Last updated 6 October 2026
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Demographics
Who lives here
Area classification: Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals
Population
1,781
Households
736
Median age
48.7
Age bands
Ethnicity
Housing
Housing stock
Property type
Build age
Energy efficiency · avg score 55
Tenure
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Market
Market
Median price
£236,038▲
Avg price
£317,574
Sales
9,722
Rent YoY
6.2%▲
Price trend
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Deprivation
Deprivation & opportunity
Where it ranks nationally (IMD decile 10)
Domains
- Crime912345678910
- Health712345678910
- Income712345678910
- Housing512345678910
- Education1012345678910
- Employment612345678910
- Environment412345678910
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Safety
Safety
Crimes (12mo)
182▼
By crime type
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Connectivity
Getting around
Gigabit broadband
90.6%
Ultrafast broadband
90.6%
Superfast broadband
99.5%
5G coverage
84.4%
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Environment
Environment
Nearest greenspace
100.5 m
Air NO₂
12.7301 µg/m³
Air PM
7.4252 µg/m³
Road noise
70.0-74.9
Designations
- Green Belt
- Aqma
Nearest bathing water: River Severn at Ironbridge — rated Poor (45.8 km)
Risk
Risk & hazard
Radon class 1
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Services
Schools & services
Schools
3
Avg FSM %
6.7%
Childcare providers
0
Nearest hospital: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (15.97 km)
Doe Bank's name first appears in a 1774 lease for land adjoining Sutton Park. Doe Bank House stood at the corner of Wentworth Road and Lichfield Road until 1965, when it was demolished and six houses in Hampton Drive replaced it.
A 1976 tree-preservation order covers land between Tamworth Road and Little Sutton Lane. Residents persuaded Birmingham's planning department to reject a 2020 5G mast proposal on the Little Sutton Lane green, while in the early 1970s Bleak House narrowly escaped a compulsory purchase for a planned relief road.
Little Sutton Lane was formally set out in 1824 across former common land, at thirty feet wide and 1,130 yards long. An 1863 Act of Parliament surveyed a railway route crossing beneath Lichfield Road near the lane, but it was never built.
On 12 February 1866, wine merchant Mr Sheldon staged the Birmingham Steeplechase near Tamworth Road with five races. A year later 40,000 tickets were sold in Birmingham for the same meeting, second only to the Grand National, though the races at Moor Hall ended in 1873 when land was taken for building.
About
About property data on Thorpe Close
The dominant tenure type here is owned. There were 182 recorded crimes in the wider area in the last 12 months. There are 0 planning applications on record for this street.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Data sources: Census 2021 England and Wales public tables, Conservation Areas (Historic England / Local Authorities), Energy Performance Certificates (MHCLG), Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning, Get Information about Schools establishment data, Indices of Multiple Deprivation (MHCLG), National Heritage List for England (Historic England), OS Built Up Areas (Ordnance Survey), OS Open Linked Identifiers, OS Open Names, OS Open UPRN, OS Open USRN, Police.uk open crime and anti-social behaviour data, Price Paid Data, UK Radon Potential (UKHSA/BGS).