COTSWOLD CLOSE, B45 0BD House Prices & Local Information

B45 0BD is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Cotswold 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 0BD is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. The 40 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 62% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 17% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 53 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £160k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 8.2% 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 0BD are sourced from Output Area E00046516 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.