B8 2RB
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Property report — B8 2RB
Open-data due diligence for B8 2RB and the area around it.
B8 2RB in brief: 46 recorded sales (£76,000–£400,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B8 2RB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B8 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£186,040
Population
32,277
Crimes recorded
202
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B8 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (18 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-20 | £290,000 | 44 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-09-29 | £375,000 | 20 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-12-16 | £400,000 | 20 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-03-27 | £326,000 | 2 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-12-06 | £305,000 | 5 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-02-01 | £295,000 | 46 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-09-30 | £220,000 | 8 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-07-22 | £237,000 | 30 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-07-01 | £213,000 | 3 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-12-30 | £203,000 | 45 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-01-30 | £193,000 | 42 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-09-22 | £230,000 | 28 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-09-19 | £210,000 | 44 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-03-25 | £225,000 | 18 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-11-19 | £212,000 | 9 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-10-02 | £196,000 | 21 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2008-07-29 | £240,000 | 28 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-11-09 | £197,000 | 19 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-06-08 | £185,000 | 41 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-04-10 | £239,000 | 23 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-08-04 | £230,000 | 28 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-03-31 | £185,000 | 27 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-03-10 | £195,000 | 43 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-11-14 | £192,000 | 36 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-10-10 | £194,000 | 37 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-02-01 | £249,995 | 22 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-02-16 | £187,000 | 24 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2003-01-02 | £180,000 | 4 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-03-15 | £128,000 | 14 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-10-05 | £128,000 | 22 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-04-27 | £129,500 | 23 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-12-08 | £129,000 | 11 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-12-01 | £110,000 | 7 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-11-30 | £112,000 | 34 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-11-29 | £129,000 | 17 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £101,000 | 6 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-01-28 | £97,000 | 43 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-09-17 | £96,000 | 39 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-07-02 | £94,500 | 27 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-05-21 | £110,000 | 33 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-11-06 | £82,500 | 14 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-01-30 | £90,000 | 28 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-01-12 | £87,000 | 7 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-09-02 | £79,500 | 25 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-11-01 | £76,000 | 14 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-04-13 | £80,000 | 42 ASHBY CLOSE | Detached |
46 recorded sales on B8 2RB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge Hill College | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Hodge Hill Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Hodge Hill Girls' School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Ward End Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Washwood Heath Academy | 0.5 mi | All-through | Good (2020) |
| Thornton Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightwell House (13 beds) | Care home | 0.5 mi | Requires improvement |
| Knightwell House (8 beds) | Care home | 0.5 mi | Requires improvement |
| Grassmere Residential Care Home (26 beds) | Care home | 0.5 mi | Good |
| Dr Abid Hussain | GP surgery | 0.6 mi | Good |
| Fernbank Medical Practice | GP surgery | 1.0 mi | Inadequate |
| Fernbank Medical Practice | GP surgery | 1.0 mi | Requires improvement |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: LIAISON PSYCHIATRY, HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL (1.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHRIST CHURCH AND ASSOCIATED GATE PIERS, GATES, BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARGARET (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · NORMANHURST (WARD END SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED) (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY WARD END (0.3 mi) · WASHWOOD HEATH PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · IPHARM PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Stechford (1.0 mi) · Gravelly Hill (1.8 mi) · Adderley Park (1.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.3 mi) · Aldi (0.4 mi) · Al Furqan (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 28
- One-person households
- 20%
- Households with children
- 52%
- Households
- 8,768
Owned 54% · Social rent 23% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B8 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B8 2 (May 24–Jun 26, average 182/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for B8 2RB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB8 | SectorB8 2 | PostcodeB8 2RB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £175,092 | £186,040 | £183,978 |
| Population | 65,990 | 32,277 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 1/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 439 | 202 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B8 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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