THORNTHWAITE CLOSE, B45 0DS House Prices & Local Information

B45 0DS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Thornthwaite Close, 0.7km from Frankley in Birmingham. Administratively it sits within Frankley Great Park ward and the Birmingham, Northfield constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B45 0DS is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. With residents averaging 34 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 38% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 25% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £167k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 28.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for B45 0DS are sourced from Output Area E00046514 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.