Is Old Hill a good place to live?

In Old Hill (B64 6), recorded crime is 37% above the national average, homes sell for around £173,655 on average, there are 6 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 Hill B64 6 runs at 367.1 per 1,000 properties, 37% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Crime in Old Hill B64 6 is above the national average. Recorded crime in Old Hill B64 6 runs at 367.1 per 1,000 properties, 37% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Homes in Old Hill B64 6 sell for around £173,655 on average, based on 92 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).

Old Hill B64 6 has no significant flood risk from rivers or the sea; none of its ~3,692 assessed properties fall in a modelled rivers-and-sea flood zone.

There are 6 schools in Old Hill B64 6 (4 primary, 1 secondary), per the DfE Get Information about Schools register.

Of the 3 Ofsted-rated schools in Old Hill B64 6, 3 (100%) are rated Good or Outstanding (Ofsted).

Old Hill B64 6 sits in deprivation decile 3 of 10 (1 = most deprived), making it more deprived than most areas in England (English Indices of Deprivation, ONS).