Wilde Close Birmingham
13 addresses across 1 postcode (B14), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2700623.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £216,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 1).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bournville, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Dawberry Fields Neighbourhood Park, is about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 167 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 Kingsfield Medical Centre, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £216,000 | £216,000 | £216,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £153,500 | £145,000 | £162,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £88,975 | £87,950 | £90,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £59,995 | £59,995 | £59,995 |
| 1996 | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2019 | 11 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £216,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2018 | 10 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2004 | 10 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 6 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2003 | 15 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £162,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2000 | 8 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2000 | 12 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £87,950 | |
| 24 Jul 1998 | 5 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £59,995 | |
| 14 Jun 1996 | 8 B14 6LN | Semi-detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 (41% of about 1,160 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)
- ADJACENT 299A ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH: up to 3 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 30 September 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 167 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B14 6LN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bournville 996,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Kings Norton 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Yardley Wood 409,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westhouse Grove Brandwood End | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birmingham Coach Station Digbeth | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 11.2 km (6.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsfield Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | University Hospital Birmingham Pts | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dawberry Fields Neighbourhood Park 5.5 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodthorpe Road Allotments 9,770 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brandwood End Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 270 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brandwood End Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 270 m east |
| Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Highbury Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| King's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Merecroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Coldbath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Gay Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Camp Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Moseley New Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 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 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Broadmeadow Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Allens Croft Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Allens Croft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Colmore Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Colmore Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bells Farm Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Oaks Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Grendon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Broadmeadow Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Garden B14 6EQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 4 Good | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Premier - VT Convenience Store B14 6EQ | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Ocean Fresh Birmingham B14 6EQ | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Baabzi Takeaway - Kings Heath B14 6EQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| T&R SUPERSTORE LTD B14 6EQ | Retailers - other | 220 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Woodthorpe Primary School B14 6ET | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Tikka Bar B14 6BT | Mobile caterer | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| One Stop Stores Limited B14 5AF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2021 |
| Broad Lane Cafe B14 5AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Broad Lane Chippy B14 5AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 4 Good | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Dainty Little Hands B14 6ET | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2024 |
| Taylorshaw @ Woodthorpe Primary School B14 6ET | School/college/university | 360 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| 202 Fd Hospital B14 6NY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2017 |
| Costcutter B14 6ND | Retailers - other | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2012 |
| Friends foods holding ltd / JJ catering B14 6ND | Other catering premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cocksmead Croft (8); On or near Westhouse Grove (7); On or near Brandwood Road (6); On or near Wendron Grove (6); On or near Oakwood Drive (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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
- B14 6LN: 13 addresses
Nearby streets
Wyche Avenue · Wendron Grove · Ebrington Close · Oakwood Drive · Westhouse Grove · Cocksmead Croft · Troy Grove · Branscombe Close · Denford Grove · Kernthorpe Road · Woodthorpe Gardens · Greenwood Close
All the streets in B14 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.