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Alum Rock

Neighbourhood · 27,237 residents

Affordability: 62/100Safety: 64/100Transport: 49/100Schools: 69/100Health: 68/100Food & drink: 55/100Environment: 55/100Infrastructure: 67/100Property market: 29/100
58Good

Good · better than 4 in 10 suburbs

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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  • Property market scores 29, below the typical 60
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The area

Around Alum Rock

St. Paul's51Little Bromwich48Bordesley44Ward End56Nechells52Glebe Farm52Bordesley Green East37Yardley Fields47
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Is Alum Rock a good place to live?

Alum Rock scores 58/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

No topic reaches "very good" (70+); its best is schools (69).

It scores lowest on property market (29).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Alum Rock in West Midlands, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Alum Rock›

The summary for Alum Rock is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Alum Rock›

Transport

2 places
  1. 1
Adderley ParkRail station
  • 2DuddestonRail station
  • Schools

    6 places
    1. 1Saltley AcademySecondary · Good
    2. 2Rockwood AcademySecondary · Good
    3. 3Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth FormSecondary · Good
    4. 4E-ACT Heartlands AcademySecondary
    5. 5Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastSecondary · Outstanding
    6. 6Parkfield Community SchoolPrimary · Outstanding

    Health

    6 places
    1. 1Alpha Medical PracticeGP practice
    2. 2Alum Rock Medical CentreGP practice
    3. 3Amaanah Medical PracticeGP practice
    4. 4Asif's PharmacyPharmacy
    5. 5Bloomsbury PharmacyPharmacy
    6. 6Bordesley VillageDentist

    Food & drink

    1 place
    1. 1Lidl Bordesley BirminghamLidl · supermarket

    Environment

    6 places
    1. 1KingfisherPublic park · 287 ha
    2. 2Ward End ParkPublic park · 19 ha
    3. 3Adderley ParkPublic park · 4.8 ha
    4. 4Kingston Hill Local ParkPublic park · 2.7 ha
    5. 5Garrison Lane ParkPublic park · 2.1 ha
    6. 6Bordesley Green Allotments and New ShootsAllotments · 11 ha
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    Areas near Alum Rock

    • St. Paul's
    • Little Bromwich
    • Bordesley
    • Ward End
    • Nechells
    • Glebe Farm
    • Bordesley Green East
    • Yardley Fields

    Postcodes in Alum Rock

    • B8
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