How many schools are near B27 7XY?

There are 64 schools within a 2-mile catchment of B27 7XY, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

85 crimes were reported within 400m of B27 7XY in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 3/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near B27 7XY?

Transport within 0.5 miles of B27 7XY includes 1 train station, 50 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

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B27 7XY · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 13 JUN 2026

B27 7XY

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score

53/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 3/10, ranked 7,116 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

63Schools

35Safety

67Health

76Transport

59Green

91Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around B27 7XY.

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.

Schools63/100

10Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

47 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 64 schools in total

Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.0 mi Acocks Green Primary SchoolGood · 0.2 mi Holy Souls Catholic Primary SchoolGood · 0.2 mi The Oaklands Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 mi Trident Alternative Provision Ltd0.5 mi Al-Burhan Grammar School0.5 mi

Nearest top-rated: Acocks Green Primary School (Good) — 0.2 mi

Safety35/100

85crimes last month

IMD crime decile 2/10 · 85 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 57.6)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare67/100

18GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 18 GP, 17 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.3 mi

Transport76/100

Acocks Green Rail Station0.3 mi

50 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space59/100

7green spaces

IMD environment decile 2/10 · 7.5 ha total — largest park 2.7 ha (0.39 mi away)

Nearest: Sacred Heart and Holy Souls Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi

Amenities91/100

36supermarkets

36 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Iceland, Farmfoods, Aldi… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.1 mi

Nearest: Morrisons Acocks Green Birmingham — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near B27 7XY.

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

14µg/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

44dB Lden

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

<55

55–64

65–74

≥75

03 — House prices

Sold prices in B27.

Average sold price by property type across the B27 district, 2021–2026 — 1,510 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£434k▲ 51.1%

Semi-detached£241k▲ 5.9%

Terraced£220k▲ 16.4%

Flat£128k▲ 8.1%

District-level averages (B27) — 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 B27 7XY

B27 7XY scores 53/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Morrisons Acocks Green Birmingham within a short walk. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, B27 7XY is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 3/10, ranked 7,116 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 3/10).

There are 64 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 43 rated Good. The nearest school is Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School (Ofsted: Requires Improvement), within a short walk.

There were 85 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 18 GP surgeries and 17 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, about 7 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 3 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Acocks Green Rail Station (Train, about 7 minutes' walk away). There are also 50 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 44 dB Lden).

There are 7 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 7.5 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Sacred Heart and Holy Souls Roman Catholic Church, about 2 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (0.9 mi away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 36 supermarkets in the wider area, including Morrisons, Iceland, Farmfoods, Aldi and others. The nearest is Morrisons Acocks Green Birmingham, within a short walk. A public library is about 2 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 B27 7XY on NestScope.

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