Rathbone Road, Smethwick

House prices, sold prices and local information for B67 5JQ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£251,000

2 sales

Price range

£247k – £255k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

11 Sep 2019

B67 5JQ

At a glance

House prices£251k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station27 min walkSmethwick Rolfe Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Rathbone Road, Smethwick have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 11 Sep 2019. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £251,000.

House prices on Rathbone Road compared

B67 postcode area£219,720

Smethwick£208,382

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rathbone Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B67 house prices.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£251,000	11 Sep 2019

Sold prices on Rathbone Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
26, Rathbone Road B67 5JQ	11 Sep 2019	£255,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
30, Rathbone Road B67 5JQ	20 Jun 2019	£247,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Rathbone Road

Crime

373 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rathbone Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	182
Criminal damage & arson	32
Vehicle crime	29
Shoplifting	25
Other theft	23
Public order	17

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Rathbone Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Rea Flood alert area
Upper Tame Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Rathbone Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Abbey Infant School 280 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.1 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 230 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.1 mi
Abbey Junior School 357 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.1 mi
Bearwood Primary School 465 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Annie Lennard Primary School 229 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery 734 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Lordswood Boys' School 659 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.6 mi
Bristnall Hall Academy 1,088 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Outstanding Report	0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Smethwick Rolfe Street station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
Langley Green station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
Smethwick Galton Bridge station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Barclay Road (opp, Abbey Road) 2 min walk
Barclay Road (adj, Abbey Road) 2 min walk
Wigorn Road (adj, Abbey Road) 3 min walk
Ethel Road (before, Thimblemill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Bearwood Medical Centre
176 Milcote Road, Warley, Smethwick · 0.2 mi
Bearwood Road Surgery
348 Bearwood Road, Warley, Smethwick · 0.5 mi
Hill Top Medical Centre
15 Hill Top Road, Warley, Oldbury · 0.8 mi
Sherwood House Medical Practice
9 Sandon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	62.7%	62.5%
Private rented	30.3%	20.3%
Social rented	6.8%	17.1%
Households	617

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	71.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	10.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,408

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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