COLEFORD DRIVE, B37 5DS House Prices & Local Information

B37 5DS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Coleford Drive, 0.5km from Fordbridge in Birmingham. Administratively it sits within Kingshurst and Fordbridge ward and the Meriden constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B37 5DS is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. A balanced community with an average age of 35 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 58% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 92 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £163k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 26.3% 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 B37 5DS are sourced from Output Area E00051275 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.