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Rubery East
Birmingham 130 · 4 sub-areas · 6,737 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (64/100)Watch-out: Couples (56/100)Liveability 58/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Rubery East is a commuter neighbourhood within Birmingham — train into Birmingham runs in around 44 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
58/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Rubery East?
A snapshot of Rubery East
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Rubery East in Birmingham
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Rubery East?
- The median monthly rent across Rubery East is £1,086.
- How safe is Rubery East?
- Rubery East 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 Rubery East?
- 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 24 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Rubery East?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Rubery East, of which 39% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 561 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Rubery East?
- The most common council tax band in Rubery East is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,878. Council tax is set by Birmingham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Rubery East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Rubery East to central London is approximately 119 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 Rubery East?
- 100% of premises in Rubery East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Rubery East?
- Rubery East 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 Rubery East?
- 70% of households in Rubery East 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 Rubery East?
- The average property price across Birmingham (the local authority covering Rubery East) 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 Rubery East 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 Rubery East?
- Rubery East contains 4 local areas: Birmingham 130C, Birmingham 130A, Birmingham 130D, Birmingham 130B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Rubery East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Rubery East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Rubery East 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 Rubery East a safe place to live?
- Rubery East has a safety score of 42/100. 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 Rubery East?
- 39% of schools within 2 km of Rubery East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Rubery East?
- Public-transport commute time from Rubery East to central London is approximately 119 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Rubery East different from the rest of Birmingham?
- Rubery East contains 4 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 Rubery East rank in Birmingham?
- Rubery East scores 58/100 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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