St Catherines Close Birmingham
41 addresses across 3 postcodes (B15), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2751965.
- Sales: 24 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £170,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 37 homes have an energy certificate (B: 8, C: 29).
- 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 B; 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 Birmingham New Street, about 660 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Thomas's Gardens, is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 22.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 128 to 138 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bath Row Medical Practice, about 410 m (0.3 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 15% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 311 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 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2021 | 13 | £213,306 | £176,250 | £281,941 |
| 2019 | 2 | £236,250 | £222,500 | £250,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £46,250 | £46,250 | £46,250 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2025 | APARTMENT 5, 2 B15 2FN | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2024 | 21 B15 2FE | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2022 | 3 B15 2FE | Semi-detached | £310,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2021 | 36 B15 2FE | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2021 | APARTMENT 2, 2 B15 2FN | Flat or maisonette | £196,770 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 May 2021 | APARTMENT 8, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £281,941 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 14 May 2021 | APARTMENT 4, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £200,255 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 2021 | 27 B15 2FE | Semi-detached | £176,250 | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | APARTMENT 3, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £275,829 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 16 Apr 2021 | 19 B15 2FE | Terraced | £47,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Apr 2021 | APARTMENT 1, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £207,422 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 9 Apr 2021 | APARTMENT 3, 2 B15 2FN | Flat or maisonette | £186,932 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 6 Apr 2021 | APARTMENT 5, 2 B15 2FN | Flat or maisonette | £213,306 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2021 | APARTMENT 6, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £278,885 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2021 | APARTMENT 7, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £213,028 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2021 | APARTMENT 9, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £281,941 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Mar 2021 | APARTMENT 5, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £278,886 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 25 Mar 2021 | APARTMENT 2, 4 B15 2FP | Flat or maisonette | £261,000 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Mar 2021 | APARTMENT 1, 2 B15 2FN | Flat or maisonette | £196,770 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 25 Nov 2019 | APARTMENT 6, 4 B15 2FP | Other | £540,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Oct 2019 | 3 B15 2FE | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2019 | 34 B15 2FE | Terraced | £222,500 | |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 36 B15 2FE | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2013 | 27 B15 2FE | Flat or maisonette | £46,250 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
37 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (16); Flat (14); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 2007-2011 (16); 2020 (13); 2003-2006 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (13); owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 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 B (45% of about 890 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)
- Radio House, 15 Sutton Street: up to 45 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Land at Irving Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham, B1 1PE: up to 19 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Sutton Street: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Land fronting Florence Street and Ernest Street, Ladywood: up to 61 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- 76 Holloway Head, Ladywood: up to 34 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 46 Holloway Head, Birmingham, permissioned (240 m)
- Upper Gough Street Car Park: up to 111 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- PHASE 2 - BLOCKS C AND D 49 TO 51 HOLLOWAY HEAD: up to 251 homes, permissioned (260 m)
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
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 128 m and 138 m above sea level (134 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B15 2FE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B15 2FN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B15 2FP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Five Ways 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Grand Central (West Midlands Metro) | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Town Hall (West Midlands Metro) | 810 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro) | 840 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 60 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ernest Street Lee Bank | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bath Row Medical Practice | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Attwood Green Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Attwood Green Health Centre | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Birmingham Police Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Masons Local, Park Central Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Thomas's Gardens 5,570 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Sunset Park 1.4 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,490 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Edgbaston Guinea Gardens 4.7 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Synagogue, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) north. 183 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Synagogue | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Former Gas Retort House, Retort House Extension to South West and Attached Store | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Monument to Lord Nelson | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Vale, Edgbaston | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
| The Grove | Wood | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 41 |
2 of the street's 41 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 Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 70 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 140 m | 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 |
| City Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 290 m | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Thomas Centre Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oasis Academy Woodview | Primary | 4–11 | 590 m (0.4 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 |
| Lillian De Lissa Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 760 m (0.5 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 |
| Chandos Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark St Alban's Academy Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lift Percy Shurmer | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South and City College Birmingham | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nelson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine Of Siena Catholic Primary School B15 2AY | School/college/university | 50 m | 4 Good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Childsplay After School Club B15 2AT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2010 |
| St Thomas CE Primary Academy School B15 2AT | School/college/university | 90 m | 4 Good | 18 Nov 2019 |
| The Community Shop B15 2AT | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2022 |
| Colmore Coffee B15 2AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2025 |
| Exousia Community Church B15 2EQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2010 |
| Kim's Kitchen Caribbean Restaurant B15 2EQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Ibis Hotel B1 1DH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 100 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Tabor Living B5 7BE | Other catering premises | 140 m | 4 Good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Oriental Supermarket B1 1NB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 22 Jun 2026 |
| YONGHUI ORIENTAL SUPERMARKET B1 1NB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 17 Sep 2026 |
| B&B Hotel Birmingham Centre B1 1NS | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| BRGR BOX B1 1NH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 22 Dec 2023 |
| Anchor Trust B15 2DY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Spar Park Central Store B15 2DY | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 7 Jun 2010 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 151 |
| Other theft | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Other crime | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (59); On or near Nightclub (35); On or near Bow Street (28); On or near Ellis Mews (27); On or near Petrol Station (25).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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
Nearby streets
Lytham Croft · Irving Street · Wynn Street · Sutton Street · Bow Street · Ellis Mews · Florence Street · Windmill Street · Ernest Street · Great Colmore Street · Liberty Mews · Holloway Head
All the streets in B15 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.