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

B12 8UE 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 8UE 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

- **83 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Birmingham 083A: 233 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **Bordesley, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **No property in B12 8UE 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=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 083A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **£234,867 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B12 8UE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **Low road and rail noise at B12 8UE**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **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=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE
- **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=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Redstone Academy for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redstone-academy-for-boys-e137560) | Independent | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Redstone Academy for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redstone-academy-for-girls-e148157) | Independent | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-chamberlain-sixth-form-college-e130468) | Sixth form and further education | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Paul's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-school-e135208) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Heritage Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heritage-academy-e147038) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Clifton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifton-primary-school-e134840) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ladypool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladypool-primary-school-e103265) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heath Mount Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-mount-primary-school-e149366) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £187,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2025 | £45,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £58,800 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2023 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £205,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £146,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FIRSTCARE PRACTICE (510 m); DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES (510 m); BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S) (510 m); HIGHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (640 m); THE WAND MEDICAL CENTRE (680 m)
- Pharmacies: STAG DIRECT (320 m); SHIFA PHARMACY (420 m); BALSALL HEATH PHARMACY (510 m); SPARKBROOK PHARMACY (570 m); SIRPAL PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (370 m); S. BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTH (510 m); HILLBROOK DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (600 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); GRANTHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Sparkbrook Birmingham (590 m, Lidl); Aldi Sparkbrook Birmingham (620 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,867** (August 2026). Birmingham’s average house price was £234,867 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 083A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 68.8** (2025). Birmingham 083A has a deprivation score of 68.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 332nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,791** (2021). Birmingham 083A had 1,791 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,136th 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: 87.2%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 083A, 87.2% 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: 17.7%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 083A, 17.7% 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.

## 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: 52.4598, -1.8816

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), August 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=-1.8816,52.4598,B128UE

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