# B13 8LX: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B13 8LX 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 B13 8LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b13) › [B13 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b13-8)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Birmingham 088C: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **Moseley Village, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **No property in B13 8LX 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=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 088C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **95.8% can get gigabit broadband at B13 8LX**: Superfast for 95.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **Low road and rail noise at B13 8LX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **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=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-boots-school-national-institute-of-conductive-education-e103588) | Special | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-john-and-monica-catholic-primary-school-e103478) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-hill-primary-school-e103241) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jakeman Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jakeman-nursery-school-e103136) | Nursery | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Ark Tindal Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-tindal-primary-academy-e138397) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Perspectives School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-perspectives-school-e149864) | Special | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [King David Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-david-primary-school-e103444) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Uffculme School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uffculme-school-e103605) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £700,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £787,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £212,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £905,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £840,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £857,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £1,012,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Moseley Village (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STRENSHAM ROAD SURGERY (470 m); FIRSTCARE PRACTICE (970 m); DR WALJI AND COLLEAGUES (970 m); BALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE (S) (970 m)
- Pharmacies: BAGGALEY CHEMIST (790 m); SHIRE PHARMACY (810 m); FAKIR PHARMACY CANNON HILL (810 m); PHARMACY CARE MATTERS (930 m); BALSALL HEATH PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); DENTAL SURGERY (830 m); S. BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTH (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Edgbaston Birmingham (690 m, Aldi); Co-op Moseley Birmingham (760 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Sparkbrook Birmingham (900 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Birmingham Hollies Croft (940 m, Morrisons); Asda Edgbaston Express (990 m, Asda)

## 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 088C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Birmingham 088C has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £715,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 088C was £715,000 in 2025. Joint 1,418th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,659** (2021). Birmingham 088C had 1,659 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,250th 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: 86.9%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 088C, 86.9% 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.

## B13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £258,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B13 was £258,500 in 2025. Joint 820th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,387** (2021). B13 had 38,387 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 509th 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 B13 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In B13, 95.1% 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: 52.4509, -1.8976

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=-1.8976,52.4509,B138LX

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