# B14 5RZ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B14 5RZ 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 5RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b14) › [B14 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b14-5)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Birmingham 121C: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **Kings Norton, 2.3 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **No property in B14 5RZ 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=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 121C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B14 5RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at B14 5RZ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **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=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ
- **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=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e149872) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bells Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bells-farm-primary-school-e103383) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lindsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindsworth-school-e103632) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Broadmeadow Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-infant-school-e151212) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [St Jude's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-judes-catholic-primary-school-e103463) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadmeadow Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-junior-school-e151402) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e103466) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grendon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grendon-primary-school-e103205) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £131,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £149,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2023 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2024 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2024 | £188,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DRUIDS HEATH SURGERY (260 m)
- Pharmacies: DRUIDS HEATH PHARMACY (260 m); BOOTS (780 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Kings Norton (830 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 121C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 58.2** (2025). Birmingham 121C has a deprivation score of 58.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,184th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 121C was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,581** (2021). Birmingham 121C had 1,581 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,140th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 121C, 98.9% 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.

## 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: 52.4051, -1.9026

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=-1.9026,52.4051,B145RZ

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