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 2/10, ranked 5,593 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.
39 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 62 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Highfield Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi
IMD crime decile 1/10 · no crimes in 400m last month
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 2/10 · 25 GP, 1 hospital, 6 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: ABL HEALTH — 0.5 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 40 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 2/10 · 14.5 ha total — largest park 9.4 ha (0.39 mi away)
Nearest: Bowling Green (0.12 ha) — 0.1 mi
29 supermarkets within 2 mi — The Co-operative Group, Spar, Lidl, Asda… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.9 mi
Nearest: Co-op Highfield Road — 0.4 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
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Average sold price by property type across the BL4 district, 2021–2026 — 2,318 sales.
District-level averages (BL4) — 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).
BL4 0AR scores 51/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Co-op Highfield Road about 8 minutes' walk away. 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.