The Leys Birmingham
21 addresses across 1 postcode (B31), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2704368.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 5).
- Flood: 3 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 C; 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 Northfield, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 110 m away, and Manor Farm Park (20 hectares) is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 157 to 159 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 Woodland Road Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 7% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 90 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
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (10); House, end-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (14); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11); owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 C (36% of about 770 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)
- 108 Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2DN: up to 1 home, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- 707 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 79 Ingoldsby Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2HW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- 766 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2NW: up to 3 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Prices Square and Bell Lane: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 157 m and 159 m above sea level (158 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B31 2XR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northfield 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hole Lane Northfield | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Northfield Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodland Road Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pitman Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Orthopaedic Hospital | 170 m |
| Police station | Bournville Lane Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northfield Centre Birmingham | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Manor Farm Park 20 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodlands Park 6.7 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion, a scheduled monument, 610 m (0.4 miles) east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Bartley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Bromwich Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| High Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Egghill Dingle | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 21 | 21 |
None of the street's 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournville School | All-through | 4–16 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Laurence Church Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–7 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Laurence Church Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bellfield Primary School (NC) | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Northfield Manor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | 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 |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wychall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Green Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Orthopaedic Hospital B31 2AP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Royal Voluntary Service Shop/Cafe B31 2AP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2026 |
| My Exotic Kitchen B31 2BH | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| POBI B29 4QF | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bournville School B30 1SH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 1 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hole Lane (19); On or near Jervoise Drive (16); On or near Welches Close (14); On or near The Leys (13); On or near St Josephs Avenue (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 85% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- B31 2XR: 21 addresses
Nearby streets
Bayliss Close · Jervoise Drive · Windmill Hill · Welches Close · Windmill Close · Sundbury Rise · St Laurence Road · Garland Way · Hole Farm Road · Wynds Point · The Paddock · Selly Oak Road
All the streets in B31 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.