £173,150 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2003 | 64 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Oct 2003 | 72 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2002 | 54 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £73,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2002 | 75 B20 1EP | Detached | £83,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2001 | 32 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £79,950 | |
| 8 Aug 2001 | 57 B20 1EP | Detached | £89,950 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jan 2001 | 44 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £69,950 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Oct 2000 | 92 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £66,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 73 B20 1EP | Semi-detached | £59,950 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 73 B20 1EP | Semi-detached | £59,950 | |
| 5 Nov 1999 | 90 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £56,500 | Leasehold. |
| 24 May 1999 | 48 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 22 Oct 1998 | 78 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £52,000 | |
| 3 Jul 1998 | 53 B20 1EP | Detached | £56,500 | |
| 13 Feb 1998 | 75 B20 1EP | Detached | £67,000 | |
| 16 Jan 1998 | 48 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £52,000 | |
| 17 Oct 1996 | 54 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £50,750 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Oct 1996 | 54 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £50,750 | |
| 21 Jun 1996 | 56 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £49,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 May 1996 | 58 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 18 Apr 1996 | 32 B20 1EQ | Semi-detached | £59,500 | |
| 17 Jul 1995 | 82 B20 1EQ | Terraced | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (11); House, mid-terrace (9); House, detached (6). Built: 1967-1975 (14); 1976-1982 (9); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (8); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 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 C (65% of about 570 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: in a protected area: THE BIRMINGHAM (HAMSTEAD HALL ESTATE) TPO 1955.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- West Road/South View Hamstead (570 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 25 August 2026 to 26 August 2026: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 40 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 57 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 49 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B20 1EQ | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 21 | unlikely |
| B20 1EP | zone 2 | 0 / 6 / 18 | unlikely |
| B20 1EG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 58 addresses are between 100 m and 104 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B20 1EG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B20 1EP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B20 1EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hamstead (Birmingham) 231,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Perry Barr 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Middlemist Grove Gorse Farm | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Bromwich Bus Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Forge Mill Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 15.4 km (9.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Slieve Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hamstead Pharmacy | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walsall Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Skin Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Perry Barr Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.6 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Hawthorn House Allotments 1.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park), a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Handsworth Park (Formerly Victoria Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Great Barr Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Grove | Wood | 110 m west |
| Perry Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Forge Mill Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Swan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Barr Beacon | Hill | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north |
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 | 2 | 11 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 47 |
2 of the street's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 11 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hamstead Hall Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hamstead Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ferndale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Dorrington Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Grestone Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cherry Orchard Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Calshot Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Holy Name Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Grove Vale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kays Food Services B20 1EQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2018 |
| Jollof Flavours B20 1EG | Other catering premises | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Diamond Academy Sports Club C.I.C B43 5EH | Other catering premises | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Roti & Grill B42 1NN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| China Taste B42 1NN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Papa Johns Pizza B42 1NN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jun 2024 |
| Pl-Bucharest Mini Market B42 1NN | Retailers - other | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Jun 2024 |
| OGZ Hamstead B42 1NN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| La Cakery Ltd B42 1NN | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2024 |
| Post Office B42 1NR | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2009 |
| Sea Garden B42 1NR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 4 Good | 21 May 2026 |
| Beaufort Arms B42 1NP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 4 Good | 2 Feb 2011 |
| Take a Bite B42 1NP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2020 |
| Hamstead Fish Bar B42 1NP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hamstead Convenient Store Limited B42 1NP | Retailers - other | 340 m | 4 Good | 29 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (14); On or near The Croftway (10); On or near Walcot Drive (8); On or near Greenway (7); On or near Garden Grove (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- B20 1EQ: 33 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- B20 1EP: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- B20 1EG: 1 address of 61 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Croftway · Garden Grove · Walcot Drive · Hamstead Hall Avenue · Beauchamp Avenue · Parkside Road · Middlemist Grove · Kirkstone Crescent · Ennerdale Road · Grove Court · Coniston Crescent · Barnfield Grove
All the streets in B20 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.