Guthrum Close Birmingham
1 address across 1 postcode (B23), about 100 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 2744754.
- 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 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 Chester Road, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Short Heath Park, is about 410 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 131 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hillcrest Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 53 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (35% of about 850 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)
- New Oscott Village, 25 Fosseway Drive, off Chester Road, New Oscott, Birmingham, B23 5LD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Land adjacent 444 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 2 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 151-155 Goosemoor Lane - land rear of, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5QG: up to 4 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Land rear of 61 College Road (fronting Kineton Road), Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 2 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 87a Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5BA, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- 514 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5HL: up to 1 home, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- 487 Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham: up to 3 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- 16 Chester Road, Ground Floor, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5DA: up to 2 homes, permissioned (920 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 131 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B23 5JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester Road 659,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Wylde Green 521,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Erdington 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Greyhound Short Heath | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Discount Parking Deals | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.8 km (7.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hillcrest Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mw Phillips Chemists | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Northcroft Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Erdington Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Short Heath Park 6.9 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 690 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Statue of the Virgin Mary in Front of the Tower of Oscott College, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Statue of the Virgin Mary in Front of the Tower of Oscott College | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Main block to Oscott College | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Witton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Powell's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Wyndley Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Wyndley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Longmoor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Holly Hurst | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boldmere Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Boldmere Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Court Farm Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oasis Academy Short Heath | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wylde Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Twickenham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Story Wood School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Abbey Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Featherstone Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Osborne Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyhound Inn B23 5JX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 40 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Mar 2024 |
| Morrissons Daily - Court Lane Convenience B23 5JX | Retailers - other | 40 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| The Kabin B23 5GL | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 28 Jun 2016 |
| Mabel Lane B73 5BH | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Garden Room B73 5BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2010 |
| Park View House B23 5YN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Pomelo B23 5EN | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hawthorn Brook Way (20); On or near Guthrum Close (16); On or near The Pollards (6); On or near Lakehouse Road (4); On or near Fosseway Drive (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 77 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 73% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 28% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 18% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 68% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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
- B23 5JX: 1 address of 59 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Pollards · Lakehouse Road · Hawthorn Brook Way · Fosseway Drive · Green Leigh · Abbeyfield Road · Rutherford Road · Court Lane · Sycamore Road · Charlecote Drive · Dunslade Road · Fernwood Road
All the streets in B23 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.