Oldbury (Sandwell)

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 16° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:30

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

303 reported · July 2026▼ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences142
• Shoplifting22
• Other theft21
• Vehicle crime20

16 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Quinton · West Midlands

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

2,296 reported road collisions (2024)

482 killed or seriously injured · 3,055 casualties · 20.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 383 rated 4–5 ★ (284 top)
• 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Rowley Regis (3.2 km)
• 67 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£234,150 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across Birmingham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,093 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY

• 1 bed £825
• 2 bed £997
• 3 bed £1,127

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)

70 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

112 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Birmingham West-Hyundai (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Discover the city’s rare treasures and unusual spaces during Birmingham Heritage Week· 11 Sept 2026
• Improving the condition of Birmingham's highways for the benefit of communities· 11 Sept 2026
• Birmingham City Council calls on Government to provide targeted support for Jaguar Land Rover· 8 Sept 2026
• Birmingham comes together to break the silence around suicide during World Suicide Prevention Day 2026· 8 Sept 2026
• Public consultation reopens on plans to bring up to 3,500 new homes to Druids Heath· 8 Sept 2026

Source: Birmingham Council

1,144,918 residents in Birmingham · 4,275/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 13%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 6 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

41% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,363 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (35% of 465,310)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

512 schools · 207,780 pupils

289 primary · 83 secondary · 140 other

Ofsted: 179 of 203 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

437inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Birmingham

1,225 CQC-registered services

• Care homes282
• GP practices239
• Dentists230
• Homecare agencies321
• Hospitals & hospices49

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 11 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Birmingham

• Not in the Green Belt
• 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

738 applications decided

83.2% granted · 614 granted, 124 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)

Birmingham Edgbaston

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

• Lab 15
• Con 16
• LD 12
• Grn 18
• Ref 22
• Oth 18

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools20
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

44,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£708 median full-time weekly pay

10% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,205 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 576,359 certificates

19.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 11% · Imports 6%

220 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.5 yrs women · 77.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58 women · 58.3 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Birmingham Edgbaston:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s311 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats306 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office303 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership259 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test143 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Warley Woods · 1.0 km

  Warley Woods is a 100-acre (40 ha) public park in the Warley district of Smethwick, in Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England, originally laid out by Humphry Repton. It has been grade II listed by English Heritage…

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  Brandhall · 1.0 km

  Brandhall is a suburb of Oldbury in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, bordering Birmingham and Halesowen. The development of the area commenced during the 1930s with the construction of…

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  Church of Our Lady and St Hubert, Warley · 1.0 km

  The Church of Our Lady and St Hubert is a Roman Catholic church in Warley, West Midlands, England, and in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. It was built in 1934, and is Grade II listed.

• Quinton, Birmingham · 1.0 km

  Quinton is a suburb and ward of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England, 5 miles (8 km) west of the city centre. Formerly part of Halesowen parish, Quinton became part of Birmingham in 1909. Quinton wa…

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  St Faith and St Laurence's Church, Harborne · 1.1 km

  St. Faith and St. Laurence's Church, Harborne is a parish church in the Church of England in Harborne, Birmingham. It is part of the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham, and a member of Inclusive Church.

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  Queens Park, Birmingham · 1.4 km

  Queens Park was laid out in 1898, after which Turks Lane was renamed Queens Park Road. The 10-acre plot was bought by the Harborne Charity Fete Committee and presented to the city council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)