Tamarisk Close Birmingham
11 addresses across 1 postcode (B29), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2704352.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £470,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 D; 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 Selly Oak, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Valley Parkway, is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 158 to 162 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is College Green Medical Practice, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 58% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 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 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £351,500 | £351,500 | £351,500 |
| 2010 | 2 | £235,000 | £200,000 | £270,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £134,000 | £134,000 | £134,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2025 | 7 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £470,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2018 | 4 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £390,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jul 2017 | 8 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2016 | 9 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £351,500 | |
| 29 Jul 2010 | 2 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2010 | 5 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Aug 2006 | 8 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2002 | 4 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Oct 2001 | 2 B29 4DB | Semi-detached | £134,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (4); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (5); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 D (30% 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)
- 148 Weoley Park Road: up to 3 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- CASTLE SQUARE REAR OF 94 TO 112 WEOLEY CASTLE ROAD: up to 23 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Wallis House, 24 Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6QX: up to 57 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 158 m and 162 m above sea level (160 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B29 4DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Selly Oak 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| University (Birmingham) 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weoley Hill Weoley Castle | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Northfield Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest College Green Medical Practice | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castle Chemist | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakville Dental Health Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Orthopaedic Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bournville Gardens Cashzone | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Valley Parkway 3.2 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Manor Farm Park 20 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fox Hill Private Allotments 3,340 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Weoley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| The Grove | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Bartley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Bromwich Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Egg Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Manor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 370 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The University of Birmingham School | Secondary | 11–19 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Fircroft College of Adult Education | 16 plus | 19–99 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Princethorpe Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Princethorpe Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bournville School | All-through | 4–16 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Weoley Castle Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Edith Cadbury Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Green Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jervoise School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jul 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryony House Ltd B29 4BX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Lifestyle Express B29 4NR | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Northfield Manor Academy B29 4JT | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| PINDWALA CATERERS U.K LIMITED B29 4DG | Other catering premises | 320 m | 4 Good | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Ami's Biryani B31 2GN | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Turels Fish Bar B29 5BA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Castle Convenience Store B29 5BA | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Lifestyle Express B29 5EB | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2010 |
| Bournville Brasserie B31 2FR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Ruskins B31 2FR | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2016 |
| Bourn View Care Home AveryHealthcare B31 2FR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Middle Park Close (11); On or near Swarthmore Road (7); On or near Bryony Road (2); On or near Tamarisk Close (2); On or near Middle Park Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- B29 4DB: 11 addresses
Nearby streets
Mimosa Close · Green Meadow Road · Middle Park Close · Swarthmore Road · Hemyock Road · Holdgate Road · Swarthmore Road · Hornbeam Close · Tugford Road · Iris Close
All the streets in B29 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.