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B18 7HR · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

B18 7HR

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
51/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 4,437 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around B18 7HR.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools52/100
13Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

50 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 102 schools in total

Future First Independent School0.1 miFlexible Learning School0.2 miBrookfields Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 miOrion School0.3 miSt Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolGood · 0.5 miBOA Stage and Screen Production Academy0.5 mi

Nearest top-rated: Brookfields Primary School (Good) — 0.3 mi

Safety50/100
34crimes last month

IMD crime decile 5/10 · 34 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 30.5)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare76/100
60GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 56 GP, 4 hospitals, 30 dentists, pharmacy 0.5 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: AQP ANTICOAG BIRMINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL — 0.4 mi

Transport77/100
Jewellery Quarter Rail Station0.5 mi
Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro)0.5 mi

30 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space71/100
21green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · 27.4 ha total — largest park 5.4 ha (0.06 mi away)

Nearest: Playing Field (0.87 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities85/100
52supermarkets

52 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Lidl, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.4 mi

Nearest: Tesco Hockley Superstore — 0.4 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near B18 7HR.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
17.3µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
51dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in B18.

Average sold price by property type across the B18 district, 2021–2026 — 628 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£462k—
Semi-detached£243k▲ 44.9%
Terraced£183k▲ 33.0%
Flat£152k▼ 17.9%

District-level averages (B18) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About B18 7HR

B18 7HR scores 51/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Tesco Hockley Superstore about 8 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, B18 7HR is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 4,437 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 2/10).

There are 102 schools within the typical catchment area, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 41 rated Good. The nearest school is Future First Independent School, about 3 minutes' walk away.

There were 34 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 56 GP surgeries, 4 hospitals and 30 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is AQP ANTICOAG BIRMINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL, about 8 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is CITY HOSPITAL, about 10 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 9 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Jewellery Quarter Rail Station (Train, about 9 minutes' walk away), Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro) (Tube/Metro, about 9 minutes' walk away). There are also 30 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 51 dB Lden).

There are 21 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 27.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playing Field (0.87 ha), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (0.7 mi away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 52 supermarkets in the wider area, including Tesco, Lidl, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group and others. The nearest is Tesco Hockley Superstore, about 8 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 8 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore B18 7HR on NestScope.

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