# B14 6LQ: area report for a postcode in Birmingham

B14 6LQ 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 6LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) › [B14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b14) › [B14 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b14-6)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Birmingham 118C: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **Pineapple Road, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **No property in B14 6LQ 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=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Birmingham 118C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **£234,257 average price**: For the whole of Birmingham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B14 6LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B14 6LQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **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=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodthorpe-junior-and-infant-school-e151894) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Lindsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lindsworth-school-e103632) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e103466) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadmeadow Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-infant-school-e151212) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Allens Croft Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allens-croft-nursery-school-e103130) | Nursery | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Allens Croft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allens-croft-primary-school-e103243) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bells Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bells-farm-primary-school-e103383) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colmore Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colmore-junior-school-e103188) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £117,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (790 m); FEATHERSTONE PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (830 m); DENTAL SURGERY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kings Heath Express (790 m, Tesco); Spar - Kings Norton (990 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 118C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Birmingham 118C has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £232,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birmingham 118C was £232,500 in 2025. Joint 9,780th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,795** (2021). Birmingham 118C had 2,795 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 291st 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: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Birmingham 118C, 90.7% 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: 52.4166, -1.9004

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=-1.9004,52.4166,B146LQ

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