Upper-witton, Royal-sutton-coldfield

The Ridgeway, Royal-sutton-coldfield

The Ridgeway has 186 homes. Homes here have an average EPC score of 60 (the most common rating band is D). In the wider Upper-witton area, homes sold for a median of £95,000 across 8,296 recent sales. Prices across Upper-witton are up 0.7% year-on-year.

186Homes
£95,000Median price
60Avg EPC score

Last updated 6 October 2026

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Demographics

Who lives here

Area classification: Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities

  • Population

    4,356

  • Households

    1,500

  • Median age

    29.6

Age bands

65+ 9%0-15 28%16-24 15%25-44 28%45-64 20%

Ethnicity

Asian 19%Black 26%Mixed 7%Other 4%White 44%

Housing

Housing stock

Property type

Flat 2%Semi 17%Detached 2%Terraced 80%

Build age

Pre 1900 2%1900 1944 80%1945 1999 18%2000 Plus 1%

Energy efficiency · avg score 60

A
0%
B
0%
C
21%
D
55%
E
17%
F
3%
G
3%

Tenure

Owned 21%Social 63%Private Rent 16%

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Market

Market

  • Median price

    £95,000▲

  • Avg price

    £108,836

  • Sales

    8,296

  • Rent YoY

    6.2%▲

Price trend

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Deprivation

Deprivation & opportunity

Where it ranks nationally (IMD decile 1)

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Safety

Safety

  • Crimes (12mo)

    355▼

By crime type

Robbery 13%Other Crime 13%Other Theft 10%Vehicle Crime 13%Anti-Social Behaviour 13%Violence And Sexual Offences 40%

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Connectivity

Getting around

  • Gigabit broadband

    100%

  • Ultrafast broadband

    100%

  • Superfast broadband

    100%

  • 5G coverage

    98%

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Environment

Environment

  • Nearest greenspace

    13.9 m

  • Air NO₂

    17.048 µg/m³

  • Air PM

    8.3463 µg/m³

  • Road noise

    60.0-64.9

Designations

  • Aqma

Nearest bathing water: River Severn at Ironbridge — rated Poor (43.34 km)

Risk

Risk & hazard

Radon class 2

Heritage

Heritage

  • Listed buildings

    1

Listed buildings

  • Granville Street Memorial, with associated low level wrought iron railings, Witton Old Jewish Cemetery · Grade II

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Services

Schools & services

  • Schools

    0

  • Childcare providers

    0

Nearest hospital: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (9.74 km)

On The Ridgeway
The Ridgeway's eastern kerbstones front a cemetery holding Birmingham's Jewish dead reburied in 1876
History

The Ridgeway name was already in use by 1928, with houses stretching from Farley Road to College Road. Tarmacadam surfacing followed in 1931, and by 1938 building had extended as far as Brookvale Road.

Planning

After World War One, Birmingham Corporation built a municipal estate at Upper Witton between Gypsy Lane and The Ridgeway. The M6 managed motorway scheme between junctions 5 and 8, announced in 2011, affects the southern edge of the same locality.

Geography

The Ridgeway forms the eastern boundary of Witton Cemetery, a 40-hectare site on a west-facing slope above the River Tame valley. A lime avenue 300 metres long runs from the war memorial inside the cemetery to the east entrance on The Ridgeway.

Local colour

Inside the cemetery's east gate off The Ridgeway stands Witton Old Jewish Cemetery, whose 1876 granite obelisk marks the reburial of remains from the closed Granville Street ground. A Cross of Sacrifice reached by four flights of stone steps and a Commonwealth screen wall naming the dead of both world wars complete the ridge.

About

About property data on The Ridgeway

The dominant tenure type here is social. Known risk and heritage factors here include 1 listed building. There were 355 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

What's the average house price on The Ridgeway?

The average house price on The Ridgeway is £95,000, based on 8,296 recent sales. Prices are up 0.7% year-on-year.

Is The Ridgeway a good place to live?

The wider area around The Ridgeway is in the 1st IMD decile, meaning it is a more deprived area. Crime is decreasing year-on-year.

Is The Ridgeway in a flood zone?

The Ridgeway is not in a designated flood zone.

How's crime on The Ridgeway?

There were 355 recorded crimes in the wider area around The Ridgeway in the last 12 months, down 28.6% year-on-year.

What's the energy efficiency (EPC) like on The Ridgeway?

The average EPC score on The Ridgeway is 60, with the most common rating band being D.

Nearby

Streets in Upper-witton

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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).