Horton Square Birmingham
39 addresses across 2 postcodes (B12), about 90 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 2701826.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £55,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 11).
- Flood: 46 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 49% to 75% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bordesley, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Calthorpe Park, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 17.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 106 to 107 m above sea level.
- Noise: 39 of its 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Wand Medical Centre, about 240 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 31% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 236 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £21,261 | £21,261 | £21,261 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2021 | 28 B12 0YR | Other | £95,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Mar 2021 | 28 B12 0YR | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Nov 2018 | 25 - 27 B12 0YR | Other | £50,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Feb 2006 | 26 B12 0YR | Flat or maisonette | £68,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jan 1997 | 28 B12 0YR | Flat or maisonette | £21,261 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 53 m². Most common: Flat (9); Maisonette, mid-terrace (4); Bungalow, end-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (6); 1950-1966 (6); 1976-1982 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12); owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 A (64% of about 660 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)
- 25-27 Horton Square, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0YR: up to 1 home, permissioned (80 m)
- ST LUKE'S ESTATE LAND FRONTING BRISTOL STREET: up to 278 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- LAND AT HADEN WAY AND BELGRAVE MIDDLEWAY: up to 391 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- LAND ADJACENT 19 GOSFORD STREET: up to 1 home, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 58-66 Darwin Street: up to 116 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- TESCO MONACO HOUSE, NOVA HOUSE AND ADJOINING LAND BRISTOL STREET: up to 1,009 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Units 1-4 Highgate Square Craft Centre, Highgate Square, Highgate, Birmingham, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Former 'The Trees' Public House site, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7TT: up to 458 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 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, 42 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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: of the 38 homes the Environment Agency counts, 23 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B12 0YR | zone 3 | 29 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B12 0XR | not in 2 or 3 | 13 / 4 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 39 addresses are between 106 m and 107 m above sea level (106 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B12 0XR | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| B12 0YR | 49% | 49% | 49% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bordesley 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Grand Central (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longmore Street Highgate | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Kent Street Car Park | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Wand Medical Centre | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medx Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bmi The Priory Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Digbeth Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highgate Market, Horton Square Cashzone | 20 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Calthorpe Park 16 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | Moor Green Allotments 11 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Alban the Martyr, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m east. 54 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Alban the Martyr | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m east |
| Friends' Institute Building, 220 Moseley Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Stratford House | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Balsall Heath Library and Balsall Heath Public Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Cannon Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Edgbaston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 16 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 39 |
39 of the street's 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Percy Shurmer | Primary | 3–11 | 150 m | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark St Alban's Academy Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 180 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chandos Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 250 m | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lillian De Lissa Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 540 m (0.3 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; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Heath Mount Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Jakeman Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School Seventh Day Adventist | Primary | 4–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| Oasis Academy Woodview | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan Market B12 0YR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 10 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 6 Jun 2024 |
| Central Market B12 0YR | Retailers - other | 20 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Jun 2026 |
| UK fried chicken Birmingham B12 0YR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Juice Time B12 0YR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Syrian House B12 0YR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Aubads Cafe and Sweets Centre B12 0YR | Other catering premises | 30 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2024 |
| Tru Spice Groceries B12 0XR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 60 m | 4 Good | 23 Apr 2019 |
| Post Office B5 7JP | Retailers - other | 70 m | Exempt | |
| Big Johns B5 7JE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Zahra Childcare Centre B5 7JE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 4 Good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Highgate Baptist Church B12 0YL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 4 Good | 11 Jul 2022 |
| Magnolia Day Centre B12 0YL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2013 |
| Greggs B12 0XR | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2010 |
| Highgate Newsagents B12 0XR | Retailers - other | 120 m | Exempt | |
| S & K Halal Meat B12 0XR | Retailers - other | 120 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Drugs | 18 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clissold Close (49); On or near Highgate Close (44); On or near Parking Area (42); On or near Horton Square (34); On or near Berrington Walk (27).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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
Clissold Close · Highgate Street · Gooch Street · Cumberland Avenue · Longmore Street · Highgate Close · Berrington Walk · Parkes Avenue · Thomas Benson Place · Kinver Croft · James Samuel Place · St Luke's Road
All the streets in B12 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.