Birmingham noise and liveability
West Midlands. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 5.4 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 3.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 7.4 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 6 of 7 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 4.5 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 5 of 7 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 5.2 / 10 |
| Environment | 7.3 / 10 |
| Average price | £234,867HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | +1.5% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | Moderate-HighEstimated from the distance to the airport and its routes, scaled by the size of its DEFRA noise map |
| Recorded crime | 115.7ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year |
| Progress 8 | 0.06DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average |
| Road noise | LowDEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB |
| Air quality | ModerateDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Flood risk | LowEnvironment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences |
| Transport access | ModerateThe national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | GoodNHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in West Midlands.
Open Birmingham on the Sky Score mapPlanes overhead
Planes overhead pages for the postcode districts covering Birmingham: B1, B3, B5, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B16, B17, B18, B19, B20, B21, B23, B24, B26, B28, B29, B30, B33, B34, B35, B36, B44, B73, B74, B75, B76.
Where these numbers come from
Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Birmingham Airport runway geometry, with the distance ladder scaled by its measured DEFRA Round 4 55 dB Lden footprint; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (4 of 4 inputs): DfE Key Stage 4 Progress 8, 2023/24 Revised; ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation
Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.