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 1,571 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.
64 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 124 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: St Anne's Catholic Primary School (Good) — 0.4 mi
IMD crime decile 1/10 · 83 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 70.6)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 3/10 · 44 GP, 2 hospitals, 22 dentists, pharmacy 0.5 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: BABYLON GP AT HAND BIRMINGHAM — 0.3 mi
55 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
IMD environment decile 2/10 · 8.2 ha total — no proper park nearby
Nearest: Snowhill Snooker Club — 0.2 mi
52 supermarkets within 2 mi — Spar, Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Budgens… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 1.1 mi
Nearest: Spar - Upper Dean Street — 0.4 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 3 — high risk (1 in 100 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the B9 district, 2021–2026 — 648 sales.
District-level averages (B9) — 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).
B9 4AA scores 43/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Spar - Upper Dean Street about 8 minutes' walk away. 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.
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.