Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 1,118 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe 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.
34 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 53 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (Good) — 0.1 mi
IMD crime decile 3/10 · 26 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 23.8)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 1/10 · 36 GP, 3 hospitals, 13 dentists, pharmacy 0.7 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: INCLUSION CDT WYCHALL LANE — 0.3 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 22 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 5/10 · beside nature reserve (12.6 ha total — no proper park nearby)
Nearest: Bowling Green (0.17 ha) — 0.1 mi
22 supermarkets within 2 mi — Central England Co-operative, Aldi, Heron, Spar… — nearest 0.8 mi — library 0.8 mi
Nearest: Co-op Kings Norton — 0.8 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the B38 district, 2021–2026 — 1,614 sales.
District-level averages (B38) — 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).
B38 8AW scores 43/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Co-op Kings Norton 0.8 mi away. The main trade-off is its schools score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
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.