Symphony Drive Smethwick, Sandwell
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (B67), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33647190.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4).
- Flood: 2 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 Sandwell costs £2,244 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Smethwick Rolfe Street, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Harry Mitchell Park, is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 164 to 165 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sarephed Medical Centre, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 34% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 165 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
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4). Built: 2019 (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in Sandwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,244 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,496 | £1,746 | £1,995 | £2,244 | £2,743 | £3,242 | £3,741 | £4,489 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (66% of about 1,620 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Site Of Hill Crest Littlemoor Hill Smethwick (30 m)
- Former Dept of Social Security Church Hill Street Smethwick, permissioned (280 m)
- Trinity Motors Limited 150 - 152 High Street & 1 South Road Smethwick B66 3AJ (410 m (0.3 miles))
- St Pauls Office, 253 High Street, Smethwick, B66 3NJ (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 80 - 82 High Street Smethwick (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Smethwick Police Station: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Sandwell College, Smethwick Campus, Crocketts Lane, Smethwick (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Public Car Park Crocketts Lane Smethwick (710 m (0.4 miles))
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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B67 7ER | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B67 7BY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 164 m and 165 m above sea level (165 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B67 7BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B67 7ER | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Auckland Road Smethwick | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Bromwich Bus Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Beacon Close | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sarephed Medical Centre | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smethwick Pharmacy | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Smethwick Police Station | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - Waterlinks, Bordesley | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harry Mitchell Park 1.8 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Victoria Park 14 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Smethwick Cricket Club 2.0 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smethwick Old Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) south. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick Old Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Engine Arm Aqueduct, Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Smethwick Engine House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Smeaton's Summit Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Warley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick Hall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Titford Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Warley Woods | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Bromford Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the street's 5 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 Sandwell: see them on the Sandwell page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocketts Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 280 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Devonshire Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Devonshire Infant Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Victoria Park Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Galton Valley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holly Lodge High School College of Science | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Shireland Technology Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Annie Lennard Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selborne Mews B67 7BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2024 |
| The Poplars Nursing Home B67 7BP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Yusuf's Convenience B67 7BB | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 1 Nov 2022 |
| 100% News and Booze B67 7BB | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 2 Jul 2019 |
| Starlight cafe B67 7BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Khan Supermarket B67 7BB | Retailers - other | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Smethwick Fire Station B67 7QW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 4 Good | 8 Sep 2021 |
| Holy Trinity Church B67 7AH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Big Saj B67 6BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 20 Aug 2026 |
| GNG Nursery B67 7AA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Nijjar Catering Services B67 7RA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Jan 2025 |
| Gills Meat and Poultry B67 7RA | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Aarons Kitchen Ltd B67 7RA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Arjun Catering Ltd B67 7RA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Salar 24/7 Store B66 3AJ | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 68 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Vicarage Road (50); On or near North Street (27); On or near Little Moor Hill (20); On or near Stony Lane (15); On or near Green Street (15).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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
South Dene · Little Moor Hill · North Street · Broomfield · Green Street · Coopers Lane · Londonderry Grove · Stony Lane · Holly Street · Vicarage Road · South Road · Kilmet Walk
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.