Is Old Oscott a good place to live?

In Old Oscott (B44 9), recorded crime is 150% above the national average, homes sell for around £212,212 on average, there are 4 schools in the area (3 of 3 Ofsted-rated Good or Outstanding), flood risk from rivers and the sea is none, and it ranks as a more deprived area than most (deprivation decile 3/10, where 1 is most deprived).

Recorded crime in Old Oscott B44 9 runs at 668.3 per 1,000 properties, 150% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Crime in Old Oscott B44 9 is above the national average. Recorded crime in Old Oscott B44 9 runs at 668.3 per 1,000 properties, 150% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Homes in Old Oscott B44 9 sell for around £212,212 on average, based on 197 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).

Old Oscott B44 9 has no significant flood risk from rivers or the sea; none of its ~5,316 assessed properties fall in a modelled rivers-and-sea flood zone.

There are 4 schools in Old Oscott B44 9 (3 primary, 1 secondary), per the DfE Get Information about Schools register.

Of the 3 Ofsted-rated schools in Old Oscott B44 9, 3 (100%) are rated Good or Outstanding (Ofsted).

Old Oscott B44 9 sits in deprivation decile 3 of 10 (1 = most deprived), making it more deprived than most areas in England (English Indices of Deprivation, ONS).