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Best areas in Birmingham for families

Ranked on schools, green space and safety, the three things families weigh hardest. School scores are indicative: always check catchments and admissions for the exact address.

Ranked from Boroughly's Birmingham dataset of 55 areas. Prices are postcode-district medians of HM Land Registry recorded sales; safety is a relative rank of police.uk recorded crime; rents and other scores are indicative - see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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Four Oaks

Birmingham · £386k to buy · £1,400/mo to rent · Schools 9/10, parks 9/10, safety 8.4/10

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Wylde Green

Birmingham · £396k to buy · £1,300/mo to rent · Schools 9/10, parks 8/10, safety 8.9/10

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Sutton Coldfield

Birmingham · £375k to buy · £1,350/mo to rent · Schools 9/10, parks 9/10, safety 7/10

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Harborne

Birmingham · £341k to buy · £1,300/mo to rent · Schools 9/10, parks 9/10, safety 5.6/10

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Bournville

Birmingham · £276k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Schools 9/10, parks 9/10, safety 5.2/10

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King's Norton

Birmingham · £241k to buy · £1,100/mo to rent · Schools 8/10, parks 8/10, safety 6.9/10

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Edgbaston

Birmingham · £308k to buy · £1,350/mo to rent · Schools 9/10, parks 8/10, safety 4.6/10

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Stirchley

Birmingham · £276k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Schools 8/10, parks 8/10, safety 5.9/10

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Billesley

Birmingham · £264k to buy · £1,100/mo to rent · Schools 8/10, parks 8/10, safety 5.7/10

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Great Barr

Birmingham · £260k to buy · £1,100/mo to rent · Schools 7/10, parks 8/10, safety 7.3/10

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Kings Heath

Birmingham · £255k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Schools 8/10, parks 8/10, safety 5.3/10

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Pype Hayes

Birmingham · £240k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Schools 7/10, parks 8/10, safety 6.9/10

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Hall Green

Birmingham · £310k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Schools 8/10, parks 8/10, safety 5.1/10

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Bartley Green

Birmingham · £235k to buy · £1,100/mo to rent · Schools 7/10, parks 8/10, safety 6.4/10

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Longbridge

Birmingham · £235k to buy · £1,050/mo to rent · Schools 7/10, parks 8/10, safety 6.4/10

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