Hill Hook Road Royal Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
64 addresses across 8 postcodes (B74), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 2700032.
- Sales: 98 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £598,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 42 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 14, D: 21, E: 3, G: 1).
- 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 E; Band D in Birmingham costs £2,363 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Blake Street, about 410 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 127 to 145 m above sea level.
- Noise: 22 of its 64 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sutton Coldfield Group Practice, about 3.6 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 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 | 2 | £598,000 | £596,000 | £600,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £330,000 | £325,000 | £335,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £375,000 | £300,000 | £450,000 |
| 2022 | 9 | £612,500 | £457,500 | £738,000 |
| 2021 | 7 | £525,000 | £265,000 | £745,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £492,500 | £390,000 | £595,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £357,500 | £250,000 | £535,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £466,750 | £412,500 | £521,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | £442,000 | £175,000 | £575,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £377,500 | £354,000 | £495,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £500,000 | £360,000 | £540,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £289,000 | £185,000 | £417,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2025 | 114 B74 4XA | Detached | £596,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 124 B74 4XA | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 53 B74 4EF | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 63 B74 4EE | Detached | £999,999 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Apr 2024 | 4 B74 4EF | Terraced | £335,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 49 B74 4EF | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2023 | 58 B74 4EE | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2022 | 142 B74 4XA | Detached | £738,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 128 B74 4XA | Detached | £612,500 | |
| 28 Sep 2022 | 87 B74 4ED | Detached | £620,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 157 B74 4XH | Detached | £636,000 | |
| 5 May 2022 | 89 B74 4ED | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2022 | 140 B74 4XA | Detached | £457,500 | |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 167 B74 4XH | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2022 | 153 B74 4XH | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2022 | 64 B74 4EE | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 4 B74 4EF | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 122 B74 4XA | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 12 B74 4EF | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 97 B74 4ED | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2021 | 90 B74 4ED | Detached | £745,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2021 | 49 B74 4EF | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2021 | 114 B74 4XA | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2020 | 66 B74 4EE | Detached | £595,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2020 | 10 B74 4EF | Semi-detached | £390,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 97 B74 4ED | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 51 B74 4EF | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2019 | 49 B74 4EF | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2019 | 101 B74 4ED | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 71 B74 4EE | Detached | £412,500 | |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 64 B74 4EE | Detached | £521,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2017 | 91 B74 4ED | Detached | £536,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2017 | 63 B74 4EE | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2017 | 58 B74 4EE | Detached | £312,500 | |
| 7 Mar 2017 | 51 B74 4EF | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2017 | 73 B74 4EE | Detached | £442,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2016 | 69 B74 4EE | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2016 | 87 B74 4ED | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2016 | 79 B74 4EE | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 95 B74 4ED | Detached | £354,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2015 | 92 B74 4ED | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2015 | 71 B74 4EE | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2015 | 99 B74 4ED | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2014 | 118 B74 4XA | Detached | £417,500 | |
| 7 Nov 2014 | 53 B74 4EF | Terraced | £188,440 | |
| 7 Aug 2014 | 155 B74 4XH | Detached | £289,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2014 | 49 B74 4EF | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 8 May 2014 | 114 B74 4XA | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2013 | 142 B74 4XA | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2013 | 60 B74 4EE | Detached | £415,000 |
Energy performance certificates
42 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 134 m². Most common: House, detached (36); House, end-terrace (3); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1983-1990 (23); 1930-1949 (3); before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (34); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (24 addresses)
- 10, Hill Hook Road
- 51, Hill Hook Road
- 55, Hill Hook Road
- 58, Hill Hook Road
- 60, Hill Hook Road
- 64, Hill Hook Road
- 66, Hill Hook Road
- 69, Hill Hook Road
- 73, Hill Hook Road
- 79, Hill Hook Road
- 87, Hill Hook Road
- 88, Hill Hook Road
- 89, Hill Hook Road
- 90, Hill Hook Road
- 91, Hill Hook Road
- 92, Hill Hook Road
- 95, Hill Hook Road
- 97, Hill Hook Road
- 101, Hill Hook Road
- 118, Hill Hook Road
- 122, Hill Hook Road
- 138, Hill Hook Road
- 151, Hill Hook Road
- 155, Hill Hook Road
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (25% of about 2,080 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 (CLARENCE ROAD - HILL HOOK ROAD, FOUR OAKS) TPO 1979.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Vacant land at, Oak View Rise, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 5JL: up to 1 home, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 30 November 2026 to 21 December 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 23 September 2026 to 27 September 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge, cycleway, footpath (immediate - emergency works)
- 4 September 2026 to 7 September 2026: SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 2 September 2026 to 3 September 2026: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B74 4EE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B74 4XA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B74 4ED | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| B74 4EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B74 4XH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B74 4ES | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B74 4DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B74 4UF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 64 addresses are between 127 m and 145 m above sea level (133 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B74 4DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B74 4ED | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| B74 4EE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B74 4EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B74 4ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B74 4UF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B74 4XA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B74 4XH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blake Street 345,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Butlers Lane 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Four Oaks 701,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bishops Way Hill Hook | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lichfield City Centre | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 17.6 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sutton Coldfield Group Practice | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Little Aston Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Sutton Coldfield Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,110 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest White Farm Road Allotments 5,860 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 190 m west |
| Claypit Rough | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Hill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| New Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Spreading Tree Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 52 |
22 of the street's 64 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill West Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 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: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Four Oaks Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Little Aston Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Arthur Terry School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mere Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt coffee ltd B74 4XX | Mobile caterer | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Blake St News B74 4XS | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2012 |
| Go Local - Bachhal Limited B74 4XS | Retailers - other | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Jul 2025 |
| St. Georges Court Ltd B74 4LL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Premier Foodstore(ta SELECT N SAVE) B74 4LT | Retailers - other | 380 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Four Oaks Saints Cricket Club B74 4LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 4 Good | 26 Jun 2009 |
| Grannys Pantry B74 4LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
| S&S News & Convenience Store B74 4LT | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Cosy Coffee Shop & Bruncherie B74 4LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Priya B74 4LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 20 Apr 2026 |
| HUNGRY SPARROW B74 4LT | Other catering premises | 380 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Acorn Motor Company Ltd B74 4LU | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2009 |
| Co-op B74 4LU | Retailers - other | 390 m | 4 Good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Mercia Grange B74 4EH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Quill and Taper B74 4YE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kestrel Drive (14); On or near Bishops Way (4); On or near Hill Hook Road (3); On or near Cleeve Drive (2); On or near Petershouse Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 10 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: CADENT GAS LIMITED: Utility asset works, 30 November 2026 to 21 December 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- B74 4EE: 14 addresses
- B74 4XA: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- B74 4ED: 13 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- B74 4EF: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- B74 4XH: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- B74 4ES: 2 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- B74 4DU: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- B74 4UF: 1 address of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bishops Way · Netherstone Grove · Moore Close · Kestrel Drive · Augustine Grove · Petershouse Drive · Cleeve Drive · Cranmer Grove · Shelley Drive · Balmoral Road · Station Approach · Yates Croft
All the streets in B74 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.