Temple Row Birmingham
357 addresses across 8 postcodes (B2,B3), about 270 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 2702369.
- 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 C; Band D in Birmingham costs £2,363 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 17% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Birmingham Snow Hill, about 270 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Eastside City Park, is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 23.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 134 to 139 m above sea level.
- Noise: 153 of its 359 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Halcyon Medical, about 120 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 11% of households owned their home and 59% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2,265 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 |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2025 | 10 B2 5HG | Flat or maisonette | £5,107,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 43 B2 5LS | Other | £14,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (47% of about 1,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, COLMORE ROW AND ENVIRONS CONSERVATION AREA (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PHILIP, grade I
- 44, WATERLOO STREET B2, grade II*
- 55 Colmore Row, grade II
- BISHOP GORE STATUE, grade II
- BURNABY OBELISK, grade II
- FOUNTAIN APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH WEST OF ST PHILIP'S PLACE ENTRANCE, grade II
- GREAT WESTERN ARCADE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, TEMPLE ROW WEST, grade II
- LOWER PART OF A FLUTED COLUMN, grade II
- ROSTILL LINES MONUMENT, grade II
- UNETT MONUMENT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Aspect Court, Ladywood: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Martineau Galleries, between Priory Queensway and Moor Street, Ladywood: up to 340 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 65 Church Street, City Centre, Birmingham, B3 2DP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 65 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2DP: up to 13 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- THE STRIP 20 TO 39 SNOW HILL QUEENSWAY: up to 462 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- MARTINEAU GALLERIES BETWEEN PRIORY QUEENSWAY AND MOOR STREET: up to 1,300 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- UPPER FLOORS 35 TO 37 CARRS LANE: up to 13 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Guildhall Buildings, Navigation Street: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B2 5HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B2 5LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| B2 5AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B2 5LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B2 5EF | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| B2 5EE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B2 5PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B3 2RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 361 addresses are between 134 m and 139 m above sea level (136 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2 5AF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B2 5EE | 17% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
| B2 5EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B2 5HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B2 5LG | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| B2 5LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B2 5PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B3 2RB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birmingham Snow Hill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Birmingham Moor Street 7.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m | |
| Birmingham New Street 37 million journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bull Street (West Midlands Metro) | 80 m |
| Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro) | 160 m | |
| Albert Street (West Midlands Metro) | 310 m | |
| Bus stops | 60 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 141 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lower Bull Street Birmingham | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Phoenix Parking Solutions | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Halcyon Medical | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 120 m |
| Hospital | Birmingham Children's Hospital | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eastside City Park 1.4 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Science Garden 1,150 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Tower Street Recreation Ground 5,060 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cathedral Church of St Philip, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m west. 217 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade I and 27 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Church of St Philip | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m west |
| City Arcade | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| The Grand Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-west |
| 44, Waterloo Street B2 | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m west |
| The de Birmingham moated site, the seat of the medieval Lords of Birmingham | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Warstone Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Key Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Soho Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Icknield Port Loop | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Edgbaston Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Moor Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
| Brookvale Park | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
| Halfmoon Plantation | Wood | 5 km (3.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 23.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 31 |
| 55 to 59 | 146 | 116 |
| Under 55 | 206 | 212 |
153 of the street's 359 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 147 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Metropolitan College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Birmingham Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 14–19 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South and City College Birmingham | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aston University Engineering Academy | Secondary | 13–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 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; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Aston University Mathematics School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| City Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | 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 Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | 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 |
| Brearley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.8 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: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Jewellery Quarter Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxterstorey Ltd (at RBS) B3 2RB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2023 |
| Cashino B4 6AD | Other catering premises | 50 m | 4 Good | 21 Jun 2010 |
| Morridge B2 5HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Mar 2026 |
| O'ffee B2 5HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Merkur Slots B4 6AD | Other catering premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 27 May 2026 |
| Sushi Passion B2 5HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 4 Good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| The Coffee Bar Birmingham B2 5HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 4 Good | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Blacklock B3 2PP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Land B2 5HU | Other catering premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2020 |
| Greggs B2 5HU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2023 |
| The Whisky Shop B2 5HU | Retailers - other | 60 m | 4 Good | 2 Jul 2012 |
| Anderson And Hill Ltd B2 5HU | Other catering premises | 60 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Loki Wines Limited B2 5HU | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2012 |
| Miss Macaroon B2 5HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2017 |
| Habaneros B2 5HU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 4 Good | 27 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1001 |
| Public order | 227 |
| Shoplifting | 203 |
| Other theft | 168 |
| Drugs | 156 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 127 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 110 |
| Possession of weapons | 58 |
| Robbery | 55 |
| Theft from the person | 55 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Other crime | 22 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (732); On or near Shopping Area (411); On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (391); On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre (246); On or near Temple Street (174).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- B2 5HG: 115 addresses of 116 in the postcode
- B2 5LS: 80 addresses of 82 in the postcode
- B2 5AF: 77 addresses
- B2 5LG: 57 addresses
- B2 5EF: 16 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- B2 5EE: 10 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- B2 5PG: 1 address of 52 in the postcode
- B3 2RB: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
Nearby streets
North Western Arcade · Great Western Arcade · St Philip's Place · Cherry Street · St Philips Place · Minories · Bull Street · New Cannon Passage · Corporation Street · Dolton Way · Martineau Way · Victoria House
All the streets in B2, B3 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.