Nearest top-rated: Heath Primary School (Good) — 0.0 mi
Safety67/100
4crimes last month
IMD crime decile 5/10 · 4 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 3.3)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare45/100
0GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 1/10 · pharmacy 0.5 mi within 1.5 mi
Transport58/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 29 bus stops nearby
Green space63/100
3green spaces
IMD environment decile 5/10 · beside nature reserve (0.9 ha total — largest park 0.8 ha (0.17 mi away))
Nearest: Heath Community Peace Garden — 0.1 mi
Amenities54/100
4supermarkets
4 supermarkets within 2 mi — Asda, Spar, Tesco, Central England Co-operative — nearest 0.6 mi — library 0.5 mi
Nearest: Asda Heath Express Petrol — 0.6 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near S44 5RH.
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
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
8.2µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices
Sold prices in S44.
Average sold price by property type across the S44 district, 2021–2026 — 2,698 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£311k▲ 12.9%
Semi-detached£172k▲ 12.5%
Terraced£118k▲ 2.8%
Flat£106k▲ 12.3%
District-level averages (S44) — 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 S44 5RH
S44 5RH scores 44/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in safety — with only 4 crimes reported on the surrounding streets last month. 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.
In national context, S44 5RH is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 1/10, ranked 2,812 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 low (IMD housing decile 8/10).
There are 4 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Good. The nearest school is Heath Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.
There were 4 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a very low level of immediate-area crime.
Day-to-day healthcare provision nearby is limited. A pharmacy is about 10 minutes' walk away.
There are no train or Tube stations near S44 5RH. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 29 bus stops in the immediate area.
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 3 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 0.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Heath Community Peace Garden, about 2 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 3 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 4 supermarkets in the wider area, including Asda, Spar, Tesco, Central England Co-operative. The nearest is Asda Heath Express Petrol, about 11 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 10 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 S44 5RH on NestScope.
