Alum Rock
Strong on schools and transport, with lower house prices
Alum Rock at a glance
- House prices
- £174,000
- Lower prices12th percentile
- Schools
- 76th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 84th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 86.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle33rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 8.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle65th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Alum Rock a good place to live?
Alum Rock may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Birmingham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Alum Rock
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 86.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 33rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Alum Rock
House prices
- Median sale price
- £174,000
- Percentile
- 12th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 36 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Alum Rock
Schools
76th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Alum Rock
Flood risk
8.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.9% of the area. That is the 65th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Alum Rock
Transport
84th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Alum Rock a good place to live?
Alum Rock may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Alum Rock safe?
Alum Rock ranks in the 33rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Alum Rock?
The median sale price was £174,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 12th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Alum Rock?
Schools rank in the 76th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Alum Rock?
Nearby public profiles include Ladywood in Birmingham and Holyhead in Birmingham.
