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B45 9RQ · Birmingham · West Midlands

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for B45 9RQ.

Mon · 14 Sep
23°high
Showers16° low
Tue19°12° lowClear15 Sep
Today17°10° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Tomorrow17°11° lowFair17 Sep
Fri16°10° lowCloudy18 Sep
Sat18°15° lowCloudy19 Sep
Sun17°10° lowPartly cloudy20 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+2.2%Birmingham · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning21 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationLongbridge1.4 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population2,263Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Birmingham

B45 9RQ is in the Birmingham local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Longbridge, about 1.4 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£245,000B45 postcode district

16 Sep 2025 – 28 Jul 2026

281 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£234,150Birmingham

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+2.2%Birmingham

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £245,000 Use area average: £234,150
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂Cornhill Surgery 65 New Road Rubery Worcestershire B45 9JTProposed rear extension works to form new consulting rooms and associated administration supportAwaiting decision›⌂25 Segbourne Road Rubery Worcestershire B45 9SYVariation of Condition 2 (Plans listed) attached to planning permission reference 26/00169/FUL Dated 09/04/2026 (Two Storey build over the existing garage and GF extension to the rear and side of the existing property). Replacement of approved drawings with revisions: (to increase size of single storey extension and remove single storey side extension).Section73 Grant Planning Permission2 Sep 2026›⌂Land at West Longbridge off A38 Bristol Road South Longbridge BirminghamInstallation of 2no. internally illumintated totem signs, 5no. totem signs and 7no. post mounted signs associated with an industrial site.Awaiting decision›⌂64 Corinne Close, Birmingham, B45 8EJErection of 4 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 4 metres, eaves height 2.7 metresOUT OF SCOPE - PRIOR APPROVAL CRITERIA NOT MET16 Jul 2026›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Birmingham.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Rubery Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 2–40.5 mi
  2. Rednal Hill Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.7 mi
  3. Rednal Hill Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–70.7 mi
  4. West Heath Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 2–42.2 mi
Immediate neighbourhood2,263 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding B45 9RQ—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 19.2%16–64 · 65.8%65+ · 15.0%
What area does this cover?

Birmingham 130A (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime256

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 122Shoplifting · 23Anti-social behaviour · 21
Employment8.1%

Unemployment estimate for Birmingham · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Birmingham Northfield.

Local councilBirminghamLocal authority for B45 9RQ
Latest general election · 2024Labour39.7% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour39.7% of votes50.8% turnout
2019Conservative46.1% of votes59.5% turnout
2017Labour53.2% of votes61.3% turnout
2015Labour41.6% of votes59.4% turnout
2010Labour40.3% of votes58.6% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM51.2 miles
Clean air & driving chargesBirmingham Clean Air ZoneZone operates in this city
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Birmingham Airport

About 11.9 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
Prison5.0 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Lickey Hills0.5 mi
  2. Waseley Hills0.9 mi
  3. Chaddesley Woods5.0 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Cotswold Way25.1 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around B45 9RQ.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around B45 9RQ
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 14 Sep 2026, 02:35
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 28 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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