How many schools are near B28 0AR?

There are 68 schools within a 2-mile catchment of B28 0AR, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

26 crimes were reported within 400m of B28 0AR in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 5/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near B28 0AR?

Transport within 0.5 miles of B28 0AR includes 1 train station, 41 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

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B28 0AR · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 13 JUN 2026

B28 0AR

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score

64/ 100

An above-average neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 5/10, ranked 13,580 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

81Schools

50Safety

72Health

81Transport

52Green

91Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around B28 0AR.

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.

Schools81/100

9Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

44 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 68 schools in total

Hall Green Infant SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Hall Green Junior SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Hall Green School0.1 mi Aspire Ap School0.1 mi Yorkmead Junior and Infant School0.6 mi Lakey Lane Primary School0.7 mi

Nearest top-rated: Hall Green Infant School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety50/100

26crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · 26 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 22.1)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare72/100

14GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 4/10 · 14 GP, 10 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: AQP ANTICOAG HALL GREEN HEALTH — 0.3 mi

Transport81/100

Hall Green Rail Station0.4 mi

41 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space52/100

5green spaces

IMD environment decile 2/10 · beside Country Park (1.7 ha total — no proper park nearby)

Nearest: Bowling Green (0.25 ha) — 0.3 mi

Amenities91/100

30supermarkets

30 supermarkets within 2 mi — Farmfoods, Tesco, Aldi, Central England Co-operative… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.1 mi

Nearest: Farmfoods Hall Green — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near B28 0AR.

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

12.9µg/m³

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

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in B28.

Average sold price by property type across the B28 district, 2021–2026 — 2,219 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£391k▲ 20.3%

Semi-detached£339k▲ 20.2%

Terraced£277k▲ 18.2%

Flat£115k▼ 4.3%

District-level averages (B28) — 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 B28 0AR

B28 0AR scores 64/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with Farmfoods Hall Green about 4 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, B28 0AR is an above-average neighbourhood — IMD decile 5/10, ranked 13,580 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 68 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 40 rated Good. The nearest school is Hall Green Infant School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 26 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 14 GP surgeries and 10 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is AQP ANTICOAG HALL GREEN HEALTH, about 7 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Hall Green Rail Station (Train, about 7 minutes' walk away). There are also 41 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).

There are 5 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 1.7 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Bowling Green (0.25 ha), about 6 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a Country Park (about 6 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 30 supermarkets in the wider area, including Farmfoods, Tesco, Aldi, Central England Co-operative and others. The nearest is Farmfoods Hall Green, about 4 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 3 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 B28 0AR on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.