# B1 2HQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B1 2HQ is a postcode in Birmingham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Birmingham. Open the map at B1 2HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b1) › [B1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **303 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 42% on July. Birmingham 136B: 354 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **Brindleyplace, 60 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **No property in B1 2HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 136B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B1 2HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B1 2HQ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ
- **17.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [City United Academy (CUA)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-united-academy-cua-e137819) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Nelson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-primary-school-e103237) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-academy-e148187) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-and-st-peters-cofe-primary-e138883) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-e142375) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherine-of-siena-catholic-primary-school-e103433) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jewellery Quarter Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jewellery-quarter-academy-e141003) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 38.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-centre-nursery-school-e103124) | Nursery | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £163,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £288,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £187,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2024 | £334,029 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| July 2023 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brindleyplace (60 m, 1 minute on foot); Centenary Square (290 m, 4 minutes on foot); Five Ways (350 m, 4 minutes on foot); Town Hall (610 m, 8 minutes on foot); Five Ways (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BATH ROW MEDICAL PRACTICE (510 m); HOMELESS HEALTH EXCHANGE (510 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (160 m); ATTWOOD GREEN PHARMACY (510 m); FIVE WAYS PHARMACY (830 m); LADYWOOD PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: BIRMINGHAM DENTAL SPECIALISTS (300 m); LIBERTY PLACE (480 m); ATTWOOD GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (510 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); MYCOL LTD (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Brindley Place Local (100 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Sheepcote St Express (170 m, Tesco); Spar - Brindley Place (230 m, Spar); Tesco Birmingham Mailbox Express (420 m, Tesco); Tesco Bath Row Birmingham Express (520 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,257** (July 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,257 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,989** (2025). Full-time workers living in Birmingham earned a median of £35,989 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Birmingham costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.1** (2025). Birmingham has a deprivation score of 38.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 5th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Birmingham 136B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.0** (2025). Birmingham 136B has a deprivation score of 35.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,155th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,304** (2021). Birmingham 136B had 2,304 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,009th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.7%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 136B, 67.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 8.3%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 136B, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## B1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £237,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B1 was £237,498 in 2025. 664th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,317** (2021). B1 had 10,317 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 737th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in B1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.4%** (January 2026). In B1, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)
- Centre: 52.4768, -1.9115

Council: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Ladywood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-ladywood): Shabana Mahmood (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9115,52.4768,B12HQ

## How to cite

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