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Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park

About

Five Ways South sits at the junction where five roads converge, giving the area its name. The road and rail connections make it a transport node: Five Ways station on the Cross-City Line provides regular trains into Birmingham New Street, and several bus routes run along Hagley Road. The streets here mix late-Victorian residential terraces with mid‑ and late‑20th century office buildings and small shops, so day‑to‑day life includes commuter flows, local trade and some professional services clustered around the junction.

Calthorpe Park lies immediately to the west, laid out from land once owned by the Calthorpe Estate and forming a green rectangle between housing streets. The park offers lawns, mature trees, play equipment and marked spaces for informal sport, used by residents and nearby workers at lunchtime. Paths link the park to surrounding roads, and the estate’s street pattern is still visible in the grid of terraces and crescents that step away from the park toward Edgbaston and Five Ways.

Area overview

On average Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 87 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 10% below the West Midlands average of 97 per 1,000. Approximately 31.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park is £48,003 per year. Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park is home to around 6,710 people, with a population density of about 4,229.4 per km².

Crime rate

8/10

Crimes per 1k residents

Deprivation level

7/10

Income level

5/10

Connectivity

N/A

Area Profile

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park Population

6,710

Population density

4,229.4 per km²

Crime

Violence and sexual offences

36.81(-5%)

Vehicle crime

14.9(+129%)

Burglary

7.75(+91%)

Criminal damage and arson

7.6(+4%)

Other theft

6.41(+13%)

West Midlands average

Demographics

British

1,768

26.34%

Pakistani

913

13.6%

African

620

9.24%

Indian

578

8.61%

Arab

509

7.58%

Total population: 6,711

Economics

Level 4+ (Degree)

2,310

42.83%

No qualifications

1,082

20.06%

Level 3 (A level)

793

14.7%

Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)

504

9.35%

Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)

398

7.38%

Total 16+ residents: 5,393

Housing

Private landlord or letting agency

651

23.77%

Owns outright

563

20.55%

Social rents from council

527

19.24%

Other social rented

515

18.8%

Owns with a mortgage

412

15.04%

Total households: 2,739

Property prices in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park

Median price£290,000

Price per sq ft£293

Sales (last 12 months)31

Typical range (middle 50%)£170K – £473K

Based on 31 recent sales, the median property price is £290,000 (about £293 per square foot) in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park area, with individual transactions ranging from £94,000 up to £2,950,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park over the last year.
Type	Sales	Median	£/sq ft	P5	P25	P75	P95
Detached	2	£2,006,000	£2,586	£1,156,400	£1,534,000	£2,478,000	£2,855,600
Semi-Detached	5	£685,000	£343	£322,000	£450,000	£690,000	£928,000
Terraced	9	£350,000	£309	£257,000	£330,000	£475,000	£639,000
Flats	15	£170,000	£224	£103,800	£160,000	£214,000	£342,000

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park.
Year	Detached	Flats	Semi-Detached	Terraced
2016	£575,000	£132,000	£295,000	£259,000
2017	£435,000	£172,498	£340,000	£287,000
2018	£485,000	£160,000	£465,000	£220,000
2019	£477,500	£175,000	£490,000	£252,500
2020	£1,275,000	£169,250	£220,000	£207,000
2021	£1,180,000	£179,000	£270,000	£330,000
2022	£1,235,000	£215,000	£273,000	£400,000
2023	£573,500	£151,000	£745,000	£302,125
2024	£1,277,500	£162,500	£417,500	£500,000
2025	£1,062,000	£167,000	£685,000	£360,000
2026	—	£195,000	—	£342,000

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park.
Year	Detached	Flats	Semi-Detached	Terraced
2016	£336	£190	£293	£265
2017	£290	£251	£237	£237
2018	£382	£196	£323	£283
2019	£360	£246	£337	£249
2020	£348	£192	£291	£203
2021	£345	£235	£288	£259
2022	£441	£253	£357	£302
2023	£331	£195	£297	£323
2024	£438	£216	£292	£264
2025	£1,562	£235	£345	£309
2026	—	£190	—	£290

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Council Tax Bands

Annual council tax rates for Birmingham district.

Band A£1,575

Band B£1,838

Band C£2,100

Band D£2,363

Band E£2,888

Band F£3,413

Band G£3,938

Band H£4,726

Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.