Area guidesHarborne
Harborne
B17 · Birmingham
A view of Harborne. Photograph by Oosoom at English Wikipedia.
Harborne is a popular area in south Birmingham, known for its village-like atmosphere and mix of old and new housing stock, with a range of amenities and transport links.
What stands out
- leafy residential streets
- vibrant high street
- historic architecture
Trade-offs
- charming character vs busy shopping area
- family-friendly homes vs limited nightlife
- green spaces vs congested roads
Everyday life
Residents can enjoy a range of shops, cafes, and restaurants along Harborne High Street, which offers a lively atmosphere and a variety of services, from grocery stores to hairdressers, while also being close to Harborne Nature Reserve and other green spaces.
Housing character
The area features a diverse range of housing, from period homes on tree-lined streets like Harborne Lane, to modern apartments and renovated Victorian houses, offering something for different tastes and lifestyles, with many properties having their own unique charm.
Getting around
Harborne has good transport links, with regular buses connecting to Birmingham city centre and surrounding areas, and a nearby train station providing easy access to the city and beyond, making it a convenient base for commuters and those who want to explore the region.
Things to investigate
Those interested in exploring Harborne should check out the local community events, visit the historic Harborne Hall, and take a stroll through the nearby nature reserve to get a feel for the area's character and amenities, as well as researching the range of schools and healthcare facilities available.
Schools
Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.
Primarystate-funded, within 2 km
12 schools
- Judged by Ofsted
- 11
- At least Good
- 9
- Outstanding or equivalent
- 0
- Below Good
- 2
Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km
27 schools
- Judged by Ofsted
- 26
- At least Good
- 22
- Outstanding or equivalent
- 5
- Below Good
- 4
19 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 1 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.
The nearest 6 schools, with their published judgement
| School | Phase | Distance | Published judgement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baskerville School | Not applicable | 0.3 km | School remains Good · Ungraded inspection |
| St Peters CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.3 km | School remains Good · Ungraded inspection |
| Queen Alexandra College | Not applicable | 0.5 km | No published judgement |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 km | Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
| Harborne Primary School | Primary | 0.7 km | No published judgement |
| Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base | Primary | 0.9 km | Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024 |
Housing market context
£234,150average house price across Birmingham, June 2026
A year earlier the same measure was £229,142, a change of +2.2%.
Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.
Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.
What this report does not cover
- neighbourhood median sale price (not_available): Only a local-authority average is connected, from ONS. A neighbourhood median needs enough geocoded transactions inside the guide boundary, which the per-postcode HMLR queries cannot supply.
- rents (not_available): No rent series is connected. Advertised rents and official all-tenancy measures are different things and neither is available here yet.
- journey times (not_available): No journey planner is connected. Transport is measured as nearby stops, not as time to anywhere. TfL PTAL and journey-time APIs would replace it for London.
- school admissions history (not_available): Admission arrangements are held by each admission authority and are not in the GIAS or Ofsted snapshots.
- licensed premises and venues (not_available): No licensing register or venue dataset is connected. Food-hygiene categories are not a pub register.
- image rights (not_yet_verified): No licensed image library is connected. Return an image brief rather than an asset.
- approved boundary polygon (not_yet_verified): Boundaries are postcode-district proxies. Counts describe the districts named, not a town-centre polygon.
Boundary
Harborne, taken as the B17 postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.
Sources
- Average house price by local authority — Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index
- Get Information About Schools — Department for Education
- Ofsted inspection management information — Ofsted
- Street-level crime data — Police.uk
- Postcode and administrative geography — Postcodes.io / ONS
Evidence checked 2026-09-11. Last content change 2026-09-10. Next review 2026-09-18.
What is already known about Harborne
Geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.
- Live postcodes
- 556 in B17
- Localities
- Edgbaston, Harborne, Quinton
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
- Centre postcode
- B17 9SY
The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.
Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Districts next to B17
Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of B17, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.
Nearby pubs
Pubs mapped in OpenStreetMap within 2.0 miles of B17 0AA, nearest first.
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