Oak Tree Drive Birmingham
9 addresses across 1 postcode (B8), about 30 m long. USRN 2744601.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £240,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4).
- 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 A; 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 Duddeston, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 20.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 96 to 99 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Gate Medical Centre, about 110 m away, with 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £149,000 | £149,000 | £149,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £24,375 | £16,250 | £32,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2023 | 5 B8 1QU | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 5 B8 1QU | Semi-detached | £149,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2001 | 5 B8 1QU | Semi-detached | £16,250 | |
| 27 Nov 2001 | 1 B8 1QU | Terraced | £32,500 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 1 B8 1QU | Semi-detached | £57,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 123 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1996-2002 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (91% of about 540 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)
- 136-138 Washwood Heath Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1RF: up to 7 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- City Hasanat College, Leigh Road: up to 1 home, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 50-52 Nechells Park Road, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5PR: up to 1 home, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- REAR OF 75 TO 115 RALPH ROAD: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- James Memorial Homes, Stuart Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5NW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- First Floor Unit 1, 6A The Wing Yip Centre, 278 Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham, B7 5HD, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Mendip Road, Alum Rock: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Bloomsbury Street Cluster of Shops: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 12 August 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 9 addresses are between 96 m and 99 m above sea level (98 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B8 1QU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Duddeston 341,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Adderley Park 147,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Aston 613,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hutton Road Washwood Heath | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | I Can Park And Ride | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gate Medical Centre | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Saltley Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rupert Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Heartlands Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Nechells Police Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5,100 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Star Park Play Area 1,070 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Lime Tree Road Allotments 1.7 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aston Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Witton Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
3 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Saviour's C of E Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 370 m | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highfield Nursery School | Nursery | 0–5 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Highfield Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leigh Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Adderley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rockwood Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nansen Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 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: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Clement's Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bloomsbury Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| E-ACT Nechells Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; 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 |
| Shaw Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGER BHAI / ARSHADS KITCHEN B8 1QL | Mobile caterer | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| With Influence B8 1QR | Other catering premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Gate Pharmacy B8 1RE | Retailers - other | 100 m | Exempt | |
| Anjuman-E-Naqeebul Islam Mosque B8 1RD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2011 |
| Heidi's Bubble Magic B8 1RQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 May 2025 |
| Saltley Amateur Gardeners B8 1RS | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2012 |
| Bright Star Day Nursery B8 1RS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Good Burger B8 1RS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Shango News B8 1RQ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Good Burger B8 1RB | Mobile caterer | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Jun 2025 |
| All in us B8 1RB | Other catering premises | 290 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Slurp Dirty Soda Limited B8 1RB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 4 Good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| M & S News B8 1PG | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 26 Jun 2009 |
| Sam Kurdish Naan and Roti B8 1RH | Retailers - other | 340 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Izzy's Bargain Spot B8 1RH | Retailers - other | 350 m | 4 Good | 9 Aug 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bennetts Road (22); On or near Hutton Avenue (21); On or near Hutton Road (20); On or near Exton Way (18); On or near Membury Road (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 28% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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
- B8 1QU: 9 addresses
Nearby streets
Silver Birch Close · Shahjalal Road · Poplar Drive · Hutton Road · Membury Road · Arley Road · Sandway Gardens · Dorset Road · Exton Way · Cumbria Way · Hutton Avenue · Pennine Way
All the streets in B8 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.