Five Ways North
Birmingham 136 · 5 sub-areas · 10,232 residents
Five Ways North is a commuter neighbourhood within Birmingham — train into Birmingham runs in around 10 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.
Overview
What's it like to live in Five Ways North?
4 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 40 restaurants and 4 pubs in five minutes; 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.
Five Ways North in Birmingham
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Five Ways North?
- The median monthly rent across Five Ways North is £1,086.
- How safe is Five Ways North?
- Five Ways North 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 Five Ways North?
- 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 10 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Five Ways North?
- There are 19 schools within 2 km of Five Ways North, of which 37% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1764 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Five Ways North?
- The most common council tax band in Five Ways North is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,068. Council tax is set by Birmingham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Five Ways North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Five Ways North to central London is approximately 91 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 Five Ways North?
- 100% of premises in Five Ways North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Five Ways North?
- Five Ways North sits in IMD decile 3 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 Five Ways North?
- 12% of households in Five Ways North 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 Five Ways North?
- The average property price across Birmingham (the local authority covering Five Ways North) 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 Five Ways North 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 Five Ways North?
- Five Ways North contains 5 local areas: Birmingham 136E, Birmingham 136B, Birmingham 136C, Birmingham 136A, Birmingham 136F.
Frequently asked about Five Ways North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Five Ways North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Five Ways North 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 Five Ways North a safe place to live?
- Five Ways North has a safety score of 9/100. 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 Five Ways North?
- 37% of schools within 2 km of Five Ways North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Five Ways North?
- Public-transport commute time from Five Ways North to central London is approximately 91 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Five Ways North different from the rest of Birmingham?
- Five Ways North 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 Five Ways North rank in Birmingham?
- Five Ways North 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.