Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider

Rubery & Rednal at a glance

House prices
£228,000
Lower prices28th percentile
Schools
75th percentile
Strong
Transport
76th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
98 per 1,000 residents
Weak25th percentile
Flood risk
3.5% of the area in flood zones
Middle40th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Rubery & Rednal a good place to live?

Rubery & Rednal may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. 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

  • Families who care about school performance
  • Movers who value stronger transport access
  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Rubery & Rednal

Crime rate

Crime rate
98 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
25th 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 Rubery & Rednal

House prices

Median sale price
£228,000
Percentile
28th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 85 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 Rubery & Rednal

Schools

75th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Rubery & Rednal

Flood risk

3.5% 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 2.6% of the area. That is the 40th 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 Rubery & Rednal

Transport

76th 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 Rubery & Rednal a good place to live?

Rubery & Rednal may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Rubery & Rednal safe?

Rubery & Rednal ranks in the 25th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Rubery & Rednal?

The median sale price was £228,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 28th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Rubery & Rednal?

Schools rank in the 75th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Rubery & Rednal?

Nearby public profiles include Longbridge & West Heath in Birmingham and Bromford & Hodge Hill in Birmingham.