M5 Birmingham
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (B32,B62), about 490 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a motorway. USRN 11406157.
- Flood: 11 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 B; Band D in Birmingham costs £2,363 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 86% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rowley Regis, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Woodgate Valley Country Park, is about 410 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 179 to 185 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lapal Medical Practice, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 17 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (48% of about 1,410 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 (LAND ADJACENT TO QUINTON EXPRESSWAY AND THE M5 MOTORWAY NORTHEAST OF JUNCTION 3, QUINTON) TPO 1995.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B32 1AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B62 0JD | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 5 / 9 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 179 m and 185 m above sea level (182 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B32 1AF | 86% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| B62 0JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rowley Regis 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Old Hill 154,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Langley Green 161,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lydate Road Lapal | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lapal Medical Practice | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Pharmacy | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakleigh Dental Practice | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Rowley Regis Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Halesowen Police Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-Op - Spies Lane Cashzone | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodgate Valley Country Park 202 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highfield Farm Recreation Ground 3.7 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Howley Grange Allotments 3,780 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 202 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Leasowes, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Leasowes | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Halesowen Abbey and associated water control features | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broadhidley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Breaches Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Mucklow Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Cooper's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Pitts Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howley Grange Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lapal Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | Secondary | 11–16 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lift Four Dwellings Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Quinton Church Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leasowes High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Perryfields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 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: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Nonsuch Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Woodgate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Perryfields Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| World's End Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| World's End Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobham arms B62 0JD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 29 Mar 2025 |
| Traffic Information Services (Tis) L B32 1AF | Other catering premises | 230 m | Exempt | |
| Lapal Grange Preschool B62 0HY | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2025 |
| THE WASPS B62 0HY | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Apr 2024 |
| 6 5 Special Lunch Club B62 0BX | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Howley Grange Kindergarten Limited B62 0HS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oaklands (8); On or near Bournebrook Crescent (6); On or near M5 (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 6 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
M5 · M5 · M5 · Oaklands · Ridgeway · Bournebrook Crescent · Howley Grange Road · Lydate Road · Bourne Avenue · Hagley Road West
All the streets in B32, B62 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.