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

B13 8QB 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 8QB 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

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Birmingham 088D: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **Kings Heath, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **No property in B13 8QB 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=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 088D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **No gigabit broadband at B13 8QB**: Superfast for 87.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **Low road and rail noise at B13 8QB**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **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=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queensbridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensbridge-school-e103497) | Secondary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fox Hollies School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fox-hollies-school-e103625) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Uffculme School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uffculme-school-e103605) | Special | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Reach School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reach-school-e139671) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Kings Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-heath-primary-school-e134098) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King David Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-david-primary-school-e103444) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moseley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moseley-church-of-england-primary-school-e103398) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Challoner Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-challoner-catholic-college-e103560) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| January 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| April 2024 | £73,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| June 2023 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| October 2025 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 320 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| August 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| October 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kings Heath (270 m, 3 minutes on foot); Moseley Village (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: POPLAR PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (590 m); MOOR GREEN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACY CARE MATTERS (430 m); TWILIGHT PHARMACY (710 m); BOOTS (720 m); BAGGALEY CHEMIST (810 m)
- Dental practices: JAMES HULL DENTAL CARE (710 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Kings Heath Supermarket (600 m, Asda); Lidl Moseley Birmingham (700 m, Lidl); Iceland Kings Heath (770 m, Iceland); Co-op Dads Lane Birmingham (880 m, Central England Co-operative); M&S Moseley Foodhall (970 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 088D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Birmingham 088D has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,687th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £206,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 088D was £206,000 in 2025. Joint 7,139th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,785** (2021). Birmingham 088D had 1,785 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,360th 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: 92.0%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 088D, 92.0% 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.

## 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: 52.4401, -1.8964

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=-1.8964,52.4401,B138QB

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