OAKTHORPE DRIVE, B37 6HY House Prices & Local Information

B37 6HY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Oakthorpe Drive, 0.7km from Kingshurst in Birmingham. Administratively it sits within Kingshurst and Fordbridge ward and the Meriden constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B37 6HY is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Outside of residential hours, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. At 36 years average, expect a well-rounded neighbourhood — a blend of established families, working professionals, and longer-term owner-occupiers. 38% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £185k, up 77.0% 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 6HY are sourced from Output Area E00051315 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.