# B14 4QB: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B14 4QB 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 B14 4QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b14) › [B14 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b14-4)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Birmingham 117A: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **Yardley Wood, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **No property in B14 4QB 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=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 117A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B14 4QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **Low road and rail noise at B14 4QB**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **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=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Highters Heath Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highters-heath-community-school-e149483) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highters Heath Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highters-heath-nursery-school-e103134) | Nursery | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-secondary-academy-e148589) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 34.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grendon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grendon-primary-school-e103205) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yardley Wood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yardley-wood-community-primary-school-e103281) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollywood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollywood-primary-school-e149607) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peterbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peterbrook-primary-school-e150832) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e103466) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £197,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £208,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GRAFTON ROAD SURGERY (460 m); MAYPOLE HEALTH SURGERY Y (860 m)
- Pharmacies: PRINCE OF WALES PHARMACY (270 m); BROWNS PHARMACY (410 m); WHITES PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (270 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Yardley Wood (430 m, Heron); Lidl Warstock Road (860 m, Lidl); Spar Millpool (920 m, Spar)

## 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 117A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.0** (2025). Birmingham 117A has a deprivation score of 39.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,847th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,613** (2021). Birmingham 117A had 1,613 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,442nd 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 117A, 98.8% 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: 6.8%** (August 2026). In Birmingham 117A, 6.8% 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.

## B14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B14 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,942** (2021). B14 had 42,942 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 359th 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 B14 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In B14, 98.1% 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: 52.4112, -1.8723

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

## Your MP

- [Birmingham Selly Oak](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/birmingham-selly-oak): Al Carns (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=-1.8723,52.4112,B144QB

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