# B12 8JG: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B12 8JG 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 B12 8JG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b12) › [B12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **125 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 2% on July. Birmingham 077D: 226 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **Small Heath, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **No property in B12 8JG 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=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 077D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B12 8JG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **Low road and rail noise at B12 8JG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **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=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nelson Mandela School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-mandela-school-e103384) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ladypool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladypool-primary-school-e103265) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clifton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifton-primary-school-e134840) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Conway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/conway-primary-school-e143086) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-school-e135208) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [R.Y.A.N Education Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-y-a-n-education-academy-e139706) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-controlled-primary-school-and-nursery-e103397) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gracelands Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gracelands-nursery-school-e103135) | Nursery | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| March 2026 | £194,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEATHER OAK MEDICAL CENTRE (440 m); THE BROOK SURGERY (510 m); THE BALAJI SURGERY, THE SPARKBROOK CHC (510 m); NEWPORT MEDICAL GROUP (790 m); FERNLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: THE PHARMACY PRACTICE (200 m); SIRPAL PHARMACY (410 m); SPARKBROOK HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (510 m); OLIVE TREE PHARMACY (540 m); SHAH PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); HILLBROOK DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (410 m); GRANTHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (510 m); PRIME DENTAL SURGERY (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Sparkbrook Birmingham (180 m, Aldi); Lidl Sparkbrook Birmingham (940 m, Lidl)

## 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 077D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 65.9** (2025). Birmingham 077D has a deprivation score of 65.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 517th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 077D was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,947** (2021). Birmingham 077D had 1,947 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,229th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 077D, 99.4% 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.

## B12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £228,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B12 was £228,500 in 2025. Joint 597th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,589** (2021). B12 had 22,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,312th most 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 B12 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In B12, 93.0% 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: 52.4583, -1.8736

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-hall-green-and-moseley): Tahir Ali (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=-1.8736,52.4583,B128JG

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