Neighbourhood · Birmingham · West Midlands
Attwood Green & Park Central
Birmingham 134 · 5 sub-areas · 10,689 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (95/100)Watch-out: Families (43/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Attwood Green & Park Central is a commuter neighbourhood within Birmingham — train into Birmingham runs in around 9 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Attwood Green & Park Central?
A snapshot of Attwood Green & Park Central
The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 3 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 78 restaurants and lots of variety within a five-minute walk; nightlife is genuinely on tap — 19 clubs within a kilometre; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,086 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Attwood Green & Park Central in Birmingham
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Attwood Green & Park Central?
- The median monthly rent across Attwood Green & Park Central is £1,086.
- How safe is Attwood Green & Park Central?
- Attwood Green & Park Central has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Attwood Green & Park Central?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 9 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Attwood Green & Park Central?
- There are 22 schools within 2 km of Attwood Green & Park Central, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 665 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Attwood Green & Park Central?
- The most common council tax band in Attwood Green & Park Central is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,860. Council tax is set by Birmingham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Attwood Green & Park Central to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Attwood Green & Park Central to central London is approximately 90 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Attwood Green & Park Central?
- 100% of premises in Attwood Green & Park Central are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Attwood Green & Park Central?
- Attwood Green & Park Central sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Attwood Green & Park Central?
- 18% of households in Attwood Green & Park Central are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Attwood Green & Park Central?
- The average property price across Birmingham (the local authority covering Attwood Green & Park Central) is approximately £232,266, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Attwood Green & Park Central a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.49 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,180.)
- Which local areas are part of Attwood Green & Park Central?
- Attwood Green & Park Central contains 5 local areas: Birmingham 134B, Birmingham 134E, Birmingham 134C, Birmingham 134A, Birmingham 134D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Attwood Green & Park Central
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Attwood Green & Park Central?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Attwood Green & Park Central is £1,086. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Attwood Green & Park Central a safe place to live?
- Attwood Green & Park Central has a safety score of 21/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Attwood Green & Park Central?
- 38% of schools within 2 km of Attwood Green & Park Central are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Attwood Green & Park Central?
- Public-transport commute time from Attwood Green & Park Central to central London is approximately 90 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Attwood Green & Park Central different from the rest of Birmingham?
- Attwood Green & Park Central contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Attwood Green & Park Central rank in Birmingham?
- Attwood Green & Park Central scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Birmingham, see the Cities table on the Birmingham page.
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