Ladywood
Strong on transport, with safety and schools to consider
Ladywood at a glance
- House prices
- £167,500
- Lower prices10th percentile
- Schools
- 28th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 96th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 446.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak0th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle38th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Ladywood a good place to live?
Ladywood may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Birmingham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Ladywood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 446.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 0th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in 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 Ladywood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £167,500
- Percentile
- 10th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 79 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 Ladywood
Schools
28th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Ladywood
Flood risk
3.2% 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 1.7% of the area. That is the 38th 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 Ladywood
Transport
96th 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 Ladywood a good place to live?
Ladywood may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Ladywood safe?
Ladywood ranks in the 0th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Ladywood?
The median sale price was £167,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 10th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Ladywood?
Schools rank in the 28th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Ladywood?
Nearby public profiles include Alum Rock in Birmingham and Holyhead in Birmingham.
