HURST STREET, B5 4BB House Prices & Local Information

B5 4BB is a lively urban neighbourhood on Hurst Street, 0.6km from Birmingham in Birmingham. Administratively it sits within Bordesley & Highgate ward and the Birmingham, Ladywood constituency.

For renters and young professionals, B5 4BB offers a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. Outside of residential hours, urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. The predominance of young residents (average age 28) gives the area its energy — expect active social scenes, short tenancies, and regular neighbourhood turnover. 83% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 62% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Birmingham.

Safety: Crime rates are high (513 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures.

Census 2021 statistics for B5 4BB are sourced from Output Area E00186099 (shared with 269 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.