Strong on safety, with schools to consider

Hill Top at a glance

House prices
£306,500
Middle53rd percentile
Schools
13th percentile
Weak
Transport
39th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
39.2 per 1,000 residents
Strong82nd percentile
Flood risk
11.7% of the area in flood zones
Middle73rd percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Hill Top a good place to live?

Hill Top may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Bromsgrove below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Hill Top

Crime rate

Crime rate
39.2 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
82nd percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

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 Hill Top

House prices

Median sale price
£306,500
Percentile
53rd percentile nationally

House prices are around the national middle range.

Median of 14 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 Hill Top

Schools

13th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Hill Top

Flood risk

11.7% 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 9.2% of the area. That is the 73rd 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 Hill Top

Transport

39th 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.

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FAQs

Is Hill Top a good place to live?

Hill Top may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Hill Top safe?

Hill Top ranks in the 82nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Hill Top?

The median sale price was £306,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 53rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Hill Top?

Schools rank in the 13th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Hill Top?

Nearby public profiles include Catshill North in Bromsgrove and Lowes Hill in Bromsgrove.